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Waarom Jesus nie nagmaalbrood eet en wyn drink nie

Waarom Jesus nie nagmaalbrood eet en wyn drink nie

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Die apostel Matteus skryf die volgende op:

Terwyl hulle geëet het, het Jesus brood geneem, gedank en dit gebreek en dit vir sy dissipels gegee en gesê: Neem en eet; dit is my liggaam.” Toe het hy die beker geneem, gedank en vir hulle gesê: “Drink almal hiervan. Dit is my bloed van die verbond, wat vir baie uitgestort word tot vergifnis van sondes. Ek sê vir julle: Ek sal van nou af nie van hierdie vrug van die wingerdstok drink tot op die dag wanneer Ek dit opnuut saam met julle drink in die koninkryk van my Vader nie” (Matthéüs 26:26-29 NLV 84, beklemtoning myne).

En Lukas skryf,

“Want Ek sê vir julle: Ek sal dit nie weer eet totdat dit vervulling vind in die koninkryk van God nie.” Nadat hy die beker geneem het, het hy gedank en gesê: “Neem dit en verdeel dit onder julle. Want Ek sê vir julle, ek sal nie weer van die vrug van die wingerdstok drink totdat die koninkryk van God kom nie.” En hy het brood geneem en gedank en dit gebreek en dit vir hulle gegee en gesê: Dit is my liggaam wat vir julle gegee is; doen dit ter nagedagtenis aan my.” Net so het Hy na die aandmaal die beker geneem en gesê, “Hierdie beker is die nuwe verbond in my bloed wat vir julle uitgestort word” (Lukas 22:16-20 NLV 84).

En Johannes het die volgende aangeteken:

 En Jesus sê vir hulle: Voorwaar, voorwaar Ek sê vir julle, as julle nie die vlees van die Seun van die mens eet en sy bloed drink nie, het julle geen lewe in julleself nie. Hy wat my vlees eet en my bloed drink, het die ewige lewe, en Ek sal hom opwek in die laaste dag. Want my vlees is waarlik spys, en my bloed is waarlik drank. Wie my vlees eet en my bloed drink, bly in My en Ek in hom. Soos die lewende Vader My gestuur het, en Ek deur die Vader lewe, so sal hy wat My eet, ook deur My lewe. Dít is die brood wat uit die hemel neergedaal het — nie soos julle vaders die manna geëet en gesterwe het nie; wie hierdie brood eet, sal tot in ewigheid lewe. (Johannes 6:53-58 AFR’33’53 beklemtoning myne).

Jesus is God se Middelaar – die teenwoordigheid en persoon van God in menslike vorm, wat die wil en doel van God aan die mensdom deur bediening openbaar. Jesus is die individu, die waarnemende agent en die ambassadeur van die Godheid aan en vir die mensdom, wat die gesamentlike doelwitte van die Vader, Seun en Heilige Gees uitvoer. Jesus is God in menslike vorm:

  • “Want vir ons is ‘n kind gebore, aan ons is ‘n seun gegee, en die regering sal op sy skouers wees. En Hy sal genoem word Wonderbare Raadsman, Magtige God, Ewige Vader, Vredevors ” (Jesaja 9:6, NLV 84, beklemtoning myne).
  • “Want in Hom woon al die volheid van die Godheid liggaamlik” (Kolossense 2:9 AFR’33).
  • “Die Seun weerkaats God se heerlikheid, en Hy is die presiese ewebeeld van wie God werklik is” (Hebreërs 1:3, NLV ‘11, beklemtoning myne).

Jesus is God, ten volle en volkome, wat ‘n ware mens geword het. En God se doel met die stuur van Jesus was om die wêreld te red (Johannes 3:16, 17). Jesus, die volle verpersoonliking van die Godheid, die Ewige Vader wat in die mensdom gebore is, is dus die Middelaar van die genadeverbond, die Handhawer van die verlossingsooreenkoms, die Verskaffer van die genesingsplan, die Advokaat van God se reëling om ons sondesiekte te verwyder en ons tot geregtigheid te herstel, en die goddelike Afgevaardigde wat God se genesende waarheid en liefde versprei. Die gesamentlike doel van wat die Godheid ontwerp het, word saamgestel, geïmplementeer, vervul, uitgevoer en voltooi in die persoon van Christus. En Jesus in die hemel gaan vandag voort om God se genade, waarheid, liefde, teenwoordigheid, krag, vergifnis, barmhartigheid en planne aan jou en my te bemiddel deur Sy verteenwoordiger, die Heilige Gees, hier op aarde.

Dus, die simbole van Sy offer, die simbole van Sy reddingswerk, het Hy aan sondaars uitgedeel en nie aan Sy Vader nie! Hy het die brood gebreek en dit vir sy dissipels gegee. Hy het die beker geneem en dit vir Sy dissipels gegee, wat die waarheid simboliseer waarvan Hy in Johannes 6 gepraat het – dat Sy vlees deur sondaars ingeneem moet word en dat Sy bloed deur sondaars geïnternaliseer moet word sodat sondaars genees kan word en die ewige lewe kan hê. Maar sulke taal is alles simbolies. Wat beteken dit in werklikheid?

In die begin was die Woord, en die Woord was by God, en die Woord was God. … Die Woord het vlees geword en sy woning onder ons gemaak. Ons het sy heerlikheid duidelik gesien, ‘n heerlikheid soos dié van die enigste Seun van die Vader, vol liefdevolle goedheid en waarheid (Johannes 1:1, 14 NLV ‘11, beklemtoning myne).

