Acts 2:42
And they continued stedfastly (devoted ) in the apostles' doctrine and fellowship, and in breaking of bread, and in prayers.
They were so moved that they all came together and devoted to the communion or the breaking of bread. True Spiritual Unity and Drawing
So moved they went house to house
When Jesus left the church, there was a small devoted people or called out group drawn to God that devoted themselves to the things Jesus said to do..They got excited about communion, coming together to worship…..
Communion was a drawing factor to these who were truly drawn to partake.
This was a joy for the early church .(Again, look at the Pattern and they got it)
In the church of today, there is no drawing, no devotion, no joy of Pattern, and no drawing by the communion rights or other God ordained workings.
Can not even get most to partake…..it becomes all about them and has nothing to do with the true meaning of Communion..
The church today lacks discernment to even know the things of God…Most have no clue of even what discernment is in the Scriptures.
Old Testament Pattern The Pattern started in Genesis 14.
Then goes to:
Exodus 29:33
33 And they shall eat those things wherewith the atonement was made, to consecrate and to sanctify them: but a stranger shall not eat thereof, because they are holy.
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Just note: 29:33 the atonement. This is the first use of “atonement” (Hebrew kaphar) in the Bible.
Do not miss the pattern.
Add John 6:52-68 Read the whole chapter. For sake of time, look at the following verses:
52. The Jews therefore strove among themselves, saying, How can this man give us his flesh to eat?
53Then Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Except ye eat the flesh of the Son of man, and drink his blood, ye have no life in you.
The Scripture plainly shows Jesus statement and teaching in verses 19-20 below of the continuing Pattern. |
Luke 22:13-20
13 And they went, and found as he had said unto them: and they made ready the passover.
Notice this is the Passover meal being a ritual in fine tuning by God. Communion is not yet. Men had added much and ritualized the meaning. God is setting true standard to the meal. The Passover meal revealed what the Pattern was all about.
(The form of the Passover Seder evolved over a long period of time. The basic elements of the meal described in Exodus 12 are the Passover lamb (pesach), bitter herbs (maror) and unleavened bread (matzah).
Over the years several other parts have been added by man. What began as a simple meal, eaten in haste, has developed into a sophisticated ritual in which every detail of truth is significant.)
A big note here, the Lamb is not mentioned, which is the center of the passover meal……THE true Passover lamb was in their midst. He was the fulfilling of the Passover meal.
14 And when the hour was come, he sat down, and the twelve apostles with him.
15 And he said unto them, With desire I have desired to eat this passover with you before I suffer:
16 For I say unto you, I will not any more eat thereof, until it be fulfilled in the kingdom of God.
17 And he took the cup, and gave thanks, and said, Take this, and divide it among yourselves:
18 For I say unto you, I will not drink of the fruit of the vine, until the kingdom of God shall come.
(Luke 22:13-20)(Passover)
The Last Supper took place on the occasion of the Jewish Passover, and the Communion service is rooted in Passover.
Pattern, Pattern, Pattern………As said earlier, this pattern that is still going today and into the kingdom age
The Pattern began in Genesis 14 and flows to the Kingdom Age
(Paul says "Till Christ return")
The Pattern Established
Look to Abram’s meal with Melchizedek, (Gen. 14 verse 18) you begin to see the Pattern.
How can different descriptions and events point to these future events?
The answer is set Pattern that God ordained the Old Testament events of Genesis 14 to prepare the way for Jesus Christ and the covenant he sealed with his blood and celebrated on the night before his crucifixion.
Even on Mt. Sinai the 70 that crossed from the Nether onto the Holy Mountain ate and drank. Could it have been Pattern?
We come to the Passover meal, and then Communion. All Pattern by God for those that have discernment and eyes to see and a heart to perceive.
Verses 19_20
19 And he took bread, and gave thanks, and brake it, and gave unto them, saying, This is my body which is given for you: this do in remembrance of me.
20 Likewise also the cup after supper, saying, This cup is the new testament in my blood, which is shed for you. (Communion)
The Lord's Supper looks backward as a remembrance to the death of Christ for our sins. It looks to the present as a communion with the living Christ, and it looks to the future as a promise of eternal life in the presence of God in the Kingdom.
"For whenever you eat this bread and drink this cup, you proclaim the Lord's death until he comes." (1 Corinthians 11:26)
The Penalty of Failure to discern and see. False doctrines exposed.
1 Cor. 11:27-29
27 Wherefore whosoever shall eat this bread, and drink this cup of the Lord, unworthily, shall be guilty of the body and blood of the Lord.
28 But let a man examine himself, and so let him eat of that bread, and drink of that cup.
29 For he that eateth and drinketh unworthily, eateth and drinketh damnation to himself, not discerning the Lord's body.
When you do not discern His Body and His Death, then you are unworthy and actually blaspheme the work of Christ (many are sick and dead because of this)
The religious use these verses to puff themselves up and makes a big show of not partaking of the Pattern, because they are "not worthy". I tend to agree with them. They love the visible glory of counting themselves unworthy before the body.
No, this is not about you. You did not hang on the cross nor make attonement.
This is all reverence and Pattern to God.
Also the Pattern of Foot washing. The Pattern of Baptisms……
Exodus 30:17-21, This passage states that before a priest entered the Tent of the sanctuary or officiated at the outer altar, he was required to purify himself by washing his hands and feet with water drawn from the laver.
This shadow points to the cleansing Jesus would make for us.
Even if on the previous day even if the priests had purified himself from a ritual impurity, by immersing himself in water he was still required to wash his hands and feet with laver water before entering the sacred Tent or officiating at the altar.
The priest was already basically pure through total immersion in water, which is the forerunner to baptism, but he needed a higher degree of ritual purity to prepare for a higher degree of interaction with God.
Look at the 70 that went up on the Holy mount with Moses. They were cleasned before coming on the mount with sacrifice given by Moses.
The answer is that in Communion we not only eat sacred food and sacred drink; we are also participants in a ritual which involves special interaction with God.
Thus, we need a God required degree of preparatory purification which only the priests in ancient Israel were required to receive.
In a sense this fulfills God’s promise to make His people “a kingdom of priests and a holy nation” (Exodus 19: 6) , but the cleansing had to come first.
Hopefully this will inspire you to study the fullness of Baptisms and Washings.
Praise be to God for His words. This is only scratching the surface of these truths. Pray and seek God for more.
Mike
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