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Let us fully understand the Love behind the Holy Communion!

Many Christians casually take Holy Communion without understanding the revelation of Love found in this Sacred participation.  We are to reflect on the Divine significance of this Sacrifice given for us.

Paul wrote by The Holy Spirit in Romans chapter 8:

32 For God has proved His Love by giving us His greatest Treasure, the gift of His Son. And since God freely offered Him up as the Sacrifice for us all, He certainly won’t withhold from us anything else He has to give.

Holy Communion is THE solemn reminder of the brevity of His Sacrifice.  This Sacrifice opened the door to the Treasures of Heaven known as blessings provided for us as we walk in Holiness and faith.  If FATHER Loves each of us enough to give us HIS greatest Treasure, why would HE not provide other lesser treasures from Heaven?

It is written by THE SPIRIT in Malachi chapter 3:

10 Bring the full tithe into the storehouse, that there may be food in My House. And thereby put Me to the test, says the LORD of hosts, if I will not open the windows of Heaven for you and pour down for you a blessing until there is no more need.

11 I will rebuke the devourer for you, so that it will not destroy the fruits of your soil, and your vine in the field shall not fail to bear, says the LORD of hosts.

12 Then all nations will call you blessed, for you will be a land of delight, says the LORD of hosts.

Am I saying that the tithe is associated with Holy Communion?  Abram received that revelation when he gave a tithe to Melchizedek after their Holy Communion.

Moses recorded by THE SPIRIT in Genesis chapter 14:

18 And Melchizedek king of Salem brought out bread and wine. (He was Priest of God Most High.)

19 And He blessed him and said, “Blessed be Abram by God Most High, Possessor of Heaven and earth;

20 and blessed be God Most High, Who has delivered your enemies into your hand!” And Abram gave Him a tenth (tithe) of everything.

Abram connected the tithe as a form of worship and sacrifice to Holy Communion.  This occurred centuries before the Law was given to Moses.  This act prepared Abram to become Abraham.

FATHER sacrificed Jesus, HIS only begotten Son, for our benefit.  Abraham was intending to sacrifice his son as well.

Moses recorded as well by THE SPIRIT in Genesis chapter 22:

1 After these things God tested Abraham and said to him, “Abraham!” And he said, “Here I am.”

2 He said, “Take your son, your only son Isaac, whom you love, and go to the land of Moriah, and offer him there as a burnt offering on one of the mountains of which I shall tell you.”

3 So Abraham rose early in the morning, saddled his donkey, and took two of his young men with him, and his son Isaac. And he cut the wood for the burnt offering and arose and went to the place of which God had told him.

4 On the third day Abraham lifted up his eyes and saw the place from afar.

5 Then Abraham said to his young men, “Stay here with the donkey; I and the boy will go over there and worship and come again to you.”

6 And Abraham took the wood of the burnt offering and laid it on Isaac his son. And he took in his hand the fire and the knife. So they went both of them together. 7 And Isaac said to his father Abraham, “My father!” And he said, “Here I am, my son.” He said, “Behold, the fire and the wood, but where is the lamb for a burnt offering?”

8 Abraham said, “God will provide for Himself the lamb for a burnt offering, my son.” So they went both of them together.

9 When they came to the place of which God had told him, Abraham built the altar there and laid the wood in order and bound Isaac his son and laid him on the altar, on top of the wood.

10 Then Abraham reached out his hand and took the knife to slaughter his son.

11 But the angel of the LORD called to him from Heaven and said, “Abraham, Abraham!” And he said, “Here I am.”

12 He said, “Do not lay your hand on the boy or do anything to him, for now I know that you fear God, seeing you have not withheld your son, your only son, from Me.”

Worshipping THE LORD involves sacrifice.  In this case, Abraham was going to sacrifice to GOD by giving his only son.  Abraham proved himself in worshipping THE LORD by giving his greatest treasure… Isaac.  Abraham walked in the fear of THE LORD.

With this understanding, we are to treat the partaking of Holy Communion and reflect on the Truth that the bread and the wine represent FATHER’S greatest Treasure.  Not only that but also when we provide a tangible sacrifice of the tithe, we open ourselves up to blessings which will meet all our needs. 

