And from that Last Supper before His death, till now, nearly for two thousand years, in one unbroken chain, week by week, those who love Christ have partaken of this Holy Feast, in remembrance of Him, till He shall come back again.
The Holy Supper was over. Judas had left them to go and betray his Master, and was gone out into the darkness. In that wonderful conversation, as Jesus talked with them for the last time, He told them many things, which they understood more clearly afterwards. He told them that He would not leave them comfortless, but would come to them; He told them that He was going to prepare a place for all who loved Him, in the many mansions of His Father's house.
All His words were full of glory and comfort.
And then they sang a hymn together—Jesus and His disciples—and after that they went into the Mount of Olives, where the Easter Passover moon was shining among the sombre trees; and there it was that Judas found Him, and betrayed Him to the multitude.
[VI. Peter Denies His Lord; and the Risen Saviour Forgives]
The time had come at length for our Lord Jesus Christ to go to the death which He had come to bear for us.
He had told His disciples that He would be betrayed, and given into the hands of the Jews; and that now all the prophecies in the Old Testament about Himself were going to be fulfilled.
The disciples had listened, but they could not believe that such dreadful things would really happen to Him.
On the very night that He was betrayed by Judas, the Lord told them that all of them would be offended because of Him that night; and would forsake Him, but that after He was risen from the grave, He would go before them into Galilee, where they should see Him again.
Then Peter answered: "Though all men shall be offended because of Thee, yet will I never be offended!"