Isaiah 25:1-12

Isaiah 25 is really telling us of a feast that is like no other feast. It's the banquet

! It's the banquet to which all other banquets point. It's a feast that doesn't take place

! In your home or in a restaurant or a function hall because it's much much bigger than that.

It is a feast that I hope will make our mouths water this morning. Just thinking about it.

It's a feast that costs more than you can ever imagine. And it's a feast in which you

can only participate in if you're on the guest list. And so that's what I want to think of.

I want to think about four headings this morning. The preparation for the feast, the feast itself,

the guest list, and the final bill. Let's look at the preparations for the feast. Look at

Isaiah 25. And we're into a new section that runs from Isaiah 24 to 27. And it's often referred

to as the apocalypse of Isaiah. Sometimes when you and I hear that word, we think Hollywood,

don't we? Apocalypse. And we think of buildings burning and bloody battles and things blowing

up and monsters. But the word apocalypse really just means an unveiling. It means a revealing

revelation. In fact, the Greek word is used for the title of the last page of the Bible.

And it comes from the Greek word apocalypsis. So that's where we get the word apocalypse.

It's just revelation, a revealing, an unveiling. So here in Isaiah 24 to 27, you have Isaiah's

apocalypse. And that's Isaiah's revelation. And in fact, as you read these chapters, which

I hope you will, it mirrors a lot of what we find in the last book of the Bible. Lots

of the themes of Isaiah 24 to 27 are picked up in the book of Revelation. Isaiah 24 begins,

doesn't it, in the most sober of fashions. Can you see that? Look down at verse 1 of chapter

24. Behold, the Lord will empty the earth and make it desert. He'll twist its surface and

scatter its inhabitants. Look down at verse 23. The earth shall be utterly empty and utterly

plundered, for the Lord has spoken his word. Do you see, the Lord is going to lay waste the

earth and devastate it. He will ruin it. He will scatter its inhabitants. And the earth will

be laid completely waste and totally plundered because the Lord has spoken his word. And

if you've been with us during this series on Isaiah, you might have sensed, well, this

is where everything is going. In chapters 13 to 23, you've got the 10 oracles, those 10

messages for Judah and the neighbouring cities and nations. Oracles of judgment. And people

are trusting in anything but God. And here's where it all leads. It leads to utter devastation.

To utter destruction throughout the world. And if you work your way through chapter 4, which

we're not going to do this morning, it is very chilling reading. There's no joy left.

In Isaiah 25, 24, there's gloom. There's gloom in the world because people have lived their

lives apart from God. They've lived their lives away from God and the consequences of judgment

and devastation. And we've seen that again and again and again. But Isaiah won't just leave

it there. There is a glimmer of hope. Look at verses 14 to 16 of Isaiah 24. Verse 14 to 16.

They lift up their voices and they sing for joy. Over the majesty of the Lord they shout from the

west. Therefore in the east, give glory to God. In the coastlands of the sea, give glory to the name

of the Lord the God of Israel. From the ends of the earth we hear songs of praise.

Of glory to the righteous one. But I say, I waste away. I waste away. Woe is me. For the

traitors are betrayed. With betrayal the traitors are betrayed.

So the question is, in verse 14 of Isaiah 24, is who are they? Who are these people who are

raising their voices? And it appears as you read through Isaiah that there is a remnant.

There is a small part of the people of Judah that Isaiah keeps coming back to. A remnant,

a small group of people who have kept trusting in the Lord. And there is a sense here that

they are spread out throughout the globe from the east to the west. And Isaiah says they

are singing. And the title of the piece that they are singing is glory to the righteous one.

Now, we don't get to that particular song. But I would want to suggest to you, in verse

25 and 26, we get some of the words, we get some of the lyrics of that song from Isaiah

himself, who breaks out. Look at Isaiah 25 verses 1 and 2. He says,

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Oh Lord, you are my God. I will exalt you. I will praise your name for you have done wonderful

things. Plans formed of old, faithful and sure. For you have made the city a heap. The fortified

city a ruin. The foreigner's palace is a city or more. It will never be rebuilt.

