The Pulpit Commentary - Mark 14:22-25
The Lord's Supper. A good title, as it was an evening meal; and it was appropriated to a new and special purpose by our Lord, in connection with whom its significance is received. He is the Host, while his disciples are the guests. Consider it:— I. IN RELATION TO THE PASSOVER . The general meaning of the Passover was perpetuated in a spiritual sense. There was: 1 . A transfer . Not of the whole Passover, but of a portion. It was during the progress of that meal, "as... read more
The Pulpit Commentary - Mark 14:22-24
The Lord's Supper. The Lord's Supper was the natural outgrowth of the Passover. The broken bread, which was made a symbol of our Lord's broken body, had been seen and partaken of for generations by the Jews, who had regarded it as "the bread of affliction" which their fathers once ate in Egypt. "The cup of blessing," transformed into "the communion of the blood of Christ," was the third cup in the feast, which followed on the distribution of the Paschal lamb, and preceded the singing of... read more