11:241 Corinthians 11:24

On the night before His crucifixion He instituted the Supper, giving broken unleavened bread as the emblem of His body broken for His followers to eat in remembrance of Him.DA 652.1–2+4 This service replaced the Passover as the continuing memorial of deliverance through His death, to be kept often by His followers in every land and age.DA 652.1–2+4 His body was given and broken for the sin and salvation of the world, bearing the sin of all who believe so they might become righteous in Him and cleansed continually by His blood.Ms 19, 1897, par. 50–53+4 The bread and wine remain symbols to keep His sacrifice present to memory and proclaim His death until He comes, and are not changed into His actual body and blood.Ms 35, 1897, par. 26–28+4 Eating and drinking in faith means receiving His life by taking in His words and obeying them, becoming one with Him, with His special presence softening the soul and filling contrite hearts with love and peace.Ms 14, 1895, par. 1–2+3

The words belong to the Lord's Supper instituted at the Last Supper on the night before the crucifixion to commemorate His death.SG3 225.1+2 In that ordinance He released His disciples from the old Jewish rites and ceremonies, whose purpose was fulfilled in Him as the only effective offering for sin.Ms 19, 1897, par. 18–19

He gave thanks, broke the bread, and gave it to the disciples as the emblem of His body with the command to eat in remembrance of Him.ST Dec 23, 1908+1 Judas was present and received that emblem and heard that command while secretly cherishing his plan to betray Him.ST Dec 23, 1908+1 The service was not withheld from him but was extended to him as an opportunity to repent and be cleansed.ST Dec 23, 1908

Jesus set the example for the Supper and told believers to do as He had done to them, instructing His followers to continue it.Lt 9, 1853, par. 7+1 That example is to be followed as exactly as possible, understandingly and carefully without confusion, keeping believers humble and separate from the world and guarding them from backsliding like the nominal churches.Lt 9, 1853, par. 7 Partaking is a duty laid in God's Word to be practiced more frequently, together with washing feet.Lt 9, 1853, par. 7+1

The broken bread is the symbol and emblem of Christ's broken body given for His followers, and the cup with it is the symbol of His spilled blood, eaten and drunk in remembrance of Him.DA 652.1–2+4 The bread received at the Supper is an emblem of His dying body and a memorial of Him.DA 652.1–2+2 To be a correct representation the bread must be unleavened, for leavened bread is not correct, and the cup must be pure unfermented grape juice signifying His spilled blood.Ms 35, 1897, par. 21 The sacramental bread as emblem of the broken body of the Lord and Saviour with the cup as emblem of His spilled blood may be administered to a sick believer at the bedside even when death is thought to be near.Ms 5, 1882, par. 9

The service keeps the love of God and the life-giving sacrifice fresh in memory and makes that love continually present to the senses.Ms 35, 1897, par. 26–28 Partaking of the broken bread brings the scenes of His suffering and death freshly to mind and proclaims His death until He comes.SG1 112.1–2 Sharing the bread keeps the memory of His suffering and death fresh among His followers, presenting the bread as the emblem of the broken body of the crucified Saviour so that believers remember His suffering and death.SCEV 18.2–19.1+1

Eating in remembrance makes the service a memorial of His humiliation, betrayal, suffering and sacrifice, setting Him symbolically before the church as crucified.Ms 19, 1897, par. 50–53 Partaken with spiritual understanding it brings to mind the painful events surrounding His communion with the disciples, including His agony in Gethsemane and the abuse and suffering He endured, the bread representing His body given for the sin of the world.Ms 19, 1897, par. 50–53 The bread and wine are His pledge that He is Redeemer and keep that infinite sacrifice before the disciples as a reminder of His sacrifice for each person.DA 656.5 Receiving the emblems signifies feeding on Christ, through whom people have communion with God, the bread and wine reminding the senses of His love and His gift of His life.Ms 35, 1897, par. 24–25

