Jesus Sends Peter and John to Prepare the Passoverby CBPepper
14:15Mark 14:15
And he will shew you a large upper room furnished and prepared: there make ready for us.
He knew where the meal would be prepared, and the householder would show the disciples a large upper room already furnished and ready where they were to make ready for him and the company. It was prepared in the city for Thursday evening, the fourteenth day of the month at the appointed time for the Lord's Passover, so the lamb was killed on the first day of unleavened bread and eaten that night at its regular time and season, not a day beforehand, and he was taken that same night and crucified the following day, the fifteenth, which was Friday. The same supper is also taught as held a few hours before the regular Passover on the same day, with his death coming at the time appointed for the Passover sacrifice, between the two evenings. It was the last Passover, about to give way to the fulfillment of its type when Christ the Lamb of God would die for the sins of the world, and the memorial he then instituted to commemorate his death was to show it forth until he should come again. In that large upper room at a festive table he renewed the covenant with his disciples, giving bread and wine not as sources of merit or power but as symbols of his spotless life and his sacrifice at Calvary, to be shared in remembrance of him and pointing forward to drinking with him in the Father's kingdom and to his future triumph when he returns as King. The furnished room made ready to receive him is a picture of the life and heart he made fair for himself yet left spoiled and deserted through carelessness, which no one can cleanse and renew to offer him unless he himself gives power to sweep and deck it anew, so that his presence makes even the meanest dwelling shine with glory; and because the owner had already provided a large furnished prepared room, the ordinary hospitality of water for guests to wash their own feet had been met, so his washing of the disciples' feet was not simply a customary act.
Passover Setting and Details
Jesus knew where the Passover meal would be prepared, for the householder would show the disciples a large upper room already furnished and ready, where they were to make ready for Jesus and the group. That large, prepared upper room was the place of the supper eaten in the evening, in a lighted room with the guests reclining at table. The meal was prepared in the city for Thursday evening, the fourteenth day of the month, the appointed time and season for the Lord's Passover. The lamb was killed on the first day of unleavened bread, and Jesus ate the Passover that night at its regular time, not a day in advance, was taken that same night, and was crucified the following day, the fifteenth, which was Friday.
Those who held the other reckoning taught that the same supper took place a few hours before the regular Passover but on the same day, with Jesus' death coming at the time appointed for the Passover sacrifice, between the two evenings. The room was to be found through the sign Jesus gave, and its location was kept from the other disciples so Judas could not alert Jesus' enemies and disrupt the supper. The room was furnished with a basin, towel, and water for washing the guests' feet. Jesus arranged to keep the Passover in a borrowed room, which illustrates his poverty and freedom from covetousness.
The verse is cited as evidence that the disciples were at home eating a common meal on the first day of the week, treated as an ordinary day rather than a day kept holy.
Lord's Supper Meaning and Application
This was the last Passover, about to give way to the fulfillment of its type when Christ the Lamb of God would die for the sins of the world. The meal and the memorial then instituted to commemorate his death prepared the disciples to understand his approaching death and were to show it forth until he should come again. The preparations took place in a large furnished room already prepared, where the disciples were to make ready for Jesus and the company. He ate the Passover with his disciples on its appointed day and at its appointed time, before instituting the feast commemorating his death as the Lamb of God, and that same night he was taken and afterward crucified.
The large upper room held a festive table where Christ spoke graciously to his disciples and the Supper became a renewal of the covenant with him. The bread and wine are symbols, not sources of merit or power. They represent his spotless life and his sacrifice at Calvary, and they point to his future triumph when he returns as King. The prepared upper room was the setting for the gathering with Jesus on the night he was betrayed, recalling his loving presence, the institution of the Lord's Supper, and the sharing of the bread and cup in remembrance of him. That meal also points forward to drinking with him in the Father's kingdom.
Since the owner had provided a large, furnished, prepared upper room for Jesus and his companions, the ordinary hospitality of providing water for guests to wash their own feet had been met. Jesus' washing of the disciples' feet was therefore not simply a customary act of hospitality.
The furnished upper room prepared to receive Christ is a picture of a life and heart made by the Lord for himself but spoiled, neglected and deserted. Christ seeks a clean, furnished, prepared dwelling in the heart he made fair for himself, but through carelessness it becomes an unclean lair seized by ravenous beasts. Its walls meant for glorious pictures are hidden with worthless imagery, its snowy curtains are soiled and tattered, its white marble floor is overlaid with rubbish and dust and trodden by miry feet, and its diamond-pure windows made to admit pure light are dimmed and clouded so that day can hardly be told from night. No one has such a room to offer him unless he himself gives power to cleanse and renew it and to sweep its floor and deck its walls anew. His presence and power make it glorious, so that even earth's meanest hovel shines with glory and grows divine when filled with his presence, much more the house he built.