Just let it be, it's one again. Isaiah praises this covenant God who he says is his God. He

is the personal God. He's not just our God, but is he your God? Individually. And the reason

for praising God is because of his rescue for his people. That just as God had promised

to bring his people out of Egypt to the promised land, so now God is going to bring his people

through a ruined world, through devastation. Represented here as the city. And he'll bring

them to the ultimate promised land. And God had acted on behalf of his people with every

imaginable act of faithfulness. And in doing so he's performed marvellous deeds and marvellous

things that could never have been achieved naturally. Isaiah goes on in the song to speak

of how God was a refuge to the people. A refuge to the people from the shelter, from the storm.

He was a shelter. He was a shade from the heat. And nothing is going to stop this God from

achieving what he planned long ago. And the end result is that the song of his enemies will

be completely silent. They will sing no more. Because as you know you only sing when you're

winning. While those who like Isaiah will sing. And they will sing a song that will never be

silenced. Because God has done marvellous things in preparation. The question is in preparation

for what? And when we come to verses 6-8 we see that God has been preparing for a feast.

So let's look at the feast. Verses 6-8. Verses 6-8 almost comes as a surprise. I don't think

you would be expecting them if you've just read the first five verses. But in fact verses

6-8 is the heart of the chapter. In Isaiah 25 verse 6. On this mountain the Lord of hosts

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will make for all the peoples a feast of rich food. A feast of well aged wine. Of rich food

full of marrow. Of aged wine well refined. And he will swallow up on this mountain the covering

that's cast over all the peoples. The veil that's spread over all the nations. He will

swallow up death forever. And the Lord God will wipe away all tears from their faces. And

the reproach of his people he'll take away from all the earth. For the Lord has spoken.

Here is what the Lord Almighty is preparing for his people. It is a feast. It is the most

magnificent banquet. I don't know what the most amazing meal you've ever had was. Where

was it? Where's the most amazing meal you've ever had? Think about that for a minute. Maybe

it was in a home. Maybe it was in a restaurant. Maybe it was at a wedding reception. And it

depends doesn't it? As you think about that most amazing meal you've ever had, you're not

just talking about the meal. But you're talking about the context and the setting and the guests.

When you talk about that most amazing meal that you've ever had, you think about the context.

You're not just talking about the food. But you can have eaten the greatest meal with your

best friends in the most wonderful home or restaurant. And yet this meal, God promises,

this trumps it. It will far surpass any restaurant you could ever go to. And Isaiah says, here there

is food beyond your wildest imagination. That the wine will be aged to absolute perfection.

And at that table, you will feast. It's a picture, isn't it, of a world made perfect where you

will enjoy God's presence for the full. A world where there will be total provision and plenty

and satisfaction. And it is all represented by this lavish feast. But that is not all Isaiah

says here. Because he says, actually no one will leave this feast. No one ever needs to get

up from the table, as it were. There will never be a time when the host will say, okay, that's

it. Time for you to go home. And the reason for that, Isaiah says, is that death itself is

on the menu. Death itself is going to be there on the dessert table. And God is going to swallow

up death itself. Death will be literally consumed by God. The shroud of pain and sorrow, Isaiah says,

it will be removed. And God will and can wipe away all tears. And he will vindicate all those

who belong to him. It is the most wonderful image of a life that is to come. It is a wonderful

image of a new creation that has elements of this creation. But it is greater. It is better.

It is more colourful. It is more vibrant. So it's the most amazing feast. But Isaiah shows

that if you want to be part of this banquet, you've got to know that there's a guest list.

Look at verse 6-8. Now initially when you look at verse 6-8 and you think about the guest list,

it might appear that there is one. You may have noticed the alls. Can you see that in verse 6-8?

On this mountain the Lord of hosts will make for all peoples a feast of rich food, a feast

of well-eared wine, of rich food full of marrow, of aged wine well refined. And he will swallow

up on this mountain the covering that is cast over all peoples, the veil that is spread over

all nations. He will swallow up death forever. And the Lord God will wipe tears away from all

faces. And the reproach of all his people he will take away from all the earth, for the

Lord has spoken. You should notice the alls, pretty basic, vital hands, like I said, that

you keep noticing the repetition. And so you should be asking, what's the deal with all

the alls? Well there's two things that we need to think about. First of all, Isaiah's audience

would be in absolute shock. That the invitation to eat with God is offered so widely here. And

the reason they would have been in shock is because they would have remembered that after

the Exodus, when they reached Mount Sinai, the 70 elders, the 70 leaders of Israel went

up on the mountain. And we're told that in Exodus 24 verse 11 they beheld God and the elders,

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they ate and they drank with God. They ate in the presence of God. But it was only the

leaders. The people were warned, don't even go close to the mountain or it will kill you.