Jesus is die Woord van God wat ‘n ware en volle mens geword het. So het die Woord, die waarheid van God wat by ons kom woon het, vlees geword. Dit is simbolies geleer deur die offerstelsel waarin die lam Jesus verteenwoordig het. En net soos die vlees van die offerdier en die ongesuurde brode, wanneer dit fisies geëet is, boustene geword het vir die liggame van diegene wat dit geëet het, wat energie en struktuur verskaf het om lewe en gesondheid te gee, so is Jesus ook die Woord van God, die verpersoonliking van waarheid, wat ons in ons harte en gedagtes moet inneem. Soos ons deel het aan die waarheid wat Jesus geopenbaar het, word die waarheid boustene in ons gedagtes, wat ons begrip, die struktuur van ons individualiteit, die raamwerk van ons perspektief vorm. Die waarheid van Jesus maak ons vry van die leuens van die duiwel en herstel ons om op God te vertrou. In daardie vertroue maak ons ons harte oop vir God en nooi ons die Heilige Gees in wat vir ons die “bloed”, die “lewe”, die oorwinning van Christus bring. Ons ervaar Sy liefde, krag, teenwoordigheid en ‘n nuwe hart en regte gees – ons ontvang die lewe van Christus en word deelgenote van die goddelike natuur (2 Petrus 1:4). Dit word gesimboliseer deur die wyn/bloed, want die lewe “is in die bloed” (Levitikus 17:11 NLV 84). Ons word weergebore tot ‘n nuwe lewe, met ‘n nuwe energieke, lewende, reinigende krag wat van Jesus af kom.

Jesus bemiddel die verbond van die Vader aan ons, nie van ons aan die Vader nie! Dit is wat Jesus by die Laaste Avondmaal gedemonstreer het toe Hy die verbond aan Sy dissipels bemiddel het. Hy bemiddel die verbond met jou en my deur die waarheid te versprei wat ons wen om te vertrou, en dan stort Hy Sy lewe en liefde in ons harte uit deur die Heilige Gees sodat ons wedergebore en herskep word – en “ek leef nie meer nie, maar Christus leef in my” (Galasiërs 2:20 AFR’33). Ons is diegene wat die waarheid nodig het; ons is diegene wat ‘n nuwe hart nodig het – ‘n nuwe rein, heilige en regverdige lewe.

As ons dit alles verstaan, kan ons nou verstaan waarom Jesus gesê het dat Hy nie weer aan hierdie simbole sal deelneem totdat ons almal saam in die hemel is nie: omdat Hy wil hê ons moet verstaan dat Hy nie in die hemel is om Sy bloed aan die Vader te bemiddel nie. Sy Vader het nie die waarheid nodig wat aan Hom voorgehou word nie. Sy Vader het nie ‘n nuwe, heilige en regverdige lewe nodig wat in Hom herskep moet word nie. Jesus het ons die werklikheid van Sy bemiddeling vertel. Hy sê vir elke sondaar op die planeet,

“Neem en eet; dit is my liggaam.” Toe het hy die beker geneem, gedank en aan hulle gesê: “Drink almal hiervan. Dit is my bloed van die verbond, wat vir baie uitgestort word tot vergifnis van sondes. Ek sê vir julle: Ek sal van nou af nie van hierdie vrug van die wingerdstok drink tot op die dag wanneer Ek dit opnuut saam met julle drink in die koninkryk van my Vader nie” (Matthéüs 26:26-29 NLV 84, beklemtoning myne).

Jesus sê duidelik vir ons dat wanneer ons die bemiddeling van Christus ontvang het en wedergebore is, met ons nuwe harte versoen met God deur Hom te internaliseer, Hy nie nodig sal wees om tussen die Vader en ons te bemiddel nie, maar dat ons die Vader direk kan vra omdat ons Sy “Naam” het – Sy karakter word in ons weergegee!

 “En in dié dag sal julle My niks vra nie. Voorwaar, voorwaar Ek sê vir julle, alles wat julle die Vader in my Naam sal vra, sal Hy julle gee. Tot nou toe het julle niks in my Naam gevra nie; bid, en julle sal ontvang, sodat julle blydskap volkome kan wees. Hierdie dinge het Ek tot julle gespreek in spreuke, maar die tyd kom wanneer Ek nie meer met julle in spreuke sal spreek nie, maar julle duidelik van die Vader sal verkondig. In dié dag sal julle in my Naam bid; en Ek sê nie vir julle dat Ek die Vader vir julle sal bid nie. Want die Vader self het julle lief, omdat julle My liefgehad het en geglo het dat Ek van God uitgegaan het.” (Joh 16:23-27 AFRB’23, beklemtoning myne).

Hoe hartseer moet dit Jesus maak om te sien dat soveel Christene leer dat Hy in die hemel is om Sy bloed aan Sy Vader voor te lê. Die Vader het nie Jesus se offer nodig nie – die Vader het die wêreld so liefgehad dat Hy Jesus gestuur het om die offer te maak om vir ons te voorsien wat ons nodig het om ons van sonde te red en te reinig!

Daarom nooi ek jou uit om jou te verheug in Jesus as ons Middelaar, die Middelaar van die genadeverbond wat deur die Vader, Seun en Heilige Gees aan ons voorsien is, omdat hulle ons liefhet met ‘n ewige liefde. En ek nooi jou uit om die infeksie van opgelegde wet te verwerp, die regsleuens te verwerp wat Jesus se ware bemiddeling verdraai in ‘n vreesinduserende stelsel van paaiing en wetlike aanpassing met ‘n god wat betaling vereis, ‘n god met wie gepleit moet word om barmhartig te wees. Ek nooi jou uit …

Kom na die berg Sion, na die hemelse Jerusalem, die stad van die lewende God … na duisende der duisende engele in vreugdevolle byeenkoms, na die kerk van die eersgeborenes, wie se name in die hemel geskrywe is … na Jesus, die middelaar van ‘n nuwe verbond (Hebreërs 12:22-24, NLV 84).

 

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