The bread of the Lord's Supper was instituted as a memorial of His sacrifice, with the broken bread representing His body given for His followers and its eating done in remembrance of Him, and this service replaced the Passover as the continuing memorial of deliverance through Christ's death, to be observed by His followers in every land and age.DA 652.1–2 The Passover it replaced had pointed forward to Christ as the unblemished Lamb of God slain for the redemption of fallen humanity, and its earlier deliverance looked ahead to that sacrifice.SG3 225.1+1 Its type reached its fulfillment when Christ died on the cross, and the Passover blood prefigured His atoning blood.SG3 225.1+1

The supper commemorates His death and His atonement through the sacrifice of His life, which brings His people their final deliverance.SG3 225.1+2 Because Christ's sacrifice is a greater event than Israel's deliverance from Egypt, the ordinance is to be observed more frequently than the annual Passover.SG3 228.1 Partaking of the Supper is a duty laid in God's Word that should be practiced more frequently, together with washing of feet, with Jesus setting the example and telling believers to do as He had done to them, an example to be followed as exactly as possible, understandingly and carefully without confusion.SG3 228.1+2 So kept, the ordinance keeps believers humble and separate from the world and keeps them from backsliding like the nominal churches, while their salvation depends on continual dependence on the merits of His blood and the continual cleansing of their hearts by it for safety from Satan and final redemption.SG3 225.1+2

The broken bread sets forth a body given and broken for the sin of the world and for its salvation, with the blood poured out for the sins of the world.Ms 19, 1897, par. 50–53+4 He gave His life for the remission of the sins of all who believe and receive Him, to rescue them from death, and each one partakes publicly as a witness of accepting Him as personal Saviour.Ms 35, 1897, par. 8 Eating in remembrance makes the meal a memorial of His humiliation, betrayal, suffering and sacrifice, setting Him symbolically before the church as crucified.Ms 19, 1897, par. 50–53 Taken with spiritual understanding it brings to mind the painful events around His communion with the disciples, including His agony in Gethsemane and the abuse and suffering He endured, keeping His followers mindful of His betrayal and crucifixion for the world's sins.Ms 19, 1897, par. 50–53+2 His broken body means He became sin for sinners and bore their sin as their sin-bearer, so that they might become the righteousness of God in Him.Ms 14, 1895, par. 1–2

Salvation rests on continual dependence on His blood and its merits, with continual cleansing of the heart by it for safety from Satan and for final redemption and final deliverance.SG3 225.1+3 The Passover blood prefigured that atoning blood, pointing forward to Him as the unblemished Lamb of God slain for humanity's redemption.SG3 225.1 His suffering in the flesh on Calvary, with gushing blood and bruised and broken body, was offered as an atonement satisfying justice and satisfying the claims of the broken law, bridging the gulf sin made and covering the defenseless sinner.Ms 50, 1900, par. 6 That death draws men to repentance toward God for transgression of the law, for God first makes penitent those He pardons.Ms 50, 1900, par. 6 The victory gained at His death broke forever Satan's accusing power over the universe and silenced his charges that self-denial was impossible with God and therefore not essential in the human family.Ms 50, 1900, par. 6

The sacrament points to the new covenant ratified by His blood, through which all who receive Him become God's children and joint heirs with Christ.DA 656.5 As joint heirs they share every blessing heaven can give for this life and the life to come.DA 656.5 The bread and wine stand as His pledge that He is Redeemer, keeping that infinite sacrifice before the disciples as a reminder of His sacrifice for each person.DA 656.5

The bread and wine of the Lord's supper remain bread and wine as emblems in remembrance of Christ's sacrifice and are not transformed into his actual body and blood.4SP 63.1+2 The command to take and eat in remembrance of him establishes the ordinance as memorial, standing against the claim that priests can turn the bread and wine into Christ's body and blood.4SP 63.1+2 That claim to change them into his actual body and blood, in effect claiming power to create the Creator, is a grave heresy that replaces the scriptural ordinance.4SP 63.1+2

