Mateus 26
H.A. Ironside · Citado em PreceptAustin
Mateus 26
Ironside - Mt 26:26-28+ - The Lord’s supper in the Christian church takes the place of the Passover among the Jews. The two are intimately linked together, for it was after the celebration of the paschal feast that Jesus offered His disciples the bread and wine and tenderly requested them to partake of them as setting forth His body about to be offered on the cross and His blood so soon to be shed for the remission of sins. Nearly two millennia have elapsed since that solemn night, during which untold millions of grateful believers have partaken of these memorials in remembrance of Him who loved them even unto death. The communion (1 Corinthians 10:16+) is not in any sense a sacrifice. It commemorates the one perfect sacrifice offered by our Lord once for all when He gave Himself for us on Calvary. Neither should it be celebrated with any thought of its having saving value or increasing merit. It is the reminder that when we were utterly lost and helpless, Christ died for us to redeem us to God. It is true that the sacrifice of praise (Hebrews 13:15+) should ever accompany it as we contemplate the great cost at which we were saved, and rejoice that He who endured such grief and shame for us is now alive forevermore, never again to have to submit to the pain of death. We call Him to mind as the Author and Finisher of faith, who for the joy that was set before Him, endured the cross, despising the shame, and now sits at the right hand of the throne of God (Hebrews 12:2+). (The Continual Burnt Offering) Around the table of His grace, Spread with this feast of love, We meditate in perfect peace On our High Priest above: With praise and gratitude we trace The wonders of His love. Matthew 26:29 “But I say to you, I will not drink of this fruit of the vine from now on until that day when I drink it new with you in My Father’s kingdom.” I will: Ps 4:7 Psalm 104:15 Isa 24:9-11 Mk 14:25+ Lu 22:15-18+ until: Mt 18:20+ <t 28:20 Ps 40:3 Song 5:1+ Isa 53:11+ Zep 3:17+ Zec 9:17 Lu 15:5,6,23-25,32+ Joh 15:11+ John 16:22+ John 17:13+ Ac 10:41+ Heb 12:2+ Rev 5:8-10+ Rev 14:3+ with: Mt 13:43+ Matthew 16:28+ Matthew 25:34+ Isa 25:6 Lu 12:32+ Lk 22:18,29,30+ Rev 7:17+ Related Passages: Mark 14:25+ “Truly I say to you, I will never again drink of the fruit of the vine until that day when I drink it new in the kingdom of God.” Luke 22:15-18+ And He said to them, “I have earnestly desired to eat this Passover with you before I suffer; 16 for I say to you, I shall never again eat it until it is fulfilled in the kingdom of God.” 17 And when He had taken a cup and given thanks, He said, “Take this and share it among yourselves; 18for I say to you, I will not drink of the fruit of the vine from now on until the kingdom of God comes.” Luke 22:29-30+ and just as My Father has granted Me a kingdom, I grant you 30 that you may eat and drink at My table in My kingdom, and you will sit on thrones judging the twelve tribes of Israel. PROPHECY OF MILLENNIUM But - Term of contrast. Contrast is regarding the drinking of the wine. We are to continually drink it in remembrance of Him, but He will not drink it until He establishes the Millennial Kingdom. I say to you, I will (prophetic declaration) not (strong double negative - ou me) drink of this fruit (genema) of the vine (ampelos) (metaphorical description of wine) from now on - This implies He drank of the fruit of the vine up to this time with His disciples. In the parallel passage in Mark 14:25+ Jesus introduces His prophecy with a Truly (amen) I say to you which adds authority and affirmation to His prophetic promise. Until (until = expression of time) that day when I drink it new (kainos - brand new ~ "new wine") with you in My Father’s (pater) kingdom (basileia) - Note the time phrase "UNTIL that day" which indicates that while there is a pause now, Jesus will one day drink it again. This should have given the 11 disciples great assurance that Jesus would indeed establish His literal Kingdom and in that Kingdom they would drink wine (See Marriage of the Lamb). When the disciples see Jesus arrested, they will have a difficult time believing a promise like this, but God never lies and so in this promise is the clear implication that Jesus would be victorious over death and would return to establish His Kingdom! This is an interesting prophecy for it suggests the possibility that we will celebrate either the Passover or more likely the Lord's Supper in the Millennial Kingdom. We know from Zechariah 14:16+ we "will celebrate the Feast of Booths," so it would not be surprising to celebrate the Passover/Lord's Supper as a memorial (see Isa 25:6, Mt 8:11+, Lk 22:29-30+). The word new (kainos - brand new) speaks of this future time as a qualitatively new existence (cf Isaiah 2:1-4+, Isaiah 4:2-6+) and speaks of the spiritual character of that future feast. Finally, note that when I drink is in the present tense which indicates this will not be a single event but a continuing feast. Hallelujah! O the glories that we as His brethren have to look forward to in fellowshiping with our Savior the Lord Jesus Christ! Daniel Akin has an interesting comment noting that "Jesus brought things to a close by refusing to drink the 4th and final cup. Why? Because it is the cup of consummation and life in the promised land of God. For that cup He would wait. First, He must drink to the last drop the cup of God’s wrath and justice. Apart from it, no cup of blessing would be possible." Grassmick agrees with Akin writing "Assuming Jesus followed the established Passover ritual this was the third of four prescribed cups of wine (“the cup of thanksgiving”; cf. 1Co 10:16+) which concluded the main portion of the meal. Presumably He did not drink the fourth cup, the cup of consummation. Its significance still lies in the future when Jesus and His followers will be together again in His kingdom (Luke 22:29–30+; see comments on Mark 14:25+)." (See The Bible Knowledge Commentary) Grant Osborne - As an amēn saying (cf. Mk 3:28+; Mark 14:9, 18+), Jesus’ words here give special emphasis to this fourth cup (see Mk 14:23+), which concluded the meal. The vow of abstinence resembles a Nazirite vow (Nu. 6:1–21+, a vow of dedication to Yahweh). Jesus is also saying that he will never again drink wine on this earth, showing his “resolute will” to accept his Father’s will: his vicarious death was “irrevocable.” drink it new in the kingdom of God. This fourth cup was the cup of consummation, and the point is that God’s plan will not be finished until Christ returns and “the kingdom of my Father” has arrived in fullness. The “drink it new” anticipates the messianic banquet in Revelation 19:6–8+ (cf. Isa. 25:6–9; 1 En. 62:13–16; 2 Bar. 29:5–8). This refers both to the “new wine” of the “new kingdom” and, adverbially, to Jesus drinking it “anew” at the end of the age. Our own eucharistic celebration likewise looks ahead to this eschatological banquet (ED: 1Co 11:26+ says "you proclaim the Lord’s death until He comes." (Mark - Teach the Text ) Dave
Mateus 26
Ironside - “His holy soul shrank from the awfulness of being made sin upon the tree. It was not death, but the divine anger against sin, the imputation to Him of all our iniquities that filled His soul with horror. There was no conflict of wills.” J. Ligon Duncan points out that "You will never understand Jesus’ agony until you realize that His distress is not over death but judgment. You will never understand Jesus’ agony until you understand His aloneness. (The Grieved and Distressed Savior) Bob