What really happened during the Last Supper?

The Last Supper we usually remember as breaking and sharing the bread and  sharing the cup of wine as remembrance of  Jesus body broken and Hid blood shed for forgiveness of sin..We see twelve  apostles sitting at the table with Jesus among them.
What else was taking place at the table when the cup of new covenant in  Jesus' blood  was  passed from hands to hands?
"When the hour came, Jesus and His apostles reclined at the table. And He said to them, “I have eagerly desired to eat this Passover with you before I suffer. For I tell you,
I will not eat it again until it finds fulfillment in the kingdom of God.” Luke 22;14-16

Have you ever thought about what Jesus said at the table before the Passover meal started? He said He 'eagerly desired ' to eat that Passover before He was to suffer.
He had desire to spend the last hours with His disciples. Knowing that the worst was just a few hours away, that the 'pain' was  waiting at the door, He wanted to use that time  for the fellowship with His friends.
Think about it how would you feel knowing you are going to be betrayed and suffer soon? Would you withdraw into yourself and have pity on you and feel too upset to hang out  anybody around?
I can imagine I would definitely feel like that. I would be too stressed up to enjoy any party.
But let's look at Jesus. Of course  He was  feeling stressed up but the main thing   is- He was focusing on the  well-being  and  good spirit of His friends.

He talks about praying for Simon Peter;
"Simon, Simon, Satan has asked to sift all of you as wheat. But I have prayed for you, Simon, that your faith may not fail. And when you have turned back, strengthen your brothers.”Luke 22;31-32

He gives the privilege for His people to ask in prayer for what they need;
"And I will do whatever you ask in my name, so that the Father may be glorified in the Son. You may ask me for anything in my name, and I will do it." John 14;13-14 
"If ye abide in me, and my words abide in you, ye shall ask what ye will, and it shall be done unto you." John 15;7 


He is promising the Holy Spirit to come as a Helper and Comforter;    
"And I will ask the Father, and He will give you another advocate to help you and be with you forever." John 14 ;16

He is promising His presence;
 "I will not leave you as orphans; I will come to you. Before long, the world will not see me anymore, but you will see me. Because I live, you also will live." John 14;18-19

He is encouraging His friends' hearts. He wants them to have joy and peace.;
v.27 " Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid."
 "These things I have spoken to you, that my joy may be in you, and that your joy may be full." John 15;.11
“I am coming to you( Father)  now, but I say these things while I am still in the world, so that they may have the full measure of my joy within them."
John 17;13

What an encouragement! He is preparing His disciples to have hope, to have faith. Notice -He is  praying  both  for them and for.... YOU!.
" I am praying not only for these disciples but also for all who will ever believe in me through their message". John 17;20 
His focus are the people who responded to God and who believe His words. He makes sure they know the way to follow; " You know the way to the place where I am going.” John 14;4
“I am the way and the truth and the life(...) v.7

He makes sure they have His promise they are not left abandon that one day He is coming for them;
 "And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come back and take you to be with me that you also may be where I am."  John 14;3
He is encouraging them not to give up and to be aware of the hard times to come;
"These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace.
In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world." John 16;33

He is washing His disciples' feet, showing them to serve one another, as He served them. He gave them a command for  having love for each other.

Before He leaves to pray for the strength for Himself to endure the cross, His main focus is you!  It is not only those twelve people at the table  but also YOU. If you know Him, He wants to leave you fully equipped in the knowledge you should have, in the things you should understand, in the hope you should hold on, and in the promised return  to look forward to!
All for those whom He loves. But among all these people at the table there is  somebody who  'kills' the joy of fellowship.
There is a betrayer - Judas- whose eyes are too blind to see Jesus' love  and his heart to hardened to understand the need for the Savior!  He chooses what looks good for the eyes. Money for which he will later loose his soul forever. 
After the disciples are all  'set'  there came time to Jesus to pray for His  own strength and  asking  the Father if  it was possible to remove that coming suffering from Him.  Jesus surely knew what He was going to face  so His sweat  ( we read) was like the drops of blood. But He didn't turn back. He didn't give up. He didn't ask  His father for legions  of angels for His protection. ( as He said He could have! Matthew 26;53)
He also might have said, 'that is too much! You guys cost me too much!' But there was  no ' too much' for God. His love is great enough. He wanted our redemption at all costs! That is how much He didn't want  you to die with  eternal death. He doesn't want  you to end up like  Judas with his  soul  lost. He wants you to choose life that will be completely new  with Him and He offers beyond that. Jesus' resurrection was a sign of a triumph over death. From that time on, death  has  no power any more  over those who are safe in  Jesus.
He  promised;  “I am the resurrection and the life. The one who believes in me will live, even though they die, and whoever lives by believing in me will never die. Do you believe this?”  John 11;25-26

