14 When the hour had come, He sat down, and the [a]twelve apostles with Him. 15 Then He said to them, “With fervent desire I have desired to eat this Passover with you before I suffer; 16 for I say to you, I will no longer eat of it until it is fulfilled in the kingdom of God.”
17 Then He took the cup, and gave thanks, and said, “Take this and divide it among yourselves; 18 for I say to you, [b]I will not drink of the fruit of the vine until the kingdom of God comes.”
19 And He took bread, gave thanks and broke it, and gave it to them, saying, “This is My body which is given for you; do this in remembrance of Me.”
20 Likewise He also took the cup after supper, saying, “This cup is the new covenant in My blood, which is shed for you. 21 But behold, the hand of My betrayer is with Me on the table. 22 And truly the Son of Man goes as it has been determined, but woe to that man by whom He is betrayed!”
23 Then they began to question among themselves, which of them it was who would do this thing.
Luke 22:14-23
Jesus institutes the Lord’s supper. Also known as the last supper, this would be the last time Jesus ate with His disciples before He was betrayed and crucified. He says plainly that this is the last time He would eat or drink until the kingdom of God comes.
The cup represented His blood, shed for all, while the bread represented His body, broken for all. It is not made clear in this section if even now anyone but Christ and possibly Judas knew what was coming, despite very clear statements about it from Jesus Himself. He even called out His betrayer, not by name, and said “woe to him.” Jesus grieved for Judas.
While Christ’s separation from God would be temporary, Judas’s separation would be forever.
Jesus knew what was coming for Him, and He certainly understood what was coming for Judas, an eternity separated from God. Judas had every opportunity to change his path, even after the betrayal he could have repented, but he did not.
The disciples, as they did, argued amongst themselves over who would betray Jesus instead of focusing on the living God seated before them.
