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The Last Supper was what Jesus Himself celebrated with His disciples shortly before His death. What Christians celebrate is known as "the Lord's Supper" or "communion."
How Jehovah's Witnesses celebrate it
We celebrate, or hold a memorial of Jesus "last supper," or "Lord's evening meal," once a year on the date according to the ancient Jewish lunar calendar that it occurred, which was the Jewish month of Nisan, on the 14th of that month. This was also the original date of the Jewish Passover celebration. On our solar calendar, that date falls every year somewhere between the middle of March to the early part of April.
The importance of this date was stressed by Jesus himself at Luke 22:19, where he said to "keep doing this in rememberance of me."
Several years later after Jesus death, his disciples are on record as carrying out this command to celebrate this occassion. We read this account at 1 Corinthians 11:23-26. The Apostle Paul related to those present " For I received from the Lord that which I also handed on to YOU, that the Lord Jesus in the night in which he was going to be handed over took a loaf and, after giving thanks, he broke it and said: "This means my body which is in YOUR behalf. Keep doing this in remembrance of me." He did likewise respecting the cup also, after he had the evening meal, saying: "This cup means the new covenant by virtue of my blood. Keep doing this, as often as YOU drink it, in remembrance of me." For as often as YOU eat this loaf and drink this cup, YOU keep proclaiming the death of the Lord, until he arrives."
By celebrating this event, Christians are obeying Jesus command to do so and, as Paul stated "proclaiming the death of the Lord until he arrives."
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 11y agoThe Last Supper is important to Christians for what it commemorates - the suffering and death of their Lord and Saviour. Jesus began this practice 'on the night when He was betrayed,' in the shadow of the cross. In the same way Christians are to live in the shadow of their own personal cross and death to self just like their Master and Lord.
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∙ 14y agoThe last supper is important as , those who take it show they believe in Christ.
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Why is the last supper is important?
In many ways, the artists that attempted to paint the Last Supper pretty much had to guess what the Apostles looked like; not like there were pictures anywhere. If you had meant "The" Last Supper, try comparing the details of the figures with others in other Last Suppers.
Why people believe that the last supper not important?
The last supper was the event that pretty much started communion, which is used by almost all christian denominations.
Leonardo's important work?
a couple are mona Lisa and the last supper
Was the last supper a major event in the Bible?
Yes the last supper is a very important event in the bible as well as the people of the church, it shows the true believers.
Why was jesus in the middle of the last supper?
because hes the most important one there
Why is the Last Supper important to Catholics?
Roman Catholic AnswerThe Last Supper is important to Catholics and to the whole world, in that, it was at the Last Supper that Our Blessed Lord redeemed the world. The Last Supper was the "making present" of Our Blessed Lord's Passion, Death, and Resurrection to his apostles, and through the continuation of it in the Eucharist, to everyone of us throughout history. In the most sacred Eucharist, which was established with the Last Supper, Our Blessed Lord becomes physically present and remains, it is the greatest miracle that God has bestowed upon us, for which we should be grateful every moment of our lives.
Is it true that at the last supper Jesus instituted the passover?
Passover existed before the Last Supper, so Jesus did not institute it at the Last Supper. He was celebrating the Passover and instituted the Eucharist at the Last Supper.
What was the name of the woman in the Last Supper?
There was not a woman at the Last Supper. The record is below, no woman was present. Jesus had the Last Supper with the 12 apostles.
What does the Last Supper by Durer depict?
The Last Supper is the last meal Christ and his disciples had together.
What day was the Last Supper?
The last supper was a Thursday Christ was crucified on a Friday
When was The Last Supper - opera - created?
The Last Supper - opera - was created in 2000.
When was The Sacrament of the Last Supper created?
The Sacrament of the Last Supper was created in 1955.
