Mark 14:24 And He said to them, This is My blood of the covenant, which is being poured out for many. 25 Truly I say to you, I shall by no means drink of the product of the vine anymore until that day when I drink it new in the kingdom of God. Heb 9:22 And almost all things are purified by blood according to the law, and without shedding of blood there is no forgiveness.
[Part 2 of 2] Mark 14:25 speaks of the fruit of the vine. The fruit of the vine within the cup of the Lord's table is also a symbol. It signifies the Lord's blood shed on the cross for our sins. His blood was required by God's righteousness for the forgiveness of our sins (Heb. 9:22). Mark 14:24 says that the Lord's blood is the blood of the covenant. The Lord's blood, having satisfied God's righteousness. enacted the new covenant. In this new covenant, God gives us forgiveness, life, salvation, and all spiritual, heavenly and divine blessings. When this new covenant is given to us, it is a cup (Luke 22:20), a portion for us. The Lord shed the blood. God established the covenant, and we enjoy the cup, in which God and all that is of Him are our portion. The blood is the price Christ paid for us, the covenant is the title deed God made to us, and the cup is the portion we receive from God. Concerning the Lord's table, we have the blood, the covenant, and the cup. When we come to the Lord's supper, we see a cup on the table. That cup is a covenant and is also related to the blood. Therefore, the blood, the covenant, and the cup are one. The blood is the price paid by Christ, the covenant is the title deed of our inheritance, and the cup is the portion we receive and enjoy. Christ paid the price, God made the covenant, and we enjoy the portion. By instituting His table the Lord Jesus was indicating to His followers that they would enter into His death and resurrection. The Lord served them not only with His body and blood, but also with His death, resurrection, Himself, and His enlargement, His mystical Body. At His table He served His disciples with Himself, with His death and resurrection, and with His mystical Body as His enlargement. This means that the disciples should enjoy His death, His resurrection, the Lord Himself, and His enlargement. (c) Living Stream Ministry.
Bible verses are taken from the Recovery Version of the Bible and Words of Ministry from Witness Lee, Life-study of Mark, pp. 376-377. Both are published by Living Stream Ministry, Anaheim, CA. Please visit us at www.emanna.com. Send comments to: [email protected].
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