Our willingness to give is actually meant to test our priorities: service to others or focus on one’s own needs and desires.  As for my family, we tithe every month, and FATHER has proven HIS willingness to bless our family.  I practice what I teach!

Let us fully understand the Sacredness of Holy Communion!

Many Christians might have an assumption that the Sacredness, Holiness, and access to GOD was more intense in the Old Testament, while the New Testament is more relaxed in our access to HIM through Holy Communion.  Wrong!

Paul wrote by The Holy Spirit in Hebrews chapter 10:

19 Therefore, brothers, since we have confidence to enter the Holy places by the Blood of Jesus,

20 by the new and living way that he opened for us through the curtain, that is, through His Flesh,

21 and since we have a great Priest over the House of God,

22 let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, with our hearts sprinkled clean from an evil conscience and our bodies washed with pure water.

23 Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for He who promised is faithful.

24 And let us consider how to stir up one another to Love and good works,

25 not neglecting to meet together, as is the habit of some, but encouraging one another, and all the more as you see the Day drawing near.

26 For if we go on sinning deliberately after receiving the knowledge of the Truth, there no longer remains a sacrifice for sins,

27 but a fearful expectation of judgment, and a fury of fire that will consume the adversaries.

28 Anyone who has set aside the law of Moses dies without mercy on the evidence of two or three witnesses.

29 How much worse punishment, do you think, will be deserved by the one who has trampled underfoot the Son of God, and has profaned the Blood of the Covenant by which he was sanctified, and has outraged the Spirit of grace?

30 For we know Him who said, “Vengeance is mine; I will repay.” And again, “The Lord will judge his people.”

31 It is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the Living God.

We are warned against taking Holy Communion unworthily.  The Blood of Jesus Christ is Sacred, and we must not treat His Blood in a casual, relaxed fashion.

 Paul wrote by The Holy Spirit in 1^st Corinthians chapter 11:

27 Whoever, therefore, eats the bread or drinks the cup of the Lord in an unworthy manner will be guilty concerning the Body and Blood of the Lord.

28 Let a person examine himself, then, and so eat of the bread and drink of the cup. 29 For anyone who eats and drinks without discerning the body eats and drinks judgment on himself.

30 That is why many of you are weak and ill, and some have died.

31 But if we judged ourselves truly, we would not be judged.

The Holy Spirit is warning us about the Sacredness of Holy Communion and ignorance is no longer an excuse.  Taking Holy Communion properly is more intense than entering the Holy of Holies in the Old Testament.  We are not presenting blood of an animal sacrifice; we are presenting The Blood of Christ.

Moses recorded by THE SPIRIT in Leviticus chapter 16:

1 The LORD spoke to Moses after the death of the two sons of Aaron, when they drew near before the LORD and died,

2 and the LORD said to Moses, “Tell Aaron your brother not to come at any time into the Holy Place inside the veil, before the mercy seat that is on the ark, so that he may not die. For I will appear in the cloud over the mercy seat.

[3 But in this way Aaron shall come into the Holy Place: with a bull from the herd for a sin offering and a ram for a burnt offering.

4 He shall put on the Holy linen coat and shall have the linen undergarment on his body, and he shall tie the linen sash around his waist, and wear the linen turban; these are the Holy garments. He shall bathe his body in water and then put them on.

5 And he shall take from the congregation of the people of Israel two male goats for a sin offering, and one ram for a burnt offering.

6 “Aaron shall offer the bull as a sin offering for himself and shall make atonement for himself and for his house.

14 And he shall take some of the blood of the bull and sprinkle it with his finger on the front of the mercy seat on the east side, and in front of the mercy seat he shall sprinkle some of the blood with his finger seven times.

15 “Then he shall kill the goat of the sin offering that is for the people and bring its blood inside the veil and do with its blood as he did with the blood of the bull, sprinkling it over the mercy seat and in front of the mercy seat.