The sacrament is not merely a continuation of the Passover to be observed only once a year.LS 247.2–248.1+2 The once-a-year observance was the teaching of those who held that the supper continued the Passover, as in Brother Arnold's claim, and that annual-observance view is an error to be abandoned.LS 247.2–248.1+2 The emblems of Christ's body and blood set before believers to commemorate his sufferings call for more than that yearly keeping.LS 247.2–248.1+2

The Supper is to be commemorated often and not kept exclusive, each person partaking publicly as a witness of accepting Christ as personal Saviour who gave His life to rescue them from death, and it is to be kept by believers together in a meeting after preaching as a solemn, profitable season.Ms 35, 1897, par. 8+1 Partaking requires necessary preparation and comes after baptism, following humble confession.Ms 5, 1859, par. 1–2+1 The Supper stands together with the foot-washing ordinance in the life of Christ, with foot washing appointed to come first to prepare the heart to receive communion.DA 650.2–3+2

Pride, conflict, and desire for supremacy prevent fellowship with Christ and readiness to receive His body and blood, so the service teaches humility and service.DA 650.2–3 Foot washing is not ordinary hospitality but a religious service and ceremony that tests and proves loyalty to God.Ms 8, 1897, par. 10 The church observes the Supper together by following the example of Jesus, washing one another's feet and then eating the supper, with men and women all heartily taking part, and the breaking of the bread is fittingly accompanied by earnest, appropriate talk about its meaning.Ms 6, 1859, par. 34+1 Believers are welcomed to the communion table, and participation in foot washing is not a prerequisite for partaking.Lt 23a, 1893, par. 27–29

The bread used must be unleavened, for leavened bread is not a correct representation of Christ's broken body given for humanity and for the sins of the world, and the cup must be pure, unfermented grape juice signifying His spilled blood, since fermented wine would destroy the figure of His blood.Ms 35, 1897, par. 21+1 The sacrament may be administered to a sick believer at the bedside, even when death is thought to be near, the bread being an emblem of the broken body of the Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ given with the cup as the emblem of His spilled blood, to be taken in remembrance of Him.Ms 5, 1882, par. 9 When rightly observed the Lord is present, making the place awful and yet glorious, with rejoicing and weeping and a humbling before God long remembered.Ms 6, 1859, par. 34+1

In this ordinance He is present to stir conscience, recall its lessons, convict of sin, and receive penitence.Ms 19, 1897, par. 18–19 Those who gather around the communion table are to meet as people purchased by Christ's blood, putting away malice and hatred, forgiving one another and settling every difficulty, for malice and hatred have no place among those who share it.Ms 19, 1897, par. 18–19+2 No brother is to exalt himself above another, and disunity and strife harm spiritual life.Ms 19, 1897, par. 18–19

Eating the bread and drinking the cup represent eating Christ's flesh and drinking His blood, in which through faith believers receive His life by taking in His words and obeying them.Ms 19, 1897, par. 18–19+1 Celebrating it in spirit and truth means receiving by faith the truths represented by His body and blood, through which the believer partakes of Christ and becomes one with Him in spiritual life.Ms 25, 1897, par. 13–16+1 The Holy Spirit enables the mind to understand these spiritual truths and representations.Ms 25, 1897, par. 13–16+1

Celebrating this ordinance brings Christ's special presence and blessing to soften and subdue the soul, expel selfishness, and fill contrite hearts with the Holy Spirit, love, grace, and peace.Ms 14, 1895, par. 1–2 Sharing Christ's body and blood also means daily receiving the bread of life by taking in His Word and doing His will.Ms 19, 1897, par. 18–19 As Judas though intent on betrayal was present and received the sacramental emblems without the service being withheld from him, but was offered opportunity to repent and be cleansed, so those believed to be in error or sin are not to be abandoned but to be treated with patient care rather than left exposed to temptation.ST Dec 23, 1908