Luke 22:17

"for I tell you, I will no longer by any means eat of it until it is fulfilled in God’s Kingdom.”"

Key Reflection

In Luke 22:17, Jesus speaks of eating the Passover meal and hints at his impending sacrifice, stating he will not partake "until it is fulfilled in God's Kingdom." This suggests that Jesus views his own death as essential for the fulfillment of prophetic promises and the establishment of God’s kingdom on earth. Through his suffering and resurrection, he fulfills the covenant and provides a new, spiritual Passover for believers.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

Verse 17. And he took the cup and gave thanks. This was not the sacramental cup, for that was taken after supper, Lu 22:20. This was one of the cups which were usually taken during the celebration of the Passover, and pertained to that observance. After he had kept this in the usual manner, he instituted the supper which bears his name, using the bread and wine which had been prepared for the Passover, and thus ingrafted the Lord's Supper on the Passover, or superseded the Passover by another ordinance, which was intended to be perpetual.

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