He knew where the meal would be prepared, and the householder would show the disciples a large upper room already furnished and ready where they were to make ready for him and the company. It was prepared in the city for Thursday evening, the fourteenth day of the month at the appointed time for the Lord's Passover, so the lamb was killed on the first day of unleavened bread and eaten that night at its regular time and season, not a day beforehand, and he was taken that same night and crucified the following day, the fifteenth, which was Friday. The same supper is also taught as held a few hours before the regular Passover on the same day, with his death coming at the time appointed for the Passover sacrifice, between the two evenings. It was the last Passover, about to give way to the fulfillment of its type when Christ the Lamb of God would die for the sins of the world, and the memorial he then instituted to commemorate his death was to show it forth until he should come again. In that large upper room at a festive table he renewed the covenant with his disciples, giving bread and wine not as sources of merit or power but as symbols of his spotless life and his sacrifice at Calvary, to be shared in remembrance of him and pointing forward to drinking with him in the Father's kingdom and to his future triumph when he returns as King. The furnished room made ready to receive him is a picture of the life and heart he made fair for himself yet left spoiled and deserted through carelessness, which no one can cleanse and renew to offer him unless he himself gives power to sweep and deck it anew, so that his presence makes even the meanest dwelling shine with glory; and because the owner had already provided a large furnished prepared room, the ordinary hospitality of water for guests to wash their own feet had been met, so his washing of the disciples' feet was not simply a customary act.
Passover Setting and Details
Jesus knew where the Passover meal would be prepared, for the householder would show the disciples a large upper room already furnished and ready, where they were to make ready for Jesus and the group. That large, prepared upper room was the place of the supper eaten in the evening, in a lighted room with the guests reclining at table. The meal was prepared in the city for Thursday evening, the fourteenth day of the month, the appointed time and season for the Lord's Passover. The lamb was killed on the first day of unleavened bread, and Jesus ate the Passover that night at its regular time, not a day in advance, was taken that same night, and was crucified the following day, the fifteenth, which was Friday.
Those who held the other reckoning taught that the same supper took place a few hours before the regular Passover but on the same day, with Jesus' death coming at the time appointed for the Passover sacrifice, between the two evenings. The room was to be found through the sign Jesus gave, and its location was kept from the other disciples so Judas could not alert Jesus' enemies and disrupt the supper. The room was furnished with a basin, towel, and water for washing the guests' feet. Jesus arranged to keep the Passover in a borrowed room, which illustrates his poverty and freedom from covetousness.
The verse is cited as evidence that the disciples were at home eating a common meal on the first day of the week, treated as an ordinary day rather than a day kept holy.
Lord's Supper Meaning and Application
This was the last Passover, about to give way to the fulfillment of its type when Christ the Lamb of God would die for the sins of the world. The meal and the memorial then instituted to commemorate his death prepared the disciples to understand his approaching death and were to show it forth until he should come again. The preparations took place in a large furnished room already prepared, where the disciples were to make ready for Jesus and the company. He ate the Passover with his disciples on its appointed day and at its appointed time, before instituting the feast commemorating his death as the Lamb of God, and that same night he was taken and afterward crucified.
The large upper room held a festive table where Christ spoke graciously to his disciples and the Supper became a renewal of the covenant with him. The bread and wine are symbols, not sources of merit or power. They represent his spotless life and his sacrifice at Calvary, and they point to his future triumph when he returns as King. The prepared upper room was the setting for the gathering with Jesus on the night he was betrayed, recalling his loving presence, the institution of the Lord's Supper, and the sharing of the bread and cup in remembrance of him. That meal also points forward to drinking with him in the Father's kingdom.
Since the owner had provided a large, furnished, prepared upper room for Jesus and his companions, the ordinary hospitality of providing water for guests to wash their own feet had been met. Jesus' washing of the disciples' feet was therefore not simply a customary act of hospitality.
The furnished upper room prepared to receive Christ is a picture of a life and heart made by the Lord for himself but spoiled, neglected and deserted. Christ seeks a clean, furnished, prepared dwelling in the heart he made fair for himself, but through carelessness it becomes an unclean lair seized by ravenous beasts. Its walls meant for glorious pictures are hidden with worthless imagery, its snowy curtains are soiled and tattered, its white marble floor is overlaid with rubbish and dust and trodden by miry feet, and its diamond-pure windows made to admit pure light are dimmed and clouded so that day can hardly be told from night. No one has such a room to offer him unless he himself gives power to cleanse and renew it and to sweep its floor and deck its walls anew. His presence and power make it glorious, so that even earth's meanest hovel shines with glory and grows divine when filled with his presence, much more the house he built.