Jesus’ arrival in Jerusalem coincided with the Jewish feast of the Passover, the most important Festival of the Jewish year. It was the occasion when the Jews would give thanks to God for rescuing them from slavery in Egypt.
When Jesus was growing up, he would have eaten the Passover meal every year with his family and friends. Now, Jesus knew that he was going to die soon, and he wanted to give his friends a way of remembering him. So he celebrated the Passover meal with them as always, but he did it a bit differently.
During the meal, he took some bread, gave thanks to God and he broke it. He passed it to his friends on either side of him and said, ‘Take and eat; this is my body.’ Then he picked up the cup of wine and said, ‘Drink from it, all of you. This is my blood of the new covenant, which is poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins.’
That was the last time that Jesus ate with his friends before he died and so we call it the Last Supper.
Whole story - Luke 22:7-28
Image One - Jesus' Triumphant Entry
Image Two - The Last Supper
Image Three - Gethsemane
Image Four - The Trial
Image Five - The Crucifixion
Image Six - The Resurrection
