Did Jesus Partake At The Last Supper?

[MRSannie]

Did Jesus eat at the Last Supper? He did get baptised by John, as an example for us, so would he have eaten His own Body and Blood at the Last Supper?

[Cam42]

[quote name='MRSannie' post='1111919' date='Nov 5 2006, 01:59 PM']
Did Jesus eat at the Last Supper? He did get baptised by John, as an example for us, so would he have eaten His own Body and Blood at the Last Supper?
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What does Scripture say?

[quote name='Matt 26:19-30']19 And the disciples did as Jesus appointed to them, and they prepared the pasch. 20 But when it was evening, he sat down with his twelve disciples.

21 And whilst they were eating, he said: Amen I say to you, that one of you is about to betray me. 22 And they being very much troubled, began every one to say: Is it I, Lord? 23 But he answering, said: He that dippeth his hand with me in the dish, he shall betray me. 24 The Son of man indeed goeth, as it is written of him: but woe to that man by whom the Son of man shall be betrayed: it were better for him, if that man had not been born. 25 And Judas that betrayed him, answering, said: Is it I, Rabbi? He saith to him: Thou hast said it.

26 And whilst they were at supper, Jesus took bread, and blessed, and broke: and gave to his disciples, and said: Take ye, and eat. This is my body. 27 And taking the chalice, he gave thanks, and gave to them, saying: Drink ye all of this. 28 For this is my blood of the new testament, which shall be shed for many unto remission of sins. [b]29 And I say to you, I will not drink from henceforth of this fruit of the vine, until that day when I shall drink it with you new in the kingdom of my Father.[/b] 30 And a hymn being said, they went out unto mount Olivet. [/quote]

[quote name='Mark 14:18-25']18 And when they were at table and eating, Jesus saith: Amen I say to you, one of you that eateth with me shall betray me. 19 But they began to be sorrowful, and to say to him one by one: Is it I? 20 Who saith to them: One of the twelve, who dippeth with me his hand in the dish.

21 And the Son of man indeed goeth, as it is written of him: but woe to that man by whom the Son of man shall be betrayed. It were better for him, if that man had not been born. 22 And whilst they were eating, Jesus took bread; and blessing, broke, and gave to them, and said: Take ye. This is my body. 23 And having taken the chalice, giving thanks, he gave it to them. And they all drank of it. 24 And he said to them: This is my blood of the new testament, which shall be shed for many. [b]25 Amen I say to you, that I will drink no more of the fruit of the vine, until that day when I shall drink it new in the kingdom of God.[/b][/quote]

[quote name='Luke 22:15-20']15 And he said to them: With desire I have desired to eat this pasch with you, before I suffer.

[b]16 For I say to you, that from this time I will not eat it, till it be fulfilled in the kingdom of God.[/b] 17 And having taken the chalice, he gave thanks, and said: Take, and divide it among you: 18 For I say to you, that I will not drink of the fruit of the vine, till the kingdom of God come. 19 And taking bread, he gave thanks, and brake; and gave to them, saying: This is my body, which is given for you. Do this for a commemoration of me. 20 In like manner the chalice also, after he had supped, saying: This is the chalice, the new testament in my blood, which shall be shed for you.[/quote]

Matthew, Mark and Luke are saying that he was dining with them to the point of institution of the Sacrament, but from the consecration on, the Sacrament was for the Apostles' and not for Jesus. He is the Sacrament, so no, he did not partake in the Sacramental action, He was the Sacramental Action.

[quote name='John 13:1-']1 Before the festival day of the pasch, Jesus knowing that his hour was come, that he should pass out of this world to the Father: having loved his own who were in the world, he loved them unto the end. [b]2 And when supper was done, (the devil having now put into the heart of Judas Iscariot, the son of Simon, to betray him,)[/b] 3 Knowing that the Father had given him all things into his hands, and that he came from God, and goeth to God; 4 He riseth from supper, and layeth aside his garments, and having taken a towel, girded himself. 5 After that, he putteth water into a basin, and began to wash the feet of the disciples, and to wipe them with the towel wherewith he was girded.[/quote]

John doesn't treat the last supper in the same manner. John views Christ as a servant and doesn't focus on the supper itself, but rather on the mystical aspects of the events surrounding the supper. When you look to John's Gospel, you'll often find that he doesn't focus on an event, but rather the relationship of Christ to the Apostles' during the event.