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APPENDIX The Lord’s Evening Meal—An Observance That Honors God CHRISTIANS are commanded to observe the Memorial of Christ’s death. This observance is also called “the Lord’s evening meal.” (1 Corinthians 11:20) What is so significant about it? When and how should it be observed? Jesus Christ instituted this observance on the night of the Jewish Passover in 33 C.E. The Passover was a celebration held just once a year, on the 14th day of the Jewish month Nisan. To calculate that date, the Jews evidently waited for the spring equinox. This is the day when there are approximately 12 hours of daylight and 12 hours of darkness. The first observable new moon nearest to the spring equinox marked the beginning of Nisan. Passover came 14 days later, after sunset. Jesus celebrated the Passover with his apostles, dismissed Judas Iscariot, and then instituted the Lord’s Evening Meal. This meal replaced the Jewish Passover and therefore should be observed only once a year. The Gospel of Matthew reports: “Jesus took a loaf and, after saying a blessing, he broke it and, giving it to the disciples, he said: ‘Take, eat. This means my body.’ Also, he took a cup and, having given thanks, he gave it to them, saying: ‘Drink out of it, all of you; for this means my “blood of the covenant,” which is to be poured out in behalf of many for forgiveness of sins.’” Some believe that Jesus turned the bread into his literal flesh and the wine into his blood. However, Jesus’ fleshly body was still intact when he offered this bread. Were Jesus’ apostles really eating his literal flesh and drinking his blood? No, for that would have been cannibalism and a violation of God’s law. (Genesis 9:3, 4; Leviticus 17:10) According to Luke 22:20, Jesus said: “This cup means the new covenant by virtue of my blood, which is to be poured out in your behalf.” Did that cup literally become “the new covenant”? That would be impossible, since a covenant is an agreement, not a tangible object. Hence, both the bread and the wine are only symbols. The bread symbolizes Christ’s perfect body. Jesus used a loaf of bread left over from the Passover meal. The loaf was made without any leaven, or yeast. (Exodus 12:8) The Bible often uses leaven as a symbol of sin or corruption. The bread therefore represents the perfect body that Jesus sacrificed. It was free of sin. The red wine represents Jesus’ blood. That blood makes valid the new covenant. Jesus said that his blood was poured out “for forgiveness of sins.” Humans can thus become clean in God’s eyes and can enter into the new covenant with Jehovah. (Hebrews 9:14; 10:16, 17) This covenant, or contract, makes it possible for 144,000 faithful Christians to go to heaven. There they will serve as kings and priests for the blessing of all mankind. Who should partake of these Memorial emblems? Logically, only those in the new covenant What about those who have the hope of living forever in Paradise on earth? They obey Jesus’ command and attend the Lord’s Evening Meal, but they come as respectful observers, not partakers. Once a year after sundown on Nisan 14, Jehovah’s Witnesses observe the Lord’s Evening Meal. Although only a few thousand worldwide profess to have the heavenly hope, this observance is precious to all Christians. It is an occasion when all can reflect upon the superlative love of Jehovah God and Jesus Christ.
