When the hour had come, He sat down, and the twelve apostles with Him. 15 Then He said to
them, “With fervent desire I have desired to eat this
Passover with you before I suffer; 16 for I say
to you, I will no longer eat of it until it is fulfilled in the kingdom of
God.”
17 Then He
took the cup, and gave thanks, and said, “Take this and divide it
among yourselves; 18 for I say to you, I will not
drink of the fruit of the vine until the kingdom of God comes.”
19 And He
took bread, gave thanks, and broke it, and gave it to them,
saying, “This is My body which is given for you; do this in
remembrance of Me.”
20 Likewise He also took
the cup after supper, saying, “This cup is the new covenant
in My blood, which is shed for you.”
وَلَمَّا حَانَ الوَقْتُ، أخَذَ يَسُوعُ مَكَانَهُ
إلَى المَائِدَةِ وَمَعَهُ الرُّسُلُ. 15 وَقَالَ لَهُمْ: «كَمِ اشتَهَيتُ أنْ أتَنَاوَلَ عَشَاءَ الفِصْحِ
مَعَكُمْ قَبْلَ أنْ أمُوتَ. 16 لِأنِّي أقُولُ لَكُمْ إنِّي لَنْ أتَنَاوَلَهُ ثَانِيَةً
إلَى أنْ يَكْتَمِلَ مَعْنَاهُ فِي مَلَكُوتِ اللهِ.»
17 ثُمَّ تَنَاوَلَ كَأسَ نَبِيذٍ وَشَكَرَ اللهَ،
وَقَالَ: «خُذُوا هَذِهِ الكَأسَ وَاشْرَبُوا مِنْهَا كُلُّكُمْ.
18 فَأنَا أقُولُ لَكُمْ لَنْ أشرَبَ هَذَا النَّبِيذَ إلَى أنْ يَأْتِيَ مَلَكُوتُ
اللهِ.»
19 ثُمَّ أخَذَ خُبْزًا وَشَكَرَ اللهَ، وَقَسَّمَهُ
وَأعْطَاهُمْ إيَّاهُ وَقَالَ: «هَذَا هُوَ
جَسَدِي الَّذِي يُبذَلُ مِنْ أجْلِكُمْ. اعمَلُوا هَذَا تَذكَارًا لِي.» 20 وَعَادَ
فَتَنَاوَلَ كَأسَ النَّبِيذِ بَعدَمَا تَعَشَّوْا وَقَالَ: «هَذِهِ الكَأسُ هِيَ كَأسُ
العَهْدِ الجَدِيدِ الَّذِي يُقْطَعُ بِدَمِي الَّذِي سَيُسفَكُ مِنْ أجْلِكُمْ.
Luke 22: 14-20
Jesus said to
them, “Very truly I tell you, unless you eat the flesh of
the Son of Man and drink his blood, you have no life in you. 54 Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood has
eternal life, and I will raise them up at the last day. 55 For
my flesh is real food and my blood is real drink. 56 Whoever
eats my flesh and drinks my blood remains in me, and I in them. 57 Just as the living Father sent me and I live
because of the Father, so the one who feeds on me will live because of me.
58 This is the bread that came down from
heaven. Your ancestors ate manna and died, but whoever feeds on this bread will
live forever.”
فَقَالَ
لَهُمْ يَسُوعُ: «أقُولُ الحَقَّ لَكُمْ: يَنْبَغِي أنْ تَأْكُلُوا جَسَدَ ابْنِ الإنْسَانِ
وَتَشْرَبُوا دَمَهُ، وَإلَّا فَلَنْ تَكُونَ لَكُمْ حَيَاةٌ فِي دَاخِلِكُمْ. 54 مَنْ
يَأْكُلُ جَسَدِي وَيَشْرَبُ دَمِي لَهُ حَيَاةٌ أبَدِيَّةٌ، وَأنَا سَأُقِيمُهُ فِي
اليَوْمِ الأخِيرِ. 55 جَسَدِي طَعَامٌ حَقِيقِيٌّ، وَدَمِي شَرَابٌ حَقِيقِيٌّ.
56 مَنْ يَأْكُلُ جَسَدِي وَيَشْرَبُ دَمِي يَسْكُنُ فِيَّ، وَأنَا أسْكُنُ فِيهِ.
57 «الآبُ
الحَيُّ أرْسَلَنِي، وَأنَا أحيَا بِالآبِ. هَكَذَا أيْضًا، مَنْ يَأْكُلُنِي فَسَيَحْيَا
بِي. 58 هَذَا هُوَ الخُبْزُ الَّذِي نَزَلَ مِنَ السَّمَاءِ. وَهُوَ يَخْتَلِفُ عَنِ
المَنِّ الَّذِي أكَلَهُ آبَاؤُكُمْ وَمَعَ ذَلِكَ مَاتُوا، فَمَنْ يَأْكُلُ هَذَا
الخُبْزَ سَيَحْيَا إلَى الأبَدِ.»
John
6:53-58
The flesh and blood of the Son
of man, denote the Redeemer in the nature of man; Christ and Him crucified, and
the redemption created by Him, with all the precious benefits of redemption;
pardon of sin, acceptance with God, the way to the throne of grace, the
promises of the covenant, and eternal life. These are called the flesh and
blood of Christ because they are purchased by the breaking of His body, and the
shedding of His blood. Also, because they are food and drink to our spirits.
Eating this flesh and drinking
this blood means believing in Christ. We partake of Christ and His benefits by
faith. The soul that rightly knows its state and wants, finds whatever can calm
the conscience, and promote true holiness, in The Redeemer, God manifest in the
flesh. Meditating upon the Cross of Christ gives life to our repentance, love,
and gratitude. We live by Him, as our bodies live by our food. We live by Him,
as the members by the head, the branches by the root: because He lives (resurrected)
we shall live also. (Adapted from Mathew Henry’s explanation
of the Bible).
I invite you to
repeat the following prayer for yourself:
Abba Father, thank You for the riches of Your grace upon my life which allows me to be forgiven
through the atoning sacrifice of Jesus on my behalf. Through Your redemption
Jesus I also receive the precious benefits of redemption: pardon of sin,
acceptance with God, the way to the Throne of Grace, the promises of the
covenant, and eternal life. Thank You Jesus for suffering on my behalf, I believe
in You and declare You my Lord and Saviour. Thank You Jesus for Your body which
is given for us and for the new covenant of grace through Your blood which was
shed for us. God I praise You, revere You, worship You, I
stand in awe of You, I lift You up on high, and glorify Your Holy Name. Thank You Father for Your unfailing, inseparable, deep and everlasting love
for me, and Your abundant blessings in my life. Now to
Him who is able to carry out His purpose and do infinitely beyond our greatest
prayers, hopes, or dreams, according to His power that is at work within us, to
Him be the glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations
forever and ever. Ephesians 3:20-21 (AMP) Amen.
In Him,
Wagdi Henein
