The Fourth Cup: Day III

By Apostle Tonya

Now when the even was come, He sat down with the twelve. Matthew 26:20

Might the Spirit of God, as I purpose to continueth on today, be most pleased to lead me to His eternal truth in the teaching of the sacred Word.

I shall returneth now to the observance of Passover with Christ and His most privileged Disciples, whom the Scriptures record prepared the Passover meal at Rabboni’s instructions.

First, may I say again, I shall be teaching from the King James Version of the Holy Bible. Chiefly, I gather I shall be principally teaching today from marvelous accounts of the Last Supper recorded in the Gospel according to Luke, the Physician, and of the Christ’s Last Supper recorded in the Gospels, which is attributed to being recorded by Matthew, who was supposedly a meticulous tax collector.

May we read the first passage?

And when the hour was come, He sat down, and the twelve apostles with Him. St. Luke 22:14

Might it glorify the Eternal Son of God to taketh a moment to teacheth on this text. For I shall say, it appeareth the hour when our most Holy Rabboni reclined at the Table, or might I say as the King James Version describes it as “sat down,” was the even (hour of sunset).

Peradventure I shall say with all reverence and awe of His Lordship, our Master reclined at the Last Supper with a heart to delight with His Disciples and closest friends, invariably knowing the hearts of all men.

With this in mind, it is certainly most astonishing as Believers of Christ to imagine the eternal purity wherewith surrounded the Table and the Upper Room with the blessed presence of the Deity of Christ. Notwithstanding the Lord of Glory’s magnificence, splendor, and eternal power, even as a humble Man on Earth, there were beyond question stunning breaches that manifested in the Son of God’s Ministry.

Continuing on, might I taketh some time to teacheth on certain hearts at our Blessed Master’s Table?

Might we first read together a most profound Scripture recorded in St. John 17:12? The most moving words of the Son of the Highest’s prayer to God, the Father reads:

While I was with them in the world, I kept them in thy Name: those that thou gavest me I have kept, and none of them is lost, but the son of perdition; that the scripture might be fulfilled.

Having now read together this passage, I shall purpose to continueth on with succinctly examining the hearts of three of our Lord’s Disciples: the beloved John, Simon Peter, and the betrayer, Judas Iscariot.

Might I begin first with John?

For in the Gospels of God, we read with admiration and awe the record of our Master’s devoted and loyal Disciple whom He loved and who chose to resteth on the Son of God’s bosom even while our Lord feasted on His Last Supper with the Disciples.

Might we read the passage of this eternal love and worship unto Christ?

Now there was leaning on Jesus’ bosom one of His disciples, whom Jesus loved. St. John 13:23

Now I may suppose as we read this most profound verse we might hath grace to imagine this wondrous love and conclude John was most trusted by the Son of God.

In wonderment of Christ and the Scriptures, might we move on now to Simon Peter, the apostle? For there was a most astounding discourse between the Disciple and the Son of God as they sat at the Table. May we?

Beginning with Matthew 26:34, the passage reads:

Jesus said unto him, Verily I say unto thee, That this night, before the cock crow, thou shalt deny Me thrice.

Moving on to the next passage, shall we read particularly Peter’s reply of a most vehement profession of an eternal loyalty to Christ?:

Peter said unto Him, Though I should die with thee, yet will I not deny thee. Likewise also said all the disciples. Matthew 26:35

Certainly, these most dramatic passages of the last hours of our Lord before His Cruxificion beg the question: How might it be that Peter received the words of Christ, trained, and dined with Him at our Lord’s Last Supper, but in the end denied his faith for a time and declared thrice he knew not Christ?

May I say, it shall serve us well to ruminate on the verses in the Scriptures that record Peter’s denial of Christ.

Let me move on to speaketh on the Son of God’s Disciple who betrayed him, Judas Iscariot.

May I say first, it remaineth most astounding to imagine the unfathomable betrayal and greed of Judas Iscariot. Wouldn’t you say so, friends?

Going on now to what I shall say was a most pivotal hour of the adversary entering into Judas Iscariot’s heart. You might say, even as the Son of God dined His Last Supper and observed Passover, the son of perdition, Judas, began to fulfill the Scriptures.

In a brazen betrayal (whereby was stunningly allowed by the Godhead) the enemy entered into the most holy Upper Room of the eternal power and glory of the Son of Glory. For an impure heart caused the breach for the adversary to entereth.

Further, I might conclude the Godhead even allowed the adversary to perhaps mark and follow the weak disciple, Judas Iscariot as he served Christ for a certain time (for the enemy seemingly conspired to maketh a covenant with him).

Might you see the principal matter here now, friends?

As I considereth this, it is quite astonishing: the enemy’s limited knowledge of our Sovereign God’s ways and thoughts! Further even, that of the enemy’s wicked kingdom, wherefore, remaineth divided, yet it is a highly organized kingdom against Believers of Christ. Yet still, might we be most encouraged that the enemy was without knowledge that Judas Iscariot was seemingly born for the day of evil and would be included in Adonai’s strategic plan of redemption.

Oh, how blessed is God, the Father! For even in Judas Iscariot’s betrayal and audacious attempt to shame the Son of God, there was a redemption plan most nigh!

And so, by the grace and truth of our most Holy Christ and the Eternal Spirit of God, I shall continueth on with the final part of the “ The Fourth Cup” teaching tomorrow. Amen.

Dignus est Agnus