Matthew 26 Drink it Anew in my Father’s Kingdom

 

Matthew 26

Drink it Anew in my Father’s Kingdom

 

Matthew 26:29

I tell you, I will not drink of this fruit of the vine from now on until that day when I drink it anew with you in my Father's kingdom."

 

The time is coming when we will drink the fruit of the vine

In the Kingdom of the Father with Jesus

Maybe the first miracle Jesus preformed also was to tell us of a wedding

Where the best wine will be brought out at last

God’s people have drunk the fruit of the vine anew

At the Passover then at the Table of the Lord

And soon the Marriage Supper of the Lamb

The best is yet to come

 

Drink it Anew in my Father’s Kingdom

 

Matthew 26 is filled with drama…

 

The plot to kill Jesus

 The anointing with expensive ointment

 The Passover and institution of the Lord’s Supper

 Jesus’s prayer in Gethsemane

 Jesus betrayed and arrested

 The High Priest and his council trial and conviction of blasphemy

 Peter denies knowing Jesus.

 

In the midst of this chapter…

 

 While Jesus was observing the Passover meal

with His disciples…

 

 Jesus added to the Passover script.

 

Matthew 26:26-29…

 

While they were eating,

 Jesus took bread, gave thanks and broke it,

and gave it to his disciples, saying,

"Take and eat; this is my body."

 

Then he took the cup,

gave thanks and offered it to them, saying,

 "Drink from it, all of you.

 

This is my blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins. I tell you, I will not drink of this fruit of the vine from now on until that day when I drink it anew with you in my Father's kingdom.

 

Jesus felt the importance of celebrating

the Passover meal with His disciples.

 

The Passover meal was an annual event.

 

It was commemorating the Hebrews’ liberation

from slavery in Egypt and the “passing over”

of the forces of destruction,

and the sparing of the first born of the Israelites…

 

When the Lord smote the land of Egypt

on the eve of the exodus.

 

Six days of celebration filled with

symbols of what God had done.

 

At the end of the meal…

 

 Jesus took two of the key elements

of the Passover meal…

 

The Unleavened Bread and the Cup

filled with the fruit of the vine.

 

With these two sacred elements

 Jesus introduced a New Covenant.

 

The Covenant of the Old was made

with the sacrifice of animals, for sin.

 

 John the Baptist saw Jesus as…

 

 “The Lamb of God who takes away the sins of the world” 

John 1:29, 36

 

The Cup of the Old Covenant was filled

with the fruit of the vine representing…

 

 The blood that must be shed for sin.

 

The law requires that nearly everything

be cleansed with blood,

 and without the shedding of blood

there is no forgiveness.

Hebrews 9:22

 

Jesus introduced the New Covenant

with the Unleavened Bread being…

 

 His Body and the Cup being filled

with His blood for the forgiveness of sins.

 

The early Church celebrated this as…

 

 The Lord’s Supper or Communion often.

 

There was not a requirement day or time

but it was celebrated regularly.

 

Paul tells us…

 

For I received from the Lord what I also passed on to you: The Lord Jesus, on the night he was betrayed, took bread, and when he had given thanks, he broke it and said, "This is my body, which is for you; do this in remembrance of me."  In the same way, after supper he took the cup, saying, "This cup is the new covenant in my blood; do this, whenever you drink it, in remembrance of me."  For whenever you eat this bread and drink this cup, you proclaim the Lord's death until he comes. 1 Corinthians 11:23-26

 

The Lord’s Supper is a time of remembering

Jesus’s death till He comes again.

 

In Matthew 26:29 Jesus says about the cup…

  

I tell you, I will not drink of this fruit of the vine

from now on until that day when I drink it anew

with you in my Father's kingdom."

It is here we get a glimpse into the Kingdom.

 

Jesus says He will not drink again

until He drinks it “anew”

with you in my Father’s Kingdom.

 

“Anew” Greek kainos…

  

Properly, new in quality (innovation), 

fresh in development or opportunity

– because "not found exactly like this before."

 

As respects form…

 

Recently made, fresh, recent, unused, unworn

 

As respects substance…

 

Of a new kind;

unprecedented, novel, uncommon, unheard of

 

When Jesus drinks of this cup again

with us it will be fresh, of a new kind.

 

Where will this happen?

 

Jesus says it will happen…

 

 “In My Father’s Kingdom”

 

Jesus started His ministry preaching…

 

 The Kingdom of Heaven is at hand.

 

It is near.

 

This remained His message

throughout His time on earth.

 

Even after He returned from the grave…

 

 He spent 40 days speaking of the Kingdom.

 

After his suffering, he showed himself to these men and gave many convincing proofs that he was alive. He appeared to them over a period of forty days and spoke about the kingdom of God.

Acts 1:3-4

 

We have Jesus recorded by…

 

 Mark, Luke and Matthew about this account.

 

Mark 14:25…

 

25 "I tell you the truth, I will not drink again of the fruit of the vine until that day when I drink it anew in the kingdom of God."

 

Luke 22:15-18…

 

15 And he said to them, "I have eagerly desired to eat this Passover with you before I suffer. 16 For I tell you, I will not eat it again until it finds fulfillment in the kingdom of God."

