Celebrating the Last Supper
  1. What did Jesus do with his disciples only 15 hours before his execution? 1 Cor 11:23-26


  2. What was the only type of bread Jews ate at the time of the original Lord's Supper? Mark 14:1; Ex 12:15.


  3. What were Jews told to completely remove from their homes at that time? Ex 12:15; 13:7


  4. What illustration does Paul make of the fact that the Lord's Supper used unleavened bread? 1 Cor 5:6-8.


    Note: Leaven (yeast) represents sin. Even bread used for Jewish offerings was to be unleavened (Ex 23:18; Lev 23:17). This was probably to symbolise that Christ, the ultimate sacrifice, was without sin.

  5. Does the Bible use the word "wine" when talking about the communion service drink? Mark 14:25 (cf Matt 26:29; Luke 22:18).


    Note: In Biblical languages, the normal word used for fresh grape juice was also used for fermented grape juice. However, the term used here is less ambiguous. "Fruit of the vine," suggests freshness, that is: unfermented grape juice. Isaiah 65:8 refers to "new wine ... found in the cluster," (KJV) which is obviously unfermented.

  6. What else did Jesus do that night before he died? John 13:4-5


  7. What did Jesus say would be the result of Peter not participating in the footwashing ceremony? John 13:6-8


  8. What is the only thing for which Jesus said he was our example? John 13:12-15