Or more accurately, God will kill you. So the people, they were terrified of God's presence.

Because God said, if you come near, you will die, I'm too holy. They were terrified by God's

presence. Because God in their mind was dangerous. But now Isaiah says, folks, there is a day coming

when everyone will eat. All will eat. The second thing we need to notice about the alls comes

in the context of Isaiah 25. When we read the word all, our immediate reaction is to think,

well, that means all, right? Doesn't it? All means all. All means all without exception.

But to rip these verses out and think that somehow everyone in the end will all be okay.

Everyone will eat with God is, well, it does untold damage. And that's not what Isaiah is

talking about. We are told who the all are. Look at verse 9. Who are the all? Verse 9.

It will be said on that day, behold, this is our God. This is our God. We have waited for him.

That he might save us. This is the Lord. We have waited for him. Let us be glad and rejoice

in his salvation. So who are the all? Who are they? It turns out that the people who are on the

grace list for the feast are those who have waited for the Lord, which means trusted for him.

That means hoped for him. That means relied upon him. They are those who have banked all their lives

on God. They are people who have trusted in God. Whom God has saved. They are people whom God has

rescued. They are people who have not tried to save themselves. Can you see that in verse 9?

What have they done? They have waited for the Lord. They have not tried to save themselves.

They have not trusted in their own abilities. They have not said, by my own strength, I will

get to God. By my reputation, I will get to God. Or my status. No. These are people who have

waited in confidence for what the Lord would do and they rejoice when he does it. And in that

beautiful context, this truth Isaiah is telling us, that the remnant of people, this little

group of people that have remained true to the Lord, who have trusted God, they will come

from every nation. This feast will be the ultimate international banquet of those who trusted in God.

God. That will be those from Cameroon to India, from Poland to Somalia, from Hungary to Brazil,

they will all be there. Every country in the world, God will gather those people who have trusted

in him, who have relied upon him, who have banked on him, and they will feast with him. And they

are the ones who are on the guest list. And there is a sobering truth, isn't there? There

is a sobering truth for those who have not waited on the Lord. For those who have not lived

their lives relying, depending on the Lord. There is a sobering truth. Because on that day

they will come to the doorman and they will give their name. And the reply will be, your name

is not on the list. And so you are not coming in. Sorry man. Sorry sir. You have not relied

on him. You have not trusted in him. And these are the people that Isaiah describes in verses

10 to 12. Let me read you those verses. For the hand of the Lord will rest on this mountain,

and Moab, or better, but Moab, shall be trampled down in his place. As straw is trampled in

a dunghill. And he will spread out his hands in the midst of it. That's the person of Moab.

And he will swim. He will spread his hands out to swim. But the Lord will lay low his pompous

pride together with the skill of his hands. And the high fortifications of his walls he will

bring down. He will lay low. He will cast it to the ground, to the dust. You see at the start

of verse 10, God's hand will rest pastorally and lovingly and caringly upon Zion. Upon Zion though,

upon Moab though is his foot. Do you remember old wrestling? Wrestling used to be on Saturday

afternoons on ITV or if you're a bit younger, kind of WWF or WWE or whatever it's called,

isn't it? And one of the things that would happen was the person who was winning occasionally

would put his foot on the neck of the person. And they would put their neck on the person.

Of course it's all stage, sorry to ruin it. But that is what would happen, isn't it? It

was a sign of absolute triumph. That the person was laid low. And the victor would put his foot

on the neck to show his victory. That's the picture in Isaiah 25.10. Lovingly his hand

is upon Zion. His foot is on Moab's neck. And that wouldn't seem to be fair. But as you

look a little bit more, it's a little bit more involved than that. It's the enemy of Israel.

It's the enemy of God's people. What's the problem? What have we seen? What's been the

problem in all these cities that we've looked at? Nations over the Isaiah 13 to 23. It's

this unceasing attitude of pride and self-grande. It's not where they come from, not at all.

