和門徒同度逾越節
（太26‧17－25；路22‧7－13，21－23；約13‧21－30）
12除酵節的第一天，就是宰逾越羊羔的那一天，門徒對耶穌說：「你吃逾越節的筵席要我們往哪裏去預備呢？」 13耶穌就打發兩個門徒，對他們說：「你們進城去，必有人拿着一瓶水迎面而來，你們就跟着他。 14他進哪家去，你們就對那家的主人說：『夫子說：客房在哪裏？我與門徒好在那裏吃逾越節的筵席。』 15他必指給你們擺設整齊的一間大樓，你們就在那裏為我們預備。」 16門徒出去，進了城，所遇見的正如耶穌所說的。他們就預備了逾越節的筵席。 17到了晚上，耶穌和十二個門徒都來了。 18他們坐席正吃的時候，耶穌說：「我實在告訴你們，你們中間有一個與我同吃的人要賣我了。」 19他們就憂愁起來，一個一個地問他說：「是我嗎？」 20耶穌對他們說：「是十二個門徒中同我蘸手在盤子裏的那個人。 21人子必要去世，正如經上指着他所寫的；但賣人子的人有禍了！那人不生在世上倒好。」
設立主的晚餐
（太26‧26－30；路22‧14－20；林前11‧23－25）
22他們吃的時候，耶穌拿起餅來，祝了福，就擘開，遞給他們，說：「你們拿着吃，這是我的身體」； 23又拿起杯來，祝謝了，遞給他們；他們都喝了。 24耶穌說：「這是我立約的血，為多人流出來的。 25我實在告訴你們，我不再喝這葡萄汁，直到我在神的國裏喝新的那日子。」 26他們唱了詩，就出來，往橄欖山去。
各位平安，我們今天要讀的是主的晚餐，也就是最後的晚餐。這段時間的是耶穌在逾越節的晚上和門徒吃的最後一頓飯，這也是非常著名的一幅畫達文西的最後的晚餐的故事源頭。 逾越節的由來，來自於出埃及記。當時上帝透過摩西和亞倫命令法老讓以色列民離開而法老拒絕。上帝降下十災，一次一次警告法老。在十災的最後一災，就是殺長子之災。
在當天晚上上帝差派了滅命天使來到埃及地，擊殺了全埃及的長子以及頭生的牲畜，而因為以色列人聽從上帝的指示，在門楣上塗抹了羊羔的血。每一家宰了一隻羊羔，把羊羔的血塗在門上。而滅命天使就越過這一家（Passover）沒有殺這一家的人，當天晚上，埃及每個家裡都有人死掉，而以色列人因為上帝的指示，倖免於難。以色列人離開埃及以後，年年都紀念逾越節的晚餐，每個以色列的小孩從懂事以後就一年一年聽大人重複出埃及的故事，所有的以色列民族都對這個故事相當熟悉，也是以色列最重要的節日。
而這一年的逾越節是全人類的重大事件。道成肉身的耶穌基督， 親自成為了代替全人類罪孽的羔羊，以他的血成為了代替我們受懲罰的記號。這一個逾越節不再只是哪個民族的人受到懲罰，而是上帝的兒子耶穌基督親自地為我們的緣故受了懲罰，要代替我們的罪，被釘死在十字架上，為了要賜給我們永恆的生命以及赦罪的恩典。
在這裡我們要仔細看一個互動的過程以及耶穌親自設立聖餐裡的重點。
耶穌在這裡非常清楚他即將要面對的是誰的出賣，以及他要面對的是什麼痛苦。我覺得最難的部分在於，他明明知道是猶大要賣他，他也很清楚這件事情即將要發生，但是他卻坦然的去接受這件事情。代表說，他心中的愛遠遠勝過這個被出賣的痛苦。一個明知道自己要被賣的對象的人居然能夠這麼平穩的，這麼安然地去和他同桌吃飯，面對這個出賣是何等大的忍耐？何等大的愛？
而且當耶穌設立聖餐的時候，他說的是你們都吃，拿杯子起來的時候也說你們都喝。他並沒有說猶大不准吃不准喝。在這個時候他依然愛猶大，他依然沒有去把他指出來。而且他在這裡還勸告說：那賣人子的人有禍了，那個人不生在世上倒好。在這裡他還是在警告猶大，這愛的勸告猶大並沒有聽，所以還是走上不歸路。
我們在特別看一下耶穌設立聖餐禮的目的。
耶穌用一個非常視覺性，行為性的事情來讓我們能夠歷世歷代的人都透過一個方法來紀念，並且回想耶穌基督為我們所做的這一切。他拿起餅來擘開後說，這是我的身體為你們捨的。他也拿起杯來說，這是用我的血所立的新約，為多人所流出來的。每當我們這樣子行的時候就是一再一再的提醒我們耶穌為我們所做的，而是歷世歷代的每一個地方的教會在做這件事情的時候，我們就一個共同的提醒，共同的紀念。我們聽到福音，看著餅與杯，吃到餅與杯，用心去感受，用理性去了解。這是一個全身心靈的方式來紀念耶穌基督所做的，人類史上最大的一件事情。
聖餐禮和逾越節的故事，上帝最大的啟示，最大的神蹟，在耶穌基督身上全部都實現，也完成了。上帝對人類歷史的救贖，對人類的恩典，都集中在耶穌基督身上了。
感謝各位的聆聽。耶穌生命的最後時刻，充滿了戲劇性的場景。而每一幕我們都看見人性的黑暗，以及上帝慈愛的光輝。讓我們一同仔細閱讀，用心思考。
The Last Supper, Mark Chapter 14:12 - 26
On the first day of the Festival of Unleavened Bread, when it was customary to sacrifice the Passover lamb, Jesus’ disciples asked him, “Where do you want us to go and make preparations for you to eat the Passover?”
