"For even Christ our Passover is sacrificed for us (1 Cor. 5:7)." The Bible teaches that the old Jewish Passover has been replaced under the new covenant with the Lord's Supper, which IS the BODY and BLOOD of Jesus (Mark 14:22-24). This ORDINANCE is both natural and spiritual, and is to be observed only once each year in season, just as the old Passover was kept once a year in its season.

God said concerning this Passover under the Law; "and this day shall be unto you for a memorial, and ye shall keep it a feast of the Lord throughout your generations; ye shall keep it a feast by an ordinance forever" (Ex. 12:14). "Thou shall therefore keep this ordinance in His season from year to year" (Ex. 13:10). This Passover was to be kept FROM YEAR TO YEAR and not every week. Just as God commanded the lamb to be killed in the evening, Jesus instituted the Lord's Supper at evening or night (I Cor. 11:23). Under the law, no uncircumcised were to join the company in this feast; when Jesus instituted our Passover, only the disciples were present. This is a marvelous truth and light (1 Cor. 5:6).

We must remember that while they were eating the Passover in the upper room that Jesus took bread and blessed it and break it and gave to them and said, "THIS IS MY BODY" (Mark 14:22), and likewise the cup saying, "THIS IS MY BLOOD" (Mark 14:24). The Bible does not teach the unleavened bread nor the wine as emblems or symbols. Jesus said, "THIS IS MY BODY, and THIS IS MY BLOOD." We also want to remember that Jesus said, "Except ye eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink his blood, ye have no life in you; for my flesh is meat indeed, and my blood is drink indeed. Whoso eateth my flesh and drinketh my blood hath eternal life; and I will raise him up at the last day" (John 6:53-55).

Paul said, "For as OFTEN as ye eat the bread and drink this cup, ye do show the Lord's death till he come (1 Cor. 11:26). The word "OFTEN" does not signify the frequency of the act, but means as many times or when you repeat the act, ye do show the Lord's death till he comes.

With the Lord's supper or our Passover, we must connect another ordinance given by Jesus, and one that has great importance. We read from John's writings as to how, "Jesus ariseth from the supper and poured water in a basin, after he had laid aside his garments and girded himself with a towel. He began to wash the saints feet, and to wipe them with the towel." When Peter refused at first to allow the Lord to wash his feet, Jesus told him that if he did not let him wash his feet that he (Peter) would have no part with Him. Whereupon Peter said, "Lord, not my feet only but my hands and my head also." Jesus explained what he had done by saying, "If I then, your Lord and Master, have washed your feet, ye also ought to wash one another's feet." And he ended by saying, "If ye know these things, happy are ye if ye do them." (John 13:4-17.)