Pride is the ultimate thing that keeps people off the guest list. Pride is the ultimate thing

that keeps people coming to the Lord Jesus in heaven and dependence. It keeps people from

coming to this feast of all feasts. Because pride is what? It's about trusting yourself instead

of God. And pride is the way of self-salvation. And you can do that religiously. You can do

that in church. You can keep the rules. You can turn up when you want. You can follow

the regulations. And you hope that maybe God will accept you by your performance. But that

is basically the way of every other religion. Here are the rules. You keep them and God will

accept you. That is the way of pride. But it's possible to go the way of pride in an irreligious

way as well. Where you have no rules. You live as you please. You figure out, don't you?

As our culture says, all you have to do is be true to yourself. My way is best. God's word

says something. But actually, no, I'm in charge. I will go my way. And both the religious

way and the irreligious way of self-salvation are parts of pride. It's the same thing.

And they will keep your name off the guest list for the banquet. And I don't think any

of us here, if we're honest this morning, want to be off the guest list for this banquet.

It's worse than that. There is, isn't there, one of the most graphic pictures. I don't

know whether you picked it up. The ESV has sanitised it a little bit. There's one of the

most graphic pictures of judgment here. So if you look at verse 10, Moab is trampled

down in his place. And a straw is trampled down in a dunghill. I don't need to tell you

what it's done. Here's the right. So look at verse 11. And he will spread out his hands

in the middle of it. As a swimmer spreads his hands out to swim. It's revolting. It's

absolutely revolting. It's stomach-turning. Isaiah portrays the Moabites here as swimming

in sewage. And that's a polite way of putting it. He says, that's your choice. That is your

choice. Come to the banquet or swim in your own sewage. That's your choice. It's very,

very stark. That's the alternative to the banquet. This ultimate feast, it's the swim

in the sewer of your own efforts. Are you willing to recognise that? Your own efforts, they are

the sewer. And to swim and to get out, well, it's absolutely in vain. That is the destination

of all those who refuse to trust in the Lord. The Lord who saves. Isaiah shows us the preparation.

He shows us the feast. He shows us the guest list, which brings us lastly to the bill. Because

every great menu has a bill, doesn't it? Sometimes your host ends up paying the bill for yourself.

You know when you go to the bar, isn't it, and somebody orders the drinks and everybody

kind of checks their wallet, isn't it, before somebody says, oh no, I'll pay. There's a breath

of relief. You breathe a sigh of relief. You go to the restaurant and the person brings

the bill, the waitress brings the bill and puts it in the middle of the table. But here,

the bill is brought to the table and it's handed out, but there's no price on it. There's

no price on it. In fact, here is how Isaiah sends out the invitations to the banquet later

on in the book of Isaiah. In chapter 55, he says, come everyone who thirsts, come to the

waters. And you who have no money, come by and eat, come by wine and milk, without money

and without cost. Why do you spend your money on bread which doesn't satisfy? Why do you labour

for that which does not satisfy? Listen, listen to me. And eat what is good. Delight yourself

in the richest of food. And it looks like, doesn't it, as you read through Isaiah and you

see that in Isaiah 55, that the participation in this feast, it is free. Or at least it's

free for you and I. It's free for you. It's free for me. But it still came at a cost, isn't

it, for someone? Let's wind the tape forward to Luke chapter 9. We're told in Luke chapter

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9 that King Herod is asking questions about who this man Jesus is. And the answer given

by the disciples is that Jesus is indeed the Christ, the anointed King. He is the Messiah.

And interestingly, in Luke's Gospel, it's at that point that Luke introduces the well-known

story of the feeding of the 5,000. And Luke tells us that the crowds were following Jesus.

And Luke tells us that Jesus welcomed them. It's the language of a host in Luke 9. And

when the disciples tell Jesus, Jesus, it's the end of the day. You should really be sending

the people home. They haven't got the means to take care of the people. We haven't got

the sheer ability to feed this amount. Jesus says, no, you are going to feed the crowd.

The disciples object. They say, we've got five loaves and two fish. There are 5,000 men

here, which probably means there were about 20,000 people in the crowd that day. And Jesus

says to them, have them sit down in groups of 50. Groups of 50. And the word sit there

could easily be translated as recline, which is probably better. So what we're being given

is not just some afternoon picnic. This was to be a banquet. They would sit back. And they

would enjoy the food with Jesus as the host. And Jesus is setting this up because he wants

to prove to them, for them to understand that he is the Messiah. That he is giving them a

glimpse of what the Messiah is going to do on that great day. One day he will host the banquet.