So he sent two of his disciples, telling them, “Go into the city, and a man carrying a jar of water will meet you. Follow him.
Say to the owner of the house he enters, ‘The Teacher asks: Where is my guest room, where I may eat the Passover with my disciples?’
He will show you a large room upstairs, furnished and ready. Make preparations for us there.”
The disciples left, went into the city and found things just as Jesus had told them. So they prepared the Passover.
When evening came, Jesus arrived with the Twelve.
While they were reclining at the table eating, he said, “Truly I tell you, one of you will betray me—one who is eating with me.”
They were saddened, and one by one they said to him, “Surely you don’t mean me?”
“It is one of the Twelve,”he replied, “one who dips bread into the bowl with me.
The Son of Man will go just as it is written about him. But woe to that man who betrays the Son of Man! It would be better for him if he had not been born.”
While they were eating, Jesus took bread, and when he had given thanks, he broke it and gave it to his disciples, saying, “Take it; this is my body.”
Then he took a cup, and when he had given thanks, he gave it to them, and they all drank from it.
“This is my blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many,”he said to them.
“Truly I tell you, I will not drink again from the fruit of the vine until that day when I drink it new in the kingdom of God.”
When they had sung a hymn, they went out to the Mount of Olives.
Hello everyone, peace be with you. Today, we are going to read about the Lord's Supper, also known as the Last Supper. This is the time when Jesus shared his final meal with his disciples on the night of the Passover, a story famously depicted in Leonardo da Vinci's Last Supper painting.
The origin of the Passover comes from the book of Exodus. At that time, God commanded Pharaoh through Moses and Aaron to let the Israelites leave, but Pharaoh refused. God sent ten plagues, warning Pharaoh each time. The last plague was the killing of the firstborn.
On that night, God sent the Angel of Death to Egypt, who killed all the firstborn of Egypt and the firstborn of the livestock. However, because the Israelites followed God's instructions and smeared the blood of a lamb on their doorposts, the Angel of Death passed over their houses (hence the term "Passover"), sparing them. That night, there was death in every Egyptian household, but the Israelites, following God's guidance, were spared. After leaving Egypt, the Israelites commemorated the Passover meal every year. Every Israelite child learned the story of the Exodus year after year from the adults. This story is familiar to all the people of Israel and is one of their most important festivals.
And this year's Passover is a significant event for all humanity. Jesus Christ, the Word made flesh, became the Lamb of God who took away the sins of the world. He shed his blood as a sign of substitutionary punishment for us. This Passover is not just about one nation being punished, but it is about God's Son, Jesus Christ, willingly taking on our punishment for our sins. He was crucified to grant us eternal life and the grace of forgiveness.
Here, we need to carefully examine the interactive process and the key points Jesus personally established in the Last Supper. Jesus was very clear here about who would betray him and the suffering he was about to face. The most challenging part, I believe, is that he knew it was Judas who would betray him, and he knew what was about to happen, yet he calmly accepted it. This indicates that his love far outweighed the pain of betrayal. How remarkable it is for someone who knows they are about to be betrayed to sit calmly and peacefully at the table with the betrayer? What immense patience and love!
Moreover, when Jesus instituted the Lord's Supper, he said, "Take, eat; this is my body," and when he took the cup, he said, "Drink from it, all of you." He did not exclude Judas from eating or drinking. Even at this moment, he still loved Judas and did not point him out. Furthermore, he warned Judas by saying, "Woe to that man by whom the Son of Man is betrayed! It would have been better for that man if he had not been born." Here, he was still warning Judas, but unfortunately, Judas did not heed this loving advice and chose the path of no return.
Let's take a closer look at the purpose of Jesus instituting the Lord's Supper.
Jesus used a highly visual and behavioral act to enable people of all generations to commemorate and remember everything that Jesus Christ has done for us. He took bread, broke it, and said, "This is my body, which is given for you." He also took the cup and said, "This cup is the new covenant in my blood, which is poured out for you." Every time we participate in this act, it is a constant reminder of what Jesus has done for us. When every church around the world does this, it is a collective reminder and commemoration. We hear the Gospel, we see the bread and the cup, we partake of the bread and the cup, we feel it in our hearts, and we understand it with our minds. This is a holistic way to commemorate the greatest event in human history, what Jesus Christ has done.
The story of the Lord's Supper and the Passover, God's greatest revelation, and the greatest miracle, are all fully realized and completed in Jesus Christ. God's redemption of human history, God's grace to humanity, are all concentrated in Jesus Christ.
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