In the evening Jesus arrived with the twelve disciples for the Passover meal. At that meal He instituted the Lord's Supper as a memorial of His own sacrifice. The occasion marked the transition from the Passover and its ceremonies, which pointed forward to Christ's death, to a service His followers were to observe in all lands and through all ages.
In the evening Jesus arrived with the twelve disciples for the Passover meal. At that meal He instituted the Lord's Supper as a memorial of His own sacrifice. The occasion marked the transition from the Passover and its ceremonies, which pointed forward to Christ's death, to a service His followers were to observe in all lands and through all ages.