17 After taking the cup, he gave thanks and said, "Take this and divide it among you. 18 For I tell you I will not drink again of the fruit of the vine until the kingdom of God comes."

 

Matthew 26:29…

 

I tell you,

I will not drink of this fruit of the vine

from now on until that day when

I drink it anew with you in my Father's kingdom.

 

When will this happen?

 

Luke tells us both eating the bread and drinking the cup

will not happen until…

 

 It finds fulfillment in the Kingdom of God.

 

Paul gives us a lot of information in   

Corinthians 11:23-26…

 

23 For I received from the Lord what I also passed on to you: The Lord Jesus, on the night he was betrayed, took bread, 24 and when he had given thanks, he broke it and said, "This is my body, which is for you; do this in remembrance of me."  25 In the same way, after supper he took the cup, saying, "This cup is the new covenant in my blood; do this, whenever you drink it, in remembrance of me."  26 For whenever you eat this bread and drink this cup, you proclaim the Lord's death until he comes.

 

Paul said the Lord’s Supper was something

he was “passing on” to the Church at Corinth.

 

What Jesus did on the night He was betrayed

was to be carried out again and again

for the purpose of remembering Him.

 

Verse 26 gives us the answer…

 

For whenever you eat this bread and drink this cup,

you proclaim the Lord's death until he comes

.

Jesus will come again

and we will eat and drink with Him

in His Father’s Kingdom.

 

 

So, when will it take place

and what will it look like?

 

The answer is in Revelation 19:6-9…

 

6 Then I heard what sounded like a great multitude,

 like the roar of rushing waters and like loud peals of thunder, shouting:

 

"Hallelujah!

For our Lord God Almighty reigns.

7 Let us rejoice and be glad

and give him glory!

For the wedding of the Lamb has come,

and his bride has made herself ready.

8 Fine linen, bright and clean,

was given her to wear."

 

 (Fine linen stands for the righteous acts of the saints.)

 

9 Then the angel said to me, "Write: 'Blessed are those who are invited to the wedding supper of the Lamb!'" And he added, "These are the true words of God."

 

When the Bride has made herself ready

with the linens of righteous acts,

this is the saints, God’s holy people.

 

It is at the wedding time when

the Groom returns for His Bride.

 

The Wedding will be celebrated with a feast

called the Marriage Supper of the Lamb.

 

Until that time…

 

 His people will celebrate the Lord’s Supper

with each other.

 

They will experience a new wine.

 

But the time will come when the bridegroom

will be taken from them,

 and on that day they will fast

.

21 "No one sews a patch of unshrunk cloth on an old garment. If he does, the new piece will pull away from the old, making the tear worse. 22 And no one pours new wine into old wineskins. If he does, the wine will burst the skins, and both the wine and the wineskins will be ruined. No, he pours new wine into new wineskins."

Mark 2:20-22

 

The new wine like the new covenant

in Christ’s blood needs new containers.

 

Wine changes a person.

 

While the disciples were waiting

for the promise after Jesus ascended into heaven

something happened.

 

The Holy Spirit filled the place

and the believers began to speak in tongues.

 

The people around them said…

 

 “They have had too much wine”

Acts 2:13

 

Peter stood up and said…

 

 “These men are not drunk as you suppose”

Acts 2:13

 

Peter goes on to say…

 

 This was the promise God gave

that He would pour out His Spirit on All people.

 

The definition of the Kingdom in Romans 14:17…

 

 For the kingdom of God is not a matter of eating and drinking, but of righteousness, peace and joy in the Holy Spirit.

 

It is not the eating and drinking

that gives us the real joy we are looking for…

 

But the Holy Spirit.

 

Until the Bridegroom comes…

 

 We have the Holy Spirit demonstrating

the future Kingdom to us…

 

A Kingdom of Righteousness, Peace and Joy.

 

While we wait to drink with

the Bridegroom in the coming Kingdom…

 

 We still have new wine and the Holy Spirit.

 

We may not be in the eternal Kingdom…

 

 But we are able to see the

Kingdom of God in earth as it is in heaven.

 

All of what we see now is…

 

 Encouraging us to long more for His return.

 

The coming of the Bridegroom for His Bride

and the King of Kings

when we shall rule and reign

with Him for ever and ever.

 

Revelation 22:4-5…

 

4 They will see his face, and his name will be on their foreheads. 5 There will be no more night. They will not need the light of a lamp or the light of the sun, for the Lord God will give them light. And they will reign for ever and ever.

 

The time is coming when we will drink

the fruit of the vine in the Kingdom

of the Father with Jesus.

 

Maybe the first miracle Jesus preformed

also was to tell us of a wedding

where the best wine will be brought out at last.

 

From Passover to the Table of the Lord

to the Marriage Supper of the Lamb.

 

The best is yet to come.

 

 

Scripture Reading

 

Matthew 26:26-29 NIV

 

26 While they were eating, Jesus took bread, gave thanks and broke it, and gave it to his disciples, saying, "Take and eat; this is my body."

 

27 Then he took the cup, gave thanks and offered it to them, saying, "Drink from it, all of you. 28 This is my blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins. 29 I tell you, I will not drink of this fruit of the vine from now on until that day when I drink it anew with you in my Father's kingdom."