John 1:1-3
All Things Were Created Through Jesus
1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 2 He was with God in the beginning. 3 Through him all things were made; without him nothing was made that has been made.
Luke 22:7-23
7 Then came the day of Unleavened Bread on which the Passover lamb had to be sacrificed. 8 Jesus sent Peter and John, saying, “Go and make preparations for us to eat the Passover.”
9 “Where do you want us to prepare for it?” they asked.
10 He replied, “As you enter the city, a man carrying a jar of water will meet you. Follow him to the house that he enters, 11 and say to the owner of the house, ‘The Teacher asks: Where is the guest room, where I may eat the Passover with my disciples?’ 12 He will show you a large room upstairs, all furnished. Make preparations there.”
13 They left and found things just as Jesus had told them. So they prepared the Passover.
14 When the hour came, Jesus and his apostles reclined at the table. 15 And he said to them, “I have eagerly desired to eat this Passover with you before I suffer. 16 For I tell you, I will not eat it again until it finds fulfillment in the kingdom of God.”
17 After taking the cup, he gave thanks and said, “Take this and divide it among you. 18 For I tell you I will not drink again from the fruit of the vine until the kingdom of God comes.”
19 And he took bread, gave thanks and broke it, and gave it to them, saying, “This is my body given for you; do this in remembrance of me.”
20 In the same way, after the supper he took the cup, saying, “This cup is the new covenant in my blood, which is poured out for you. 21 But the hand of him who is going to betray me is with mine on the table. 22 The Son of Man will go as it has been decreed. But woe to that man who betrays him!” 23 They began to question among themselves which of them it might be who would do this.
1 Corinthians 11:23-25
St. Paul on the Last Supper
23 For I received from the Lord what I also passed on to you: The Lord Jesus, on the night he was betrayed, took bread, 24 and when he had given thanks, he broke it and said, “This is my body, which is for you; do this in remembrance of me.” 25 In the same way, after supper he took the cup, saying, “This cup is the new covenant in my blood; do this, whenever you drink it, in remembrance of me.” 26 For whenever you eat this bread and drink this cup, you proclaim the Lord’s death until he comes.
John 6:35
Jesus is the Bread of Life
35 Then Jesus declared, "I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to me will never go hungry, and whoever believes in me will never be thirsty."
Jesus was with God from the very beginning...Through Him all things were created and made, and without him nothing was made or has been made or created...Since all things are made through Him, when we eat and drink He is there...He is there because He created and made food for us to be nourished, and He created and made drink so we could quench our thirst...We need food and drink to be nourished and live...
When Jesus ate His Last Supper with His Disciples He gave thanks and He broke the bread...He told them when they took of this bread “This is my body given for you; do this in remembrance of Me.”...And when He took some wine to drink, He gave thanks again and said “Take this and divide it among you...For I tell you I will not drink again from the fruit of the vine until the Kingdom of God comes.”...
Jesus has told His Disciples to remember Him when they broke bread...He tells them that He will not drink again, until the Kingdom of God comes for Him...For the rest of the Disciples lives, when they broke and ate bread and when they took a drink at mealtime or anytime to quench their thirst they would remember this and remember Him...Eating and drinking would never be the same again for them...Eating and drinking would be significant from now on and in a much different Light...
This very act of Jesus eating and drinking has become sacred in His Last Supper...This communion with His Disciples had become Holy...Food and drink had become sacred that night...It is written and He said that He is the Bread of Life... Whoever comes to Him will never go hungry, and whoever believes in Him will never be thirsty...The food we eat is for our body and when we eat we are to remember Him...The drinks we have are to quench our thirsts and when we drink we are to remember Him...After His Last Supper, eating and drinking -and thinking about the LORD's Supper would have a special meaning and be called the Eucharist...