Remembrance Supper
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Also: Lord’s Supper, new sacrament of the remembrance, supper of remembrance, supper of the remembrance, communal supper of the remembrance.
The ancient origin of the sacred meal justified the custom of eating sacrificial offerings in a communion service. 89:4.10
Remembrance Supper was originally a social meal with sacrament at the end, much like the Lord's Supper celebrated in those days. 194:4.8
The Remembrance Supper commemorates the bestowal of the Spirit of Truth by Jesus, as he blessed the cup of blessing and established a new dispensation of grace and truth for all to remember. (179:5.1,9)
Jesus established the Remembrance Supper, symbolizing the new dispensation of grace and truth, urging his followers to remember his teachings and partake in spiritual communion, free from tradition and dogma. 179:5
Jesus ordained we gather together to actually partake in the communal supper of the remembrance of his bestowal life on Urantia. 99:5.10
At the Remembrance Supper, the Master is truly present for Son-believing and God-knowing individuals, creating a symbolic rendezvous with Michael. 179:5.6
Jesus established the remembrance supper as a new Passover, using symbols to teach spiritual truths and prevent rigid interpretations, leaving behind a ceremony associated with his life. (179:5.4,9)
Partaking in the Remembrance Supper creates a refreshing truce between ego and altruistic urge, paving the way for true worship and the emergence of the brotherhood of man. 103:4.1
Bible parallels
Passages that the paragraphs cited above parallel, quote or reinterpret, from Duane Faw’s Paramony cross-references. Hover a reference to read it.
- Eating of sacrifices 89:4.10 — Lv 2:3,10; Lv 6:16-18,29.