The Lord's Table

[Doug]

This study will examine if the Lord's table is the same as the Lord's supper.
In the verses below we see the setting for the table is the sanctuary.

44:15 But the priests the Levites, the sons of Zadok, that kept the charge of my sanctuary when the children of Israel went astray from me, they shall come near to me to minister unto me, and they shall stand before me to offer unto me the fat and the blood, saith the Lord GOD:

44:16 They shall enter into my sanctuary, and they shall come near to my table, to minister unto me, and they shall keep my charge. Ezekiel 44:15-16

Showbread in the passage below represents Christ, who was broken for us. The showbread is set upon table.
25:30 And thou shalt set upon the table showbread before me always. Exodus 25:30
The verse below speaks to the coming kingdom, in which Israel will reign with Christ and be a blessing to the nations on earth. The table set in the kingdom will be to commune with Christ and the twelve apostles will judge Israel.

22:30 That ye may eat and drink at my table in my kingdom, and sit on thrones judging the twelve tribes of Israel. Luke 22:30

Paul is admonishing the believers below that they can't be partakers of Christ and his kingdom by partaking of his provision at the table and at the same time have fellowship with the idolatry of devils.
10:21 Ye cannot drink the cup of the Lord, and the cup of devils: ye cannot be partakers of the Lord's table, and of the table of devils. 1 Corinthians 10:21

In the Lord's supper the cup represents his blood which was shed to forgive all sin and provide the new covenant.
Below the cup is the cup of the provision for salvation.

116:13 I will take the cup of salvation, and call upon the name of the LORD. Psalms 116:13
The Lord's table is where we have fellowship in and with Christ, it is the celebration of the provision that is made for the new covenant, for Israel and the body of Christ.
The Lord's supper is a memorial of Christ's body and blood sacrifice which put the new covenant in motion. It is not the feast of unleavened bread and the passover sacrifice.
Both openly proclaim the victory Christ gave us over sin and death and both share in breaking bread and the cup of blessing. The Lord's table and supper appear to me, to be one and the same.

 

[NewCreation435]

1 Corinthians 10:21 sounds very much like communion to me when he says in that context the "Lord's Table", but the other references seem to be about the showbread which foreshadowed Christ. He made statements about himself when he said that he is the Bread of Life which the bread in the tabernacle ultimately represented

 

[psalms 91]

Yupe and shadows, also why studying the temple is important. Also if we are to be kings and priests I think it important that we understand what they did

 

[MennoSota]

Yupe and shadows, also why studying the temple is important. Also if we are to be kings and priests I think it important that we understand what they did

I imagine God has a quick "How-to" manual at Heaven’s "Priestly Training Academy."

 

[TurtleHare]

Holy Communion was not established until Jesus sat down with his disciples on the night he was betrayed and using old testament verses to question if it was the same as the Lord's Supper isn't going to convince anyone that it was. A foreshadowing perhaps of what was to come but not the real thing.

 

[Pedrito]

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Post #4:

I imagine God has a quick "How-to" manual at Heaven’s "Priestly Training Academy."

I don’t want to let the cat out of the bag, but I think it’s called the Bible.


(And it is comprehensive, rather than simply a quick overview.)

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[MoreCoffee]

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Post #4:


I don’t want to let the cat out of the bag, but I think it’s called the Bible.


(And it is comprehensive, rather than simply a quick overview.)

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Do you honestly expect to find a "priestly training college" in heaven?

 

[Pedrito]

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Post #7:

Do you honestly expect to find a "priestly training college" in heaven?

Methinks that question is better asked of the Author of Post #4, to which I was replying.

God’s Holy Revelation to us (the Bible) is for the here and now – it convicts of sin, it calls to repentance, it reveals God’s visible plan and secret purpose, it reveals the way of salvation, and it strengthens and trains the Believer, etc.

And while 1 Corinthians 13:12 states: For now we see through a glass, darkly; but then face to face: now I know in part; but then shall I know even as also I am known., I don’t think that that relates to any “quick "How-to" manual at Heaven’s "Priestly Training Academy." ” to which MennoSota jokingly referred.

I would suggest that the members of the “kings and priests” or “kingdom of priests” (depending on the translation looked at) are in training now.

But I’m open to Scripture which contrasts with that idea.

Must keep an open mind.

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[MoreCoffee]

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Post #7:


Methinks that question is better asked of the Author of Post #4, to which I was replying.

God’s Holy Revelation to us (the Bible) is for the here and now – it convicts of sin, it calls to repentance, it reveals God’s visible plan and secret purpose, it reveals the way of salvation, and it strengthens and trains the Believer, etc.

And while 1 Corinthians 13:12 states: For now we see through a glass, darkly; but then face to face: now I know in part; but then shall I know even as also I am known., I don’t think that that relates to any “quick "How-to" manual at Heaven’s "Priestly Training Academy." ” to which MennoSota jokingly referred.

I would suggest that the members of the “kings and priests” or “kingdom of priests” (depending on the translation looked at) are in training now.

But I’m open to Scripture which contrasts with that idea.

Must keep an open mind.

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Yes, my response was about the post that you replied to. But I asked you because yours was the most recent post quoting the "priestly training college" in heaven.