In our last post in answer to the question: What is pictured by the Cup?
We had determined that the Cup was a picture of the Sin Offering experiences of Jesus and the Church, of the sufferings, trials, ignominy and self-denials he endured and what all who would be joined to the body through his baptism would have to endure.
It’s as if our Lord is inviting us – beckoning to us – “Come my children – suffer with me – for if you do, you will reign with me. I know it will be difficult for I too suffered – I learned how to be a merciful and sympathetic High Priest. So I will be with you, through every pain, every sorrow, and every heartache. Father graciously provided for those who will be part of my sacrifice as my Body members – then you will be blessed beyond the fondest dreams of your comprehension.”
It appears throughout Scriptures that both from the suffering standpoint and the reward blessing standpoint the Church is never dealt with as a separate group in themselves but always and ever as the Body of Christ – as joint heirs with Christ.
We see it also in the Memorial Cup.
“And as they were eating, Jesus took bread, and blessed it, and brake it, and gave it to the disciples, and said, Take, eat; this is my body. And he took the cup, and gave thanks, and gave it to them, saying, Drink ye all of it; for this is my blood of the new testament, which is shed for many for the remission of sins.” (Matt 26:26-28 KJV)
Here we are told the church were to “Drink ye all of it” for “this is my blood of the New Covenant or which seals the New Covenant.”
The word “MY” in other words refers to THE Christ, Head and Body.
The use of the phrase “MY blood” meaning not Jesus blood (life) alone, but referring likewise to the blood (lives) of His Body members as well as– it’s very similar to how the Lord uses the personal pronoun “Himself” in the Lev 16 Day of Atonement chapter.
“And Aaron shall bring the bullock of the sin offering, which is for himself, and shall make an atonement for himself, and for his house, and shall kill the bullock of the sin offering which is for himself.” (Lev 16:11)
In Verse 11 we are told “Aaron (who pictures the New Creature of Jesus) shall bring the bullock of the sin offering which is for HIMSELF!
It’s obvious the word HIMSELF does not mean Jesus alone for Jesus didn’t need a Sin Offering for he was perfect. The pronoun HIMSELF really means for HIS BODY MEMBERS, the Church.
So when it says “this is MY blood” it really means Head and Body which will seal the New Covenant.
In all the previous symbols of blood which sealed the New Covenant we saw how it was always in two parts – blood of Bullocks and Goats.
So here in the Memorial Cup which we are told is the Blood of Christ which seals the New Covenant it too pictures the two elements – Head and Body.
When we partake of the cup, and reflect on 1 Cor 10:16: The cup of blessing which we bless, is it not the communion (participation) of the blood of the Anointed one?
May we reflect on how we as members of the Anointed One (the Christ) throughout the world, have the privilege of sharing together in a common participation of what the Cup Symbolizes.
That is, the privilege of sharing in the cup of suffering, that is, in the suffering experiences of “The Christ” the anointed class head and body. It is this commingled blood of Jesus with his body members that will symbolically Seal the New Covenant, just as it was the blood of bulls and goats that sealed the Old Law Covenant.”
Continued with next post.
We had determined that the Cup was a picture of the Sin Offering experiences of Jesus and the Church, of the sufferings, trials, ignominy and self-denials he endured and what all who would be joined to the body through his baptism would have to endure.
It’s as if our Lord is inviting us – beckoning to us – “Come my children – suffer with me – for if you do, you will reign with me. I know it will be difficult for I too suffered – I learned how to be a merciful and sympathetic High Priest. So I will be with you, through every pain, every sorrow, and every heartache. Father graciously provided for those who will be part of my sacrifice as my Body members – then you will be blessed beyond the fondest dreams of your comprehension.”
It appears throughout Scriptures that both from the suffering standpoint and the reward blessing standpoint the Church is never dealt with as a separate group in themselves but always and ever as the Body of Christ – as joint heirs with Christ.
We see it also in the Memorial Cup.
“And as they were eating, Jesus took bread, and blessed it, and brake it, and gave it to the disciples, and said, Take, eat; this is my body. And he took the cup, and gave thanks, and gave it to them, saying, Drink ye all of it; for this is my blood of the new testament, which is shed for many for the remission of sins.” (Matt 26:26-28 KJV)
Here we are told the church were to “Drink ye all of it” for “this is my blood of the New Covenant or which seals the New Covenant.”
The word “MY” in other words refers to THE Christ, Head and Body.
The use of the phrase “MY blood” meaning not Jesus blood (life) alone, but referring likewise to the blood (lives) of His Body members as well as– it’s very similar to how the Lord uses the personal pronoun “Himself” in the Lev 16 Day of Atonement chapter.
“And Aaron shall bring the bullock of the sin offering, which is for himself, and shall make an atonement for himself, and for his house, and shall kill the bullock of the sin offering which is for himself.” (Lev 16:11)
In Verse 11 we are told “Aaron (who pictures the New Creature of Jesus) shall bring the bullock of the sin offering which is for HIMSELF!
It’s obvious the word HIMSELF does not mean Jesus alone for Jesus didn’t need a Sin Offering for he was perfect. The pronoun HIMSELF really means for HIS BODY MEMBERS, the Church.
So when it says “this is MY blood” it really means Head and Body which will seal the New Covenant.
In all the previous symbols of blood which sealed the New Covenant we saw how it was always in two parts – blood of Bullocks and Goats.
So here in the Memorial Cup which we are told is the Blood of Christ which seals the New Covenant it too pictures the two elements – Head and Body.
When we partake of the cup, and reflect on 1 Cor 10:16: The cup of blessing which we bless, is it not the communion (participation) of the blood of the Anointed one?
May we reflect on how we as members of the Anointed One (the Christ) throughout the world, have the privilege of sharing together in a common participation of what the Cup Symbolizes.
That is, the privilege of sharing in the cup of suffering, that is, in the suffering experiences of “The Christ” the anointed class head and body. It is this commingled blood of Jesus with his body members that will symbolically Seal the New Covenant, just as it was the blood of bulls and goats that sealed the Old Law Covenant.”
Continued with next post.
