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"When the hour had come, He sat down, and the twelve apostles with Him. Then He said to them, “With fervent desire I have desired to eat this Passover with you before I suffer; for I say to you, I will no longer eat of it until it is fulfilled in the kingdom of God.” Then He took the cup, and gave thanks, and said, “Take this and divide it among yourselves; for I say to you, I will not drink of the fruit of the vine until the kingdom of God comes. And He took bread, gave thanks and broke it, and gave it to them, saying, “This is My body which is given for you; do this in remembrance of Me.” Likewise He also took the cup after supper, saying, “This cup is the new covenant in My blood, which is shed for you. But behold, the hand of My betrayer is with Me on the table. And truly the Son of Man goes as it has been determined, but woe to that man by whom He is betrayed!”" - Luke 22:14-22
Here we have the account of the institution of the Lord's Supper as recorded by the Luke, by the Inspiration of God the Holy Spirit.
Firstly, it is well known to all, that the Lord's Supper as instituted by the Lord Jesus Christ, was to proclaim His death, with the bread and wine representing His body and blood on the cross. Also important is the words that the blood shed by Jesus was for the remission of sins, and according to this account, was done for ALL OF THE TWELVE. The YOU is in the plural number in the Greek. Further, we read Jesus say, "behold the hand of My betrayer is with Me on the table", which is clear that Judas would have taken of both the bread and wine. The words of Jesus that were spoken of His pending sacrifice on the cross, was addressed to ALL His disciples. This conclusively PROVES beyond any doubt, that Jesus' death was for Judas also, as His blood was shed for HIM.
Secondly, There is no doubt that Judas was present at the Lord's Supper, and did take part in it, which is even acknowledged by Reformed commentators.
"From Luke's account it appears most clearly, that Judas was not only at the passover, but at the Lord's supper, since this was said when both were over" (John Gill)
"By placing this after the institution of the Lord's supper, though in Matthew and Mark it is placed before it, it seems plain that Judas did receive the Lord's supper, did eat of that bread and drink of that cup; for, after the solemnity was over, Christ said, Behold, the hand of him that betrayeth me is with me on the table." (Matthew Henry)
Thirdly, the timing of the institution of the Lord's Supper by Jesus is very important. He did NOT wait for Judas to have left the room, which was not much later, and then break the bread and give the cup, but did so with him still in the room. IF, as some wrongly suppose, that Jesus never died for anyone who ends up in hell, as we know that Judas has sadly done (Acts 1:25), He would most certainly have waited for Judas to leave, and then say, "This cup is the new covenant in My blood, which is shed for you", which is for the forgiveness of sins. The FACT that Jesus did what He did, was to show CLEARLY to all, that His Amazing Love for Judas was so Great, that He still includes him in His death on the cross.
Here we have the account of the institution of the Lord's Supper as recorded by the Luke, by the Inspiration of God the Holy Spirit.
Firstly, it is well known to all, that the Lord's Supper as instituted by the Lord Jesus Christ, was to proclaim His death, with the bread and wine representing His body and blood on the cross. Also important is the words that the blood shed by Jesus was for the remission of sins, and according to this account, was done for ALL OF THE TWELVE. The YOU is in the plural number in the Greek. Further, we read Jesus say, "behold the hand of My betrayer is with Me on the table", which is clear that Judas would have taken of both the bread and wine. The words of Jesus that were spoken of His pending sacrifice on the cross, was addressed to ALL His disciples. This conclusively PROVES beyond any doubt, that Jesus' death was for Judas also, as His blood was shed for HIM.
Secondly, There is no doubt that Judas was present at the Lord's Supper, and did take part in it, which is even acknowledged by Reformed commentators.
"From Luke's account it appears most clearly, that Judas was not only at the passover, but at the Lord's supper, since this was said when both were over" (John Gill)
"By placing this after the institution of the Lord's supper, though in Matthew and Mark it is placed before it, it seems plain that Judas did receive the Lord's supper, did eat of that bread and drink of that cup; for, after the solemnity was over, Christ said, Behold, the hand of him that betrayeth me is with me on the table." (Matthew Henry)
Thirdly, the timing of the institution of the Lord's Supper by Jesus is very important. He did NOT wait for Judas to have left the room, which was not much later, and then break the bread and give the cup, but did so with him still in the room. IF, as some wrongly suppose, that Jesus never died for anyone who ends up in hell, as we know that Judas has sadly done (Acts 1:25), He would most certainly have waited for Judas to leave, and then say, "This cup is the new covenant in My blood, which is shed for you", which is for the forgiveness of sins. The FACT that Jesus did what He did, was to show CLEARLY to all, that His Amazing Love for Judas was so Great, that He still includes him in His death on the cross.