Aaron’s sons died because they did not treat the Holy of Holies as being Sacred.  FATHER demands that we treat Holy Communion with HIM as being totally Sacred and there is nothing relaxed or casual in this act.

Our only way to purity is through the Cross so we should embrace Holy Communion and its true meaning to atone and purify us from all our sins.  Partaking of Holy Communion requires unity of true believers, which can only come through each of us walking in Holiness.  When we properly take Holy Communion, we are all aligned together as the Body of Christ.

Let us fully understand the importance of Holy Communion!

Do not take Holy Communion lightly.

Paul provides additional revelation about Holy Communion as he wrote by The Holy Spirit in 1^st Corinthians chapter 11:

23 For I received from the Lord that which I also delivered to you: that the Lord Jesus on the same night in which He was betrayed took bread;

24 and when He had given thanks, He broke it and said, “Take, eat; this is My Body which is broken for you; do this in remembrance of Me.”

25 In the same manner He also took the cup after supper, saying, “This cup is the New Covenant in My blood. This do, as often as you drink it, in remembrance of Me.”

26 For as often as you eat this bread and drink this cup, you proclaim the Lord’s death till He comes.

27 Therefore whoever eats this bread or drinks this cup of the Lord in an unworthy manner will be guilty of the Body and Blood of the Lord.

Once we take Holy Communion, we acknowledge and are answerable for the Truth that Jesus gave His body and died for our sins and shed His Blood for our redemption.

28 But let a man examine himself, and so let him eat of the bread and drink of the cup.

29 For he who eats and drinks in an unworthy manner eats and drinks judgment to himself, not discerning (recognize rightly) the Lord’s Body.

30 For this reason many are weak and sick among you, and many sleep (died prematurely).

This verse shows us the seriousness, sanctity, and solemnity of The Lord’s Table of Holy Communion.  We can no longer claim ignorance!  If we partake wrongly, it can be a cause of sickness, weakness, and even premature death.

31 But if we judged ourselves rightly, we would not be judged.

32 But when we are judged, we are disciplined by the Lord so that we will not be condemned along with the world.

Holy Communion will either promote Salvation or judgment, depending on whether we take in rightly or wrongly.  We are to examine ourselves prior to the taking of Holy Communion.

If we partake in a worthy manner, THE LORD will not have to discipline us.  If we fail to judge ourselves, then HE will have to discipline us.  As for me, I prefer to judge myself.  Even if HE has to discipline us, it is better than to be judged with the world, the ultimate disaster that we need to avoid!

Taking of Holy Communion has three aspects.  First, proclamation.  Second, remembrance.  And third, anticipation.

When we take Holy Communion, we proclaim:

26 For as often as you eat this bread and drink the cup, you proclaim the Lord’s death until He comes.

We are proclaiming not only to the world, but we are also proclaiming to the unseen world, both Angels, and demons!  We have put the demons on notice.  We are proclaiming to the whole universe; it is an act of proclamation.  We are proclaiming our faith in His atoning death on our behalf as well as our full redemption by His Blood.

The second aspect is remembrance, we look back to His death.  This is one of the most important Truths of The Gospel.  GOD ordained that we not merely hear this Truth, but we are to hear, proclaim, and partake of this Truth often.  This is done by Holy Communion.

A vital proclamation associated with Holy Communion is Baptism.  It is an act that associates us with Jesus’ death, burial, and resurrection.  There is no instance where believers bypass baptism in the New Testament.  The Red Sea experience was a type and shadow of this proclamation. 

The anointing of the sick with oil is another proclamation.  The oil typifies The Holy Spirit throughout Scripture.  When we are baptized in The Holy Spirit, we proclaim the death of the old man and the resurrection to a new man, filled with The Holy Spirit by a manifested sign.  When we anoint the sick with oil, we declare that The Holy Spirit will what the Scripture says He will do: He will quicken, He will give Life, and He will restore health to the body of the sick believer.

The Holy Communion is a declaration of the Love of GOD for us.  It reminds us that GOD Loves me, and HE has not forgotten me.

As Jesus spoke in John chapter 3:

16 “For God so Loved the world, that He gave His only Son, so that everyone who believes in Him will not perish, but have Eternal Life.

