Last Supper
One final meal. One stunning act of service. And the words that would define a new covenant.
During the Passover meal in Jerusalem shortly before his crucifixion, Jesus shared a final supper with his twelve disciples as they reclined together in an upper room. He instituted the Lord's Supper by breaking bread and sharing wine, explaining that these elements represented his body and blood, which would establish a new covenant for the forgiveness of sins. Jesus also washed his disciples' feet to model humility and servant leadership, instructing them to follow his example. This event is significant in Scripture because it fulfills the Passover as a type of Christ's sacrificial death while establishing the ongoing ordinance of communion, which reminds believers of his atoning work and the call to love one another.
Did You Know?
He instituted the Lord's Supper by breaking bread and sharing wine, explaining that these elements represented his body and blood, which would establish a new covenant for the forgiveness of sins.
Jesus also washed his disciples' feet to model humility and servant leadership, instructing them to follow his example.
This event is dated to approximately AD 30 or 33 in biblical chronology.
Key figures involved: Jesus, Peter, John Apostle, Judas Iscariot.
This took place at or near Jerusalem.
Key Passage
Last Supper
Luke 22:14-23
14nd when the hour was come, he sat down, and the twelve apostles with him.
Meanwhile in the World
The Roman Empire is at its peak under Augustus and Tiberius (Pax Romana). Rome controls the entire Mediterranean world. Roads, common language (Greek), and peace make travel and communication easy - the 'fullness of time.' Herod the Great rules Judea as a client king.