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Gospel of Mark
Part 77: The Last Supper Part I
By Rev. Bruce A. Shields
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SERMON TIMELINE
- Introduction
- John the Baptist
- The Baptism of Jesus
- Temptation of Jesus
- The Preaching Ministry of Jesus I
- The Preaching Ministry of Jesus II
- The First Disciples
- A Teacher with Authority
- At the Home of Simon and Andrew
12. Jesus and the Tax Collector
13. Jesus Questioned About Fasting
15. Jesus, Lord of the Sabbath & Resurrection Sunday 2025
16. Hard Hearts and Hard Thoughts
18. Jesus Appoints the Apostles
24. Parable of the Growing Seed
25. Parable of the Mustard Seed
26. Benefits of Private Teaching
30. When Familiarity Breeds Contempt
32. Weakness in the Seat of Power
34. Feeding 5000
38. The Source of True Defilement
39. Gentile Blessed for Her Faith
40. He Has Done All Things Well
41. Jesus Feeds 4000
42. Jesus Sighs
43. Beware of Leaven
44. The Blind Man at Bethsaida
45. Who Do You Say That Jesus Is?
46. Mindful of the Things of God
49. Ashamed of Jesus and His Word
51. The Disciples ask Questions
54. Principles of Discipleship
58. The Cost and Reward of Discipleship
59. A Couple Days Before Palm Sunday
61. Greatness in the Kingdom Comes from Serving
62. Blind Bartimaeus
63. Triumphal Entry
66. Is it from Heaven or from Men?
67. Parable of the Wicked Vine Grower
68. Our Duty to God and Country
69. The Resurrection of the Dead
71. David’s Son and David’s Lord
72. Beware the Pretentious Scribes
76. The Preparations
77. The Last Supper Part I
SCRIPTURE REFERENCE
Mark 14:17-26 “And when it was evening [Thursday after sunset] He *came with the twelve. 18 And as they were reclining at the table and eating, Jesus said,
“Truly I say to you that one of you will betray Me—the one who is eating with Me.”
19 They began to be grieved and to say to Him one by one, “Surely not I?” 20 And He said to them, “It is one of the twelve, the one who dips with Me in the bowl. 21 For the Son of Man is to go just as it is written of Him; but woe to that man by whom the Son of Man is betrayed! It would have been good for that man if he had not been born.”
22 And while they were eating, He took some bread, and after a blessing, He broke it, and gave it to them, and said, “Take it; this is My body.” 23 And when He had taken a cup and given thanks, He gave it to them, and they all drank from it. 24 And He said to them,
“This is My blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many. 25 Truly I say to you, I will never again drink of the fruit of the vine until that day when I drink it new in the kingdom of God.”
26 And after singing a hymn, they went out to the Mount of Olives.”
INTRODUCTION - It is now Thursday Evening of the week of Passover.
§ Sunday: Triumphal Entry
§ Monday: Temple cleansing
o The Barren Fig Tree
o The Cleansing of the Temple
§ Tuesday: Jesus teaches extensively in the Temple
o Teaches on Faith and Forgiveness
o Is it from Heaven or Men
o Parable of the wicked Vine Growers
o Our Duty to God and Country
o Resurrection of the Dead
o The Two Greatest Commandments
o David’s Son and David’s Lord
o Beware the Pretentious Scribes
o The Widow’s Coins
o The Olivet Discourse
§ Wednesday: Very little activity is recorded
§ Thursday daytime: Preparations for Passover
o Thursday evening after sunset: Jesus eats the Passover meal with the Twelve, institutes the Lord’s Supper (TODAY’S MESSAGE)
o Late Thursday night: Gethsemane, betrayal, arrest, Jewish hearings
o Friday morning: Jesus before Pilate
o Friday: Crucifixion and death
o Friday before sunset: Burial
Luke 22:15 “And [Jesus] He said to them, ‘I have earnestly desired to eat this Passover with you before I suffer.’”
We now reach the crucial time in the ministry of Jesus. His enemies were plotting His betrayal and death; His disciples gathered to observe Passover together.
