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95. THE PASSOVER LAMB. THE FEET WASHING. JUDAS BETRAYS THE LORD. THE EVENING MEAL OF THE LORD. [1] WHEN noontime had come I told My followers to break up, and we walked back at comfortable pace to the big road between Jerusalem and Jericho. Now it was the day of the Passover lamb and My followers asked Me if and where I wanted to eat it with them. I answered that question in the affirmative and it was My wish that two of them should walk ahead of us into the city to prepare the lamb. After that I would follow with the others. [2] Now in the city there lived a man who belonged to those who were healed in the beginning of My time as Teacher when I personally appeared in Jerusalem for the first time. He was a loyal adherer of My teaching and was not afraid of the Jews and the jealous Pharisees. He had a small inn and wealthy guests visited the place, especially many Romans who traveled to Jerusalem, and therefore he had a good reputation with the people and was able to make a good living. This innkeeper had often invited Me through My disciples to stay with him. [3] I sent Peter and John to him to prepare the Passover lamb there. As a sign to know where his house could be found I told them that they should follow a man carrying a water jug which he would carry into that house. [4] They both were not unknown to the owner and when he heard about My request he immediately had his best hall in his house prepared, which he otherwise used for himself during family feasts, so that we could follow the tradition of the Passover lamb undisturbed. He himself, who was according to the temple an apostate Israelite who chose the side of the Romans, did not honor that tradition anymore, especially because he had a Greek wife with whom he lived according to My teaching without any kind of rules from the temple. [5] This is the owner of the tiled hall who was mentioned by the evangelists with the exception of John, because later it seemed very important to them to indicate where the evening meal had taken place, while John was only concerned about the words that were spoken on that occasion and not about the outer things. [6] When evening had come I arrived with My followers. After we were joyfully welcomed by our host and his family we were brought to the hall that was mentioned and he assured us that no one would disturb us there, and we installed ourselves to prepare the Passover lamb. [7] All that was said that evening was also precisely written down by the evangelist John and it can be read there. Just a few things should be mentioned here so that one should better understand how the events took place. [8] After we ate the lamb in the traditional manner, I stood up, girded Myself and began the foot washing in which the Son of man expressed the deepest humiliation because that was a task of the lowest servants and slaves. At the same time it shows that no one can walk My ways before I have cleansed the instruments for him which allow him to also walk these ways – so this means: his heart must be completely cleansed of all the dust of the roads of the world on which he walked up to then, and I am the One who will give him the means for that. Therefore, no one should fear these washings, otherwise he will have no part in Me. [9] So with this I gave the disciples a profound teaching by way of a symbol by which the latter is of course not the main thing but the core in it means everything. [10] As I cleansed My disciples, so also mankind should strive to cleanse one another so that they can truly follow Me with a pure heart, thus with washed feet. [21] Now I once more gave briefly My whole teaching to My disciples as you can read it precisely in John 14 and 17 with all the speeches and replies of the disciples, and the objections of Peter and Phillip and the replies to these. [22] With all these discussions it already became late, and now I took the bread again of which I had prepared the first pieces, and said to the eleven: “Let each one of you still take a piece that I prepare here. This is My body, the incarnated Word that has to become alive in you. Take also this cup, drink from it all of you, it is My blood that will be poured out for you for the forgiveness of your sins. He who will not eat My flesh and drink My blood will never become blessed. You know now how you should understand this and you will no more be offended at these words1. Eat and drink, and whenever you will do this, do it in remembrance of Me. Where two will do this in remembrance of Me and will come together in My name, I also will be amongst them.” [23] The disciples did now as I told them. Then we left the house after I also had thanked our host who lovingly said goodbye. (GGJ Book 25, chap.95)
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