And there in Luke 9 is a taste of the messianic banquet. Jesus decides right now I'm going

to reveal myself as the Messiah and I will do it through catering. It's the most amazing

thing in the world. The anointed king is going to show that he is king by catering for the

people. And of course, the feeding of the 5,000 men was not the full deal or 20,000 people.

It's a lot, isn't it? But 20,000 people is not like all of God's people as Isaiah 25 promises.

The people that Jesus found in Luke 9, they will go away and they will be hungry again. But

it is a foretaste. It is a picture of the real thing. And here is how Luke tells us what

Jesus did on that day. Let me read it to you from Luke chapter 9 and verse 16. He says this.

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And taking the five loaves and the two fish, he looked up to heaven and said a blessing

over them. And then he broke the loaves and gave them to the disciples to set before the

crowd. Now let's wind the tape just on a little bit more. Let's wind it on to the night before

Jesus' death. And here is how Luke, the same writer, describes what Jesus did with the disciples

in the upper room that night. Jesus took bread and gave thanks, said a blessing. And he gave

it to them and said, this is my body given for you. Do this in remembrance of me. Do you see

those four things? Taking, thanking, breaking, giving. Do you get that? Taking, thanking,

breaking, giving. It's the same words that Jesus uses in the feeding of the 5,000 as he does

at the Lord's Supper. And that is not by accident. It's the same words in the same order because

Luke wants you and I to make the connection. That Jesus is announcing himself as the Messiah

who's going to host one day God's great banquet. But the way that he's going to make that great

banquet possible is by his death. That is going to come the day after the Lord's Supper.

You see, this feast is free to us only because the final bill has been paid by someone else.

And it was paid by Jesus. The feast cost the host his life. So Jesus the next day would go

to the cross. And he would bear the judgment that you and I deserve for our sins that separates

us from God. It was the sin, wasn't it, that kept Israelites off the mountain after the exodus.

It was sin that will prevent you and I ever coming close to this banquet table.

It's the sin that says, if you do not have this sin dealt with, your name will not be on the guest list.

But you see, Jesus takes the punishment for that sin. So that all who trust in him for salvation

will find that their names are on the guest list. The final bill for the banquet is not paid in pennies.

And it's not paid in pounds. The final bill is paid in blood. And Jesus gives his blood as the final payment.

Jesus sacrifices even to death to enable you and I to come to the table. To the messianic banquet

of which he is the host.

There's a novel and a film called The Beth's Feast. Some of you will have seen it or read it.

The story is told of an 18th century Danish nun.

Of a woman who has lost its way.

Sorry, I've messed that up.

There's a Christian community in Denmark.

And the Christian community has become pretty joyless.

Pretty lifeless.

It's become very legalistic in this community.

And very much rules orientated.

But Beth is a refugee.

And she comes to live in that community from Paris.

With her two sisters in this Danish village.

For 12 years.

Beth serves as a housekeeper.

Learning how to prepare humble food.

And then she wins 10,000 francs in the lottery.

And she asks the community

Whether she can prepare a banquet.

A feast for the whole community.

And then they agree.

She serves up course after course

Of the most exquisite food.

And it climaxes in the dish of baby quail.

And the visiting general exclaimed at the meal

That he'd only tasted food like this

At the famous Café Anglais in Paris.

And as the meal unfolds

The community rediscovers joy.

Foods are ended.

And sins are confessed.

And the evening ends with the community

Hand in hand around the village fountain.

Singing the old songs of faith.

And while that is going on

The two sisters go looking for Babette

In the chaos of the kitchen.

And with a far away look in her eyes

Babette says

You know I was once that cook

In the Café Anglais.

The sisters say

You know Babette

We will all remember this evening

When you've gone back to Paris.

But Babette would never return to Paris.

Because she'd spent every last franc

On that feast.

She'd spent it all.

So that they could come to the feast.

Jesus did not give

10,000 francs

To host the banquet.

He gave his life.

He shed his blood.

The only innocent person

In the history of the human race

Who did not deserve to die

Died.

But you see

As a result of all the other promises

Of Isaiah 25

They're going to come true.

Jesus wants you to understand

This morning.

Isaiah wants you to understand

Here is the place

Where it ends

Happily ever after.

Here is the place

Because Jesus

Not only died

But he rose again

And he defeated death.