We call it the Last Supper because Jesus says it is the last time He will drink from the fruit of the vine until the day when He drinks it new in the kingdom of God, in Mark 14:25, and in Luke 22:15, saying this would be the last Passover before His coming suffering, which He has told the disciples about since the beginning of Mark.
Within the next 24 hours, Jesus will be crucified; His disciples will scatter and hide in fear for their lives. Jesus knew what would take place.
Mark 10:33 “Behold, we are going up to Jerusalem, and the Son of Man will be betrayed to the chief priests and the scribes; and they will condemn Him to death and will deliver Him over to the Gentiles.”
So this truly was the last Passover supper Jesus would spend with His disciples before His suffering at the cross, resurrection, and ushering in of the New Covenant purchased through His blood.
I. THE PASSOVER OBSERVED BY JESUS
a. A special feast for the Jews
i. Notice, Jesus, knowing He was hours from death, knowing there would be a new covenant, knowing He would suffer cruelty, torture, and crucifixion, did what?
1. Complained about it? Ran and hid from it? Self-pity about it? Woe is me, poor me, I have to go through this because of you and your sin…
2. No. He obeyed the word of God (Deuteronomy 16:1-8) and observed the Passover.
3. The feast that memorialized and commemorated Israel’s deliverance from Egypt (Exodus 12:1-28; Exodus 12:43-49)
ii. Knowing His death was imminent (Luke 22:14-15), He was with those He loved.
John 13:1 “Now before the Feast of the Passover, Jesus knowing that His hour had come that He would depart out of this world to the Father, having loved His own who were in the world, He loved them to the end.”
iii. During this last supper, Mark records two things that occur during their feast together.
II. MARK 14:18-21 THE BETRAYAL REVEALED
a. The Public Announcement
i. To all present (the disciples), Jesus said one of them would betray Him
ii. One by one they begin to ask, “Is it I?”
iii. Let’s look at Matthew’s account in Matthew 26:20-25
1. Verse 22: Each one began to say to Him, “Surely not I, Lord”
2. Verse 25: “And Judas, who was betraying Him, [already went to the chief priests and received 30 pieces of silver] answered and said, “Surely not I, Rabbi?”
3. You see, the other disciples called Jesus Lord. But Judas called Him Rabbi, which simply means teacher.
b. Believing in Him, and Believing in Him
i. We know from John 6:70-71 that Jesus knew early on that Judas would be the one to betray Him.
ii. We read in Luke 22:3 that Judas was possessed by Satan.
Luke 22:3 “And Satan entered into Judas who was called Iscariot, who belonged to the number of the twelve.”
This reveals to us one of the consequences of knowing about the Lord [He’s a prophet, a teacher], and knowing the Lord [He is Lord, my Master, and I His servant].
1. You can go to church.
2. You can read and listen to the Word of God
3. You can surround yourself with real Spirit-filled Christians
4. You can literally eat, drink, and spend day and night with the Lord Himself, as Judas did for 3 ½ years
5. But if you do not surrender to Jesus, you are not His. If you are not His servant, He is not your Master.
6. To Judas, Jesus was a teacher, nothing more.
7. Judas was what we call a carnal Christian, which is no Christian at all, but someone who is still lost, though they wander on the outskirts of commitment to Jesus. They believe they are walking the fence line, but Jesus has made it clear: you are either on the narrow path that leads to life, or the broad road that leads to destruction.
8. And false converts can be difficult to recognize, as Judas was to the other disciples. If he were easy to recognize, none of them would have asked if it would be them to betray Jesus; they would have all said, “Oh, it’s Judas, for sure…”
False converts, those who are not committed to Jesus, to whom Jesus is a prophet and teacher, but not Lord…they are difficult to recognize because;
i. They know the lingo; they can say the phrases and even quote scripture.
ii. But their hearts do not belong to Jesus, so neither do they. Just like Judas.
iii. And they betray the Lord daily, in their walk, in their talk, in the way they live, the things they do.
iv. Because they do not submit to the Lord, they submit to either Satan, their flesh and its desires…anything other than Christ Jesus, and they, Like Judas, betray the Lord.
v. And if they do not turn from their ways on the broad road, they will lead themselves right to destruction on Judgment Day.
c. It was Judas
i. Matthew 26:25 “And Judas, who was betraying Him, answered and said, “Surely not I, Rabbi?” Jesus *said to him, “You yourself said it.”