17 For God did not send the Son into the world to judge the world, but so that the world might be saved through Him.

18 The one who believes in Him is not judged; the one who does not believe has been judged already, because he has not believed in the name of the only Son of God.

19 And this is the judgment, that the Light has come into the world, and people loved the darkness rather than the Light; for their deeds were evil.

20 For everyone who does evil hates the Light, and does not come to the Light, so that his deeds will not be exposed.

21 But the one who practices the Truth comes to the Light, so that his deeds will be revealed as having been performed in God.”

Properly taking Holy Communion is one way we practice and declare the Truth.  By doing this, we come into the Light!

Let us fully understand the importance of Holy Communion!

Matthew recorded by The Holy Spirit in Matthew chapter 26:

26 Now while they were eating, Jesus took some bread, and after a blessing, He broke it and gave it to the disciples, and said, “Take, eat; this is My Body.”

27 And when He had taken a cup of wine and given thanks, He gave it to them, saying, “Drink from it, all of you;

28 for this is My Blood of the Covenant, which is being poured out for many for forgiveness of sins.

29 But I say to you, I will not drink of this fruit of the vine from now on until that day when I drink it with you, new, in My Father’s Kingdom.”

Jesus expressed this Truth, “In Me, you see the priesthood of Melchizedek reappearing.”  It was held in obeyance while the Law was the Covenant.  Now in the New Covenant, the priesthood of Melchizedek is being restored.

Melchizedek was both King and Priest.  Under the Law of Moses, the priest could not be king and priest.  Those offices were separate.  They could not be united because the priests had to come from the tribe of Levi and the kings from Judah.  The king could never be a priest, and the priest could never be a king.  This shows the inferiority of the Levitical priesthood to the Order of Melchizedek.

By His act at the Last Supper, Jesus revealed the reinstatement of the Order of Melchizedek.  Jesus revealed that He is both Priest and King of Righteousness.  By this act, He instituted the New Covenant in His Blood.  His Blood was to be poured out for the forgiveness of sins once and for all time.

Paul provides additional revelation about Holy Communion as he wrote by The Holy Spirit in 1^st Corinthians chapter 10:

14 Therefore, my beloved, flee from idolatry.

15 I speak as to wise men; judge for yourselves what I say.

16 The cup of blessing which we bless, is it not the Communion (koinonia) of the Blood of Christ? The bread which we break, is it not the Communion of the Body of Christ?

17 For we, though many, are one bread and one body; for we all partake of that one bread.

The word koinonia means fellowship, association, community, communion, joint participation, a proof of fellowship.  We are affirming that we take Communion in common with all other believers in Christ.  We all identify with Christ when we partake of Holy Communion.

18 Observe Israel after the flesh: Are not those who eat of the sacrifices partakers of the altar?

The priests who sacrificed at the altar were the same who ate the sacrifice revealing a direct connection between eating the sacrifice and the altar on which it was offered as a sacrifice.

Paul further clarifies:

19 What am I saying then? That an idol is anything, or what is offered to idols is anything?

20 Rather, that the things which the Gentiles sacrifice they sacrifice to demons and not to God, and I do not want you to have fellowship with demons.

21 You cannot drink the cup of the Lord and the cup of demons; you cannot partake of the Lord’s Table and of the table of demons.

22 Or do we provoke the Lord to jealousy? Are we stronger than He?

Do not have anything to do with idolatry or participate with anything to do with demons.  This issue is reflected in the account of Abram at the first Communion.

Moses recorded by The Holy Spirit in Genesis chapter 14:

17 And the king of Sodom went out to meet him at the Valley of Shaveh (that is, the King’s Valley), after his return from the defeat of Chedorlaomer and the kings who were with him.

18 Then Melchizedek king of Salem brought out bread and wine; he was the priest of God Most High.

Abram was confronted by two kings:  the king of Sodom and Melchizedek, the king of Salem.  Abram had to make a choice.  One king represented the temporary world leading toward sin and death, and the other represented Eternal Salvation.