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DODATAK Gospodinova večera – proslava kojom se slavi Boga KRŠĆANIMA je zapovjeđeno da se sjećaju Kristove smrti i obilježavaju je. Ta se Spomen-svečanost također naziva ‘Gospodinova večera’ (1. Korinćanima 11:20). Zašto je ona toliko značajna? Kada i kako je treba održavati? Isus Krist uveo ju je u noći židovske Pashe 33. n. e. Pasha je bila proslava koja se održavala samo jednom godišnje, 14. dana židovskog mjeseca nisana. Židovi su taj dan očito određivali po proljetnom ekvinociju, odnosno ravnodnevici. To je dan u kojem ima otprilike 12 sati dnevnog svjetla i 12 sati mraka. Prvi mladi mjesec najbliži proljetnom ekvinociju označavao je početak nisana. Pasha je dolazila 14 dana kasnije, nakon zalaska sunca. Isus je proslavio Pashu sa svojim apostolima, otpustio Judu Iskariota i potom uveo Gospodinovu večeru. Budući da je zamijenila židovsku Pashu, treba je obilježavati samo jednom godišnje. Evanđelje po Mateju izvještava: “Isus je uzeo kruh i, izrekavši blagoslov, razlomio ga te dao učenicima i rekao: ‘Uzmite, jedite! Ovo predstavlja tijelo moje.’ I uzeo je čašu, zahvalio Bogu i dao im je, govoreći: ‘Pijte iz nje svi, jer ovo predstavlja moju “krv saveza”, koja će se proliti za mnoge radi oproštenja grijeha!’” (Matej 26:26-28). Neki vjeruju da je Isus kruh pretvorio u svoje doslovno tijelo, a vino u svoju krv. Međutim, Isusovo tijelo bilo je netaknuto kad je ponudio kruh. Jesu li Isusovi apostoli doista jeli njegovo doslovno tijelo i pili njegovu krv? Nisu, jer to bi bio kanibalizam, čime bi se kršilo Božji zakon (1. Mojsijeva 9:3, 4; 3. Mojsijeva 17:10). Prema Luki 22:20 Isus je rekao: “Ova čaša predstavlja novi savez na temelju moje krvi, koja će se proliti za vas.” Je li ta čaša doslovno postala “novi savez”? Takvo što bilo bi nemoguće jer savez je sporazum, a ne neki opipljivi predmet. Dakle, i kruh i vino samo su simboli. Kruh predočava Kristovo savršeno tijelo. Isus je uzeo kruh koji je ostao od pashalne večere. On je bio napravljen bez kvasca (2. Mojsijeva 12:8). U Bibliji se kvasac često koristi kao simbol grijeha i iskvarenosti. Stoga beskvasni kruh predočava savršeno tijelo koje je Isus žrtvovao. Ono je bilo bezgrešno (Matej 16:11, 12; 1. Korinćanima 5:6, 7; 1. Petrova 2:22; 1. Ivanova 2:1, 2). Crno vino predočava Isusovu krv. Ta krv novi savez čini pravomoćnim. Isus je rekao da je njegova krv bila izlivena “radi oproštenja grijeha”. Zahvaljujući tome ljudi mogu postati čisti u očima Jehove Boga i ući u novi savez s njim (Hebrejima 9:14; 10:16, 17). Na temelju tog saveza, ili ugovora, 144 000 vjernih kršćana imaju priliku otići na nebo. Tamo će služiti kao kraljevi i svećenici na blagoslov svim ljudima (1. Mojsijeva 22:18; Jeremija 31:31-33; 1. Petrova 2:9; Otkrivenje 5:9, 10; 14:1-3). Tko treba uzimati kruh i vino na Spomen-svečanosti? Logično je da samo oni s kojima je sklopljen novi savez — to jest oni koji imaju nadu da će ići na nebo — smiju uzimati kruh i vino. Božji sveti duh jamči im da su odabrani da budu kraljevi na nebu (Rimljanima 8:16). Oni su i u savezu za Kraljevstvo s Isusom (Luka 22:29). Što je s onima koji se nadaju vječnom životu u raju na Zemlji? Oni slušaju Isusovu zapovijed i prisustvuju proslavi Gospodinove večere, ali samo kao promatrači puni poštovanja. Oni ne uzimaju kruh i vino. Jednom godišnje, nakon zalaska sunca 14. nisana, Jehovini svjedoci obilježavaju Gospodinovu večeru. Iako samo nekoliko tisuća osoba diljem svijeta smatra da ima nebesku nadu, ta proslava svim kršćanima puno znači. To je prilika kada svi mogu razmišljati o beskrajnoj ljubavi Jehove Boga i Isusa Krista (Ivan 3:16).