1. Jesus answered Judas, Yes. You have identified yourself by your own words.
2. In John 13:23-26 we read that Peter asked John, “Who is Jesus referring to?”
a. John asked Jesus quietly, “Who is it, Lord?”
b. Jesus said, the one I give this bread to. And He gave it to Judas.
ii. Jesus, knowing Satan had entered Judas, said to him, “What you do, do quickly.”
1. The scriptures reveal no one at the table knew why Jesus said this to Judas.
2. Some believed it was because Judas had the money box, thinking Judas was to go buy something for the feast or he should give something to the poor.
3. Judas left immediately; it was now Thursday night.
CONCLUSION
Today we see how there is truly a difference between knowing who the Lord is, teacher, prophet, holy man, and knowing [placing trust in] the Lord.
FINAL THOUGHT
Judas traveled with Jesus, studied what Jesus taught, learned from the perfect teacher, Jesus, and yet he never surrendered to the Lord. We see in Scripture that he played the part like the other disciples, so much so that none of them recognized him as lost.
There are many false converts filling the churches today. They know of Jesus, but don’t call Him Lord. He is not their Master, and they are not His servants.
When Jesus tells the disciples about the end times and His return in Matthew 24, He says in Matthew 24:13 “…at that time many will fall away and will betray one another and hate one another. 11 Many false prophets will arise and will deceive many. 12 And because lawlessness is multiplied, most people’s love will grow cold. 13 But the one who endures to the end, he will be saved.”
The key word is “endures”, from the Greek hypomenō, meaning to remain, stand firm, persevere, or continue under pressure. In context, Jesus is speaking about remaining faithful to Him despite persecution, deception, hatred, and suffering.
But how can you “remain faithful” if you do not serve Him as Lord to begin with?
When Jesus taught in Capernaum, John 6:60 tells us, “…many of His disciples, when they heard this said, “This is a difficult statement; who can listen to it?”
John 6:66 “66 As a result of this many of His disciples went away and were not walking with Him anymore.” [once saved always saved?]
Hebrews 3:14 “For we have become partakers of Christ, “if” we hold fast the beginning of our assurance firm until the end.”
We do not remain faithful if we at one time trusted Him, but if we trust in Him and hold firm to our trust in Him regardless of what happens around us, in our lives, to us, and do not betray our Lord and turn from Him.
Is it once saved, always saved? YES, and NO.
YES, because you do not have to keep renewing your salvation with any works or rituals. Jesus says in John 15:4 “Abide [remain] in me, and I in you. A branch cannot bear fruit from itself unless it abides [remains] in the vine, so neither can you unless you abide [remain] in me.”
How do you know what kingdom someone is from? Jesus tells us!
Matthew 7:16 “You will know them by their fruits. Are grapes gathered from thorn bushes or figs from thistles?”
So, is it once saved, always saved? YES, and NO.
NO, because you can, as happened in John 6 with some of the disciples, say, this is too difficult…who can listen to it? and leave Jesus, and “no longer walk with Him.” Those are the ones who “no longer abide in Him.”
They can no longer produce fruit because they have left Jesus and wandered from the truth.
In James 5, we read in Scripture about Elijah praying for rain, and when it rained, the earth produced fruit. This is an image of the Holy Spirit filling those who ABIDE in Jesus, and in turn they are “saved” and producing fruit because they abide in Jesus.
James 5 also tells us what to do about those who once were IN THE TRUTH, but wandered from the truth (like the disciples who left Jesus in John 6).
James 5:19-20 “My brothers [saved believers], if any “among you” strays from the truth and one turns him back, 20 let him know that he who turns a sinner from the error of his way will save his soul from death and will cover a multitude of sins.”
Let us pray this week for the multitudes of “churchgoers” who once believed and did abide in Jesus, but have said, this is too difficult, and wandered from the truth, that they RETURN to the truth, turn back to Jesus, abide in Him once more, and save their souls from the second death at Judgement Day!
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