THEN HE TOOK THE CUP, AND WHEN HE HAD GIVEN THANKS HE GAVE IT TO THEM, AND THEY ALL DRANK FROM IT Mark 14 vs 23
What really is going on here that I understand in my spirit?
Is this really a prediction of what has happened, what will happen soon and what is to come?
Lets break this down
THEN HE TOOK THE CUP
Jesus took the cup, this cup has meaning. Death, suffering, betrayal, cross, it is a huge burden to
bear. Jesus took the cup, the cup he came to this world to drink and the blood he came to shed that
we may have life.
Jesus took the cup, He took upon himself our transgressions. Do you know that Jesus' blood took
away our sins.
Leviticus 17 vs 11
King James version...FOR THE LIFE OF THE FLESH
IS IN THE BLOOD, AND I HAVE GIVEN IT TO YOU UPON THE ALTAR
TO MAKE ATONEMENT FOR YOUR SOULS;
FOR IT IS THE BLOOD THAT MAKES ATONEMENT FOR THE SOUL
New International version...FOR THE LIFE OF A CREATURE IS IN THE BLOOD, AND I HAVE GIVEN IT TO YOU
TO MAKE ATONEMENT FOR YOURSELVES ON THE ALTAR;
IT IS THE BLOOD THAT MAKES ATONEMENT FOR ONES LIFE
Todays English Version...THE LIFE OF EVERY LIVING THING IS IN THE BLOOD, AND THAT IS WHY THE LORD HAS COMMANDED THAT ALL BLOOD BE POURED OUT ON THE ALTAR
TO TAKE AWAY THE PEOPLE'S SINS.
BLOOD, WHICH IS LIFE, TAKES AWAY SINS
Jesus took the challenge, the task of atoning for our sins. Jesus took the cup.
Jesus took upon himself, the cup. Then He took the cup
AND WHEN HE HAD GIVEN THANKS
After Jesus had taken the cup, when He was dying of the cup. He gave thanks...
Lets go back to pre-english translation of the bible here
εὐχαριστέω transliteration eucharisteó short definition I thank, give thanks
Mark 14:23 V-APA-NMS
BIB: λαβὼν ποτήριον εὐχαριστήσας ἔδωκεν αὐτοῖςNAS: a cup [and] given thanks, He gaveKJV: the cup, and when he had given thanks, he gaveINT: having taken the cup
having given thanks he gave to them
(Strongs Greek dictionary of bible words) above
euxaristéō (from 2095 /eú, "good" and
5485/xaris, "grace") – properly, acknowledging
that "God's grace works well," i.e. for our eternal gain and His
glory; to give thanks – literally, "thankful for God's good
grace."
He took the responsibility and when he had acknowledged that Gods grace works well for our eternal
gain and Gods glory through shedding of His blood
thank, thanks, thanks-giv'-ing, thanks'-giv-ing: Both the verb and the nouns
appear almost uniformly for yadhah, and eucharisteo, and their cognates.
Eucharisteo is the usual Greek verb for "to thank," but yadhah takes on this
force only through its context and is rather a synonym for "raise" or "bless"
Risen, Ressurection
praz (tehillah, "psalm," "praise," todhah, "confession" "thanksgiving,"
shabhach, "to praise" "glorify," zamar, yadhah, "to stretch out the hand,"
"confess"; aineo, epaineo, (epainos):
1. Its Meaning:
The word
comes from the Latin pretium, "price," or "value," and may be defined generally
as an ascription of value or worth. Praise may be bestowed upon unworthy objects
or from improper motives, but true praise consists in a sincere acknowledgment
of a real conviction of worth.
He took the responsibility and when he had acknowledged that Gods grace works well for our eternal gain and Gods glory through shedding of His blood, he rose again after paying the price for our redemption.
HE GAVE IT TO THEM
He gave them the responsibility of continuing His works and of sharing the good news He came to bring.
He gave it to them, the cup... their cross, their mission and thier instruction
AND THEY ALL DRANK FROM IT
And they all drank from it
The works of the Apostles, the acts of the Apostles and the building of the Church
The persecutions for the sake of Jesus
The sake of Jesus because of the cup Jesus drank for us that he gave to them after giving praise and thanks, yadhah
God is good, gracious and merciful all the time
God sent his only begotten son to save the Jews, they rejected him and then the Gentiles got salvation instead. What an opportunity, what a merciful.. second chance giving God.