And so it is

That the Apostle Paul

Quotes from Isaiah 25

And 1 Corinthians 15

That in the light of Jesus' resurrection

He says

When the perishable

Has clothed itself

With imperishable

The mortal

With immortality

Then the saying

That is written

Will come true

Death has been

Swallowed up in victory

Where oh death

Is your victory

Where oh death

Is your sting

The sting of death

Is sin

And the power of sin

Is the Lord

But thanks be to God

He gives us

The victory

Through our Lord Jesus Christ

That by Jesus' resurrection

Death has been

Swallowed up in victory

Jesus has eaten it up

And we don't need

To fear it anymore

That death

Was on the menu

But God

Has swallowed it up

Through Jesus Christ

And then at the end

Of the Bible

In the Apocalypse of John

He rejoices

In the language

Of the Apocalypse of Isaiah

That because of

The victory of Jesus

There is going to be

A great wedding supper

On the Lamb

In Revelation 19.19

And at this wedding

Unlike any other wedding

That you or I

Have been to

There will be

All dry eyes

In the house

Because God

Will wipe every tear

From their eyes

That everything

Isaiah predicted

Will come true

Everything will be

Made true

At the Messianic banquet

And that banquet

We get a glimpse of

Every time

We come to the Lord's

Supper

That's why we're

Having the Lord's

Supper this morning

Every time

That we come

To this table

We eat the bread

And we drink the cup

And one of the things

We are saying

As we come to the

Lord's table

Is I'm getting ready

For the final banquet

I'm getting ready

Jesus says

This sign

Is a sign

Of the banquet

Of the future

Where we will eat

Of the finest foods

And we will drink

On the most wonderful

White

And it's a banquet

That points

To a world

That is perfect

A world

Where every need

Will be fulfilled

Where you and I

Will be satisfied

In every way

As we eat of the bread

Now

And as we drink

Of the cup

It's as if we are

Saying to God

And one another

As we pass the cup

Of the bread

To one another

You know

You know

No matter what the

Struggles are in my life

And there are many

No matter what the

Struggles are in my life

Right now

No matter what the

Stresses are right now

One day

One day we will live

Happily ever after

And we know

That our needs

Are going to be fulfilled

We talk about

The feast

Don't we

It looks so

Insignificant

Doesn't it

A little bit of bread

And a mouthful

Of wine

But to share

In this meal

To share in this meal

Is to share in the

Messiah

Banquet

But your name

Needs to be on the

Guest list

It's not a guest list

For this meal

And then a different

Meal

And a different

Guest list

For Messiah

Banquet

It's the same

It is for those

Who trust in the

Lord

It's for those

Who bank their

Light on him

It is for those

Who recognise

That Jesus

Is the host

At this meal

And that he

Is the one

Who gave up

Everything

To share this

Meal with us

This morning

And so we

Can share this

Meal

And if you're

Still wondering

Is my name

On the guest list

Well at this time

Have you

Given up your

Life to the

Lord Jesus

Christ

We want this

Morning to be

Meaningful to you

And we would

Ask if you

Recognise your

Name is not

On the guest list

Don't eat of the

Bread and drink of

The wine

It's not for you

But come to the

Host

Come to the

Lord Jesus

Christ

The one who

Says you

Come unto me

All of you

Who are weary

And heavy

Laid

Come and I

Will give you

Rest

And say

Jesus I

Want to be on

That guest list

I want to

Follow you

Luke tells us

That on the

Night

As he shared

This meal

The Lord Jesus

Cooked the bread

And he said

I have

Earnestly

Desired to

Eat this

With you

Before I

Suffer

If I tell you

I will not

Eat of it

Until the

Kingdom of

God

Is fulfilled

And he

Took the

Cup

And when

He

Gave

Thanks

He

Said

When he

Took the

Bread

And he

Gave

Thanks

And said

Divide it

Amongst

Yourselves

For I

Tell you

That from

Now on

I will

Not

Drink of

The

Fruit of

The

Vine

Until

The

Kingdom

Of

God

Camps

In other

words

Jesus

Says

To the

disciples

He

Says

The

Next

Time

I

Eat

This

Meal

I

Will

Be

At

The

Banquet

To

So

As a

Taste

And as

A glimpse

Of

That day

And that

Great

Reality

We

Come

To

The

Lord's

Table