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And it all happened just as the Saviour had

told them it would.

At the Passover supper the disciples were

alone with Jesus. The time they spent with

Him at these feasts had always been a time of

joy; but now He was troubled in spirit.

At last He said to them in tones of touching

sadness:

“With desire I have desired to eat this

Passover with you before I suffer.”

There was sweet wine on the table, and He

took a cup of it, “and gave thanks, and said:

“Take this, and divide it among yourselves:

for I say unto you, I will not drink of the fruit

of the vine, until the kingdom of God shall

come.” Luke 22:11, 15, 17, 18.

This was the last time that Christ was to keep

the feast with His disciples. It was really the

last Passover that was ever to be kept. For

the lamb was slain to teach the people about