The living Jesus

I remember first time somebody told me about Jesus and salvation. I thought my friend was really 'religious'. Just because I had never heard before anybody talking about Jesus so much I thought the person must have  been super 'religious'.
 I also recall her explanation to me about the difference between trusting  in God and religion. At that time I had no clue what she was talking about  as it seemed that both topics were pointing to one.  Before I really got to know Jesus,  believing in God seemed a religion.What made the difference is when I finally put my trust in Him and accepted Him as my Lord and Savior.
 He just answered  my prayer after I cast all my burden upon Him saying that I didn't have peace in my heart and I wanted to be sure I was saved and that I was following His call. Then  the peace came into my heart  about which I  also read  in the Bible;
“Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. It is not as the world gives that I give to you. Do not let your heart be troubled, and do not let it be afraid.”
John 14;27

I realized Jesus was true and living.
Then  I knew  what my friend was talking  about. There is a  big difference between  knowing the  true God  and religion. Religion  is  only holing on to man -made regulations  or holding on to different man made -rituals, doing different things to impress an unknown God, aiming to your salvation on your own.  Religion is for those who want to be religious but Jesus offers life! No rituals to hold on to.Salvation is free.
You are not  saved by offering any animal sacrifice to God, you are not saved by fasting or reading the Bible constantly, you are not saved by going to the church or because your parents baptized  you as an infant and put a name " Christian"  in your documents so you belong somewhere. Jesus doesn't  call us to a new 'religion' but to life. He never mentioned a word 'religion' about trusting  in Him.
You would say everybody has life so what is the difference? What did Jesus mean by life?

What  we think about life -is what relates to out earthly temporary existence. Life in which God has no authority over us. " Let us eat and drink  for tomorrow we might die." Death will destroy everything, it is the end. So let's have as much fun now as possible before that end comes. That is how many understand 'life"
"But if there is nothing more to life than that, no meaning, no purpose, no knowledge of God, no Christ, how pathetic life becomes." somebody already said.
We are more than just the  bodies, we are  also souls Surely life is more than food!

There are many  religions but only  one person through whom we are saved- Jesus Christ. Only one man who died and rose again- Jesus. Only one person with the given authority over death and life- Jesus. Only one  person that  can give you peace and meaning in your  life- Jesus. Only one  person who demonstrated power over the rules of the nature- Jesus.

People  throughout  the centuries weren't dying for a lie.They weren't dying for an uncertain fact. They were dying for their faith, that they couldn't deny as they experienced real presence of Jesus in their lives. "That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we have looked upon, and our hands have handled, of the Word of life;
And The Life was revealed and we perceived and we testify and we proclaim to you the Life Eternal, that which was with The Father and was revealed to us."
1John 1-2

  If Christ didn't  rose from the dead, if nobody experienced any changing power that gives hope and new life - Christianity would be built on a lie.
If there had been no resurrection, the Christian church would never have come into being.There would be no meaning to life whatsoever. Even the Bible says;
"If in this life only we have hope in Christ, we are of all men most miserable." 1 Corinthians15;19
There is a true hope beyond the earthly life.First of all there is no fear. Death is no longer the end and time is no longer the enemy. When you know Christ you know life is forever. The purpose of it Jesus stated in His prayer;
 "And this is life eternal, that they might know You the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom You have sent."  John 17;3
Life is yours for taking. You take it by faith in the living Christ. You can't believe in a dead Christ. Only the living Lord can save you. Eternal life - "now and forever." It is offered freely, but how many of us take it seriously?
 We care about things like our house to be paid off  in 20- 30 years,about our life insurance, but what about eternal insurance in Jesus? We think about our little  kids going to college in 20 years, but what about us  in 40, 50, 60, 70 years from now? At some point we will face  God  and eternity. For some it will come sooner, for some later. Eternity either with God, or apart from God in a darkness..

Life without Christ  is actually  very scary! Very uncertain. You want to hold on to it as much as possible, preserve it with all possible means but no matter how much you try, you won't be able to keep it forever.  There is a story in the Bible.
Jesus talked to people who came to Him complaining about  ' innocent'  people killed in an accident;
"Those eighteen who died when the tower in Siloam fell on them—do you think they were more guilty than all the others living in Jerusalem?  I tell you, no!
But unless you repent, you too will all perish.”  Luke 13;4-5
Without a Savior the future is very uncertain, life very fragile.
Forgiveness  and life is offered now. Don't wait, don't put it off before it is too late.


No teacher has ever said anything like that  " All power is given unto Me in heaven and in earth".  Have we ever thought about that?
What does it really mean? All power is His as He is the risen Lord. Because  He is the risen Lord, He is the Savior of the world. He said " I am the resurrection and the life"
Do we forget why we celebrate Easter?  Put the  eggs, and the bunnies aside, it is celebrating victory over death! He is risen, He is alive! Death could not hold Him. He is victor. He is the resurrection. He is triumphant over death.
" I am alive forevermore...and have  the keys of hell and death." Revelation  1;18

Remember the knowledge about Jesus doesn't save you. You might know all details about His life  and still be missing the life  He is offering.  Christ is life and gives life to those who take it, but we must want it. We must mean it. This is no gift for which you say ' thank you' and put it away in a closet. Salvation was purchased for you by a very high price, it cost God's Son to shed His blood.
 Jesus comes to us when we really mean it. Then we can experience a new transformed life, full of hope with the living Lord.
Then we can say; He is REAL!