Design of the Lord's Supper
National Baptist. Luke 22:14-20 And when the hour was come, he sat down, and the twelve apostles with him.… I. COMMEMORATIVE. 1. "In remembrance of Me" — the end. 2. "Do this" — the means. II. REPRESENTATIVE. 1. The bread, or Christ's body, represents His personality, or the Incarnation. 2. The wine, or Christ's blood, represents His work, or the Atonement. 3. The bread and wine, the body and blood, represent the incarnate career. III. PROCLAMATIVE. An immortal witness to the crucifixion (1 Corinthians 11:20). IV. COVENANTIVE (Luke 22:20). The engagement both Divine and human. V. COMMUNICATIVE (1 Corinthians 10:17). VI. ASSOCIATIVE. Personal membership in Christ is universal co-membership of Christ's people. VII. ANTICIPATIVE (Matthew 26:29). The dirge glides into the paean. Hint of the new heavens and new earth. Bridegroom and bride at the same marriage-supper of the Lamb (Revelation 19:6-9). (National Baptist.) Parallel Verses KJV: And when the hour was come, he sat down, and the twelve apostles with him. WEB: When the hour had come, he sat down with the twelve apostles.