The king of Sodom tried to tempt Abram:

21 Now the king of Sodom said to Abram, “Give me the persons, and take the goods for yourself.”

22 But Abram said to the king of Sodom, “I have raised my hand to the LORD, God Most High, the Possessor of heaven and earth,

In other Words, Abram said to the king of Sodom, “I raised my hand to YAHWEH, God Most High, and I pledged a solemn oath to the Possessor of Heaven and earth.”  Abram rejected the temptation and then said:

23 that I will take nothing, from a thread to a sandal strap, and that I will not take anything that is yours, lest you should say, ‘I have made Abram rich’-

24 except only what the young men have eaten, and the portion of the men who went with me: Aner, Eshcol, and Mamre; let them take their portion.”

The king of Sodom was using the same temptation that the devil used when he tried to tempt Jesus by offering the world if He would only bow down and submit to the ruler of darkness.

We must not allow anything unholy to be entertained in our walk with Christ.  We are not to compromise our participation in Holy Communion!

Let us fully understand the importance of Holy Communion!

Moses recorded by THE SPIRIT in Genesis chapter14:

18 And Melchizedek the king of Salem brought out bread and wine; now he was a priest of God Most High.

19 And he blessed him and said, “Blessed be Abram of God Most High, Possessor of Heaven and earth;

20 And blessed be God Most High, Who has handed over your enemies to you.” And he gave him a tenth of everything.

This passage is the first mention of Holy Communion in Scripture.  As well, it was also the first mention of a priest.  The name Melchizedek = “My king of righteousness” who was king of Salem and priest of the Most High God to whom Abram paid tithe after the battle he fought to free Lot; ‘the order of Melchizedek’ the order of the priesthood to which Christ belongs.  Salem means peace and was later known to be Jerusalem.  The greeting Shalom is derived from Salem.

Melchizedek brought forth bread and wine which are the emblems of communion.  Both he and Abram took Holy Communion and Abram was declared “blessed”.  Afterward, Abram gave Melchizedek a tithe of all he had.  Abram acknowledged and confirmed that blessing by giving the tithe.  In this act, Abram acknowledged that GOD MOST HIGH is THE Possessor of Heaven and earth.  There was no question WHO owned the earth and all its contents at the highest level.

Paul wrote by The Holy Spirit in Hebrews chapter 5:

1 For every high priest taken from among men is appointed on behalf of people in things pertaining to God, in order to offer both gifts and sacrifices for sins;

2 he can deal gently with the ignorant and misguided, since he himself also is clothed in weakness;

3 and because of it he is obligated to offer sacrifices for sins for himself, as well as for the people.

4 And no one takes the honor for himself, but receives it when he is called by God, just as Aaron also was.

5 So too Christ did not glorify Himself in becoming a high priest, but it was He who said to Him, “You are My Son, Today I have fathered You”;

6 just as He also says in another passage, “You are a priest forever According to the order of Melchizedek.”  (Psalm 110:4)

7 In the days of His humanity, He offered up both prayers and pleas with loud crying and tears to the One able to save Him from death, and He was heard because of His devout behavior.

8 Although He was a Son, He learned obedience from the things which He suffered.

9 And having been perfected, He became the Source of Eternal Salvation for all those who obey Him,

10 being designated by God as High Priest according to the order of Melchizedek.

Both Melchizedek and Jesus Christ have brought our attention to the importance of Holy Communion.  Abram was being prepared for his name to be changed to Abraham.  By giving the tithe, Abram established that he was a servant of THE MOST HIGH GOD by giving HIM the firstfruits of what he possessed.  He expressed his dependence on THE LORD GOD ALMIGHTY, The Possessor of Heaven and earth.

Paul expressed this Truth in that Jesus Christ is the Source of Eternal Salvation to all those who obey Him.  A servant is one who obeys the commands of his master.  The tithe is the physical acknowledgment of Jesus Christ Who is the Source of our blessings and Eternal Salvation.  Once you have the revelation of the tithe, you will give with joy.  Holy Communion and the tithe both acknowledge the Lordship of Jesus Christ.