The Lord’s Supper

In The Lord’s Supper, John W. Kleinig offers a guide to the heavenly feast.

The book begins by showing how meals, in the biblical sense, are social. Participation in a common meal is, at its best, a way people give of themselves and honor one another.

Body and Blood

Kleinig presents a biblical theology of meals and positions the Lord’s Supper as the meal of meals. I was struck by how Jesus longed to share this supper with His disciples, a longing noted uniquely in Luke 22:15. Kleinig reflects deeply on what it means to partake of Christ’s body and blood.

I was especially drawn to the meals of Jesus in Luke’s Gospel, particularly the encounter with the two disciples on the road to Emmaus (Luke 24:13–35). It is in this seventh meal that Jesus reveals Himself to them as He feeds them with His sacrificed body and blood.

A Foretaste of Heaven

I was most moved to read how the Lord’s Supper is a memorial meal, where we remember that we are pardoned and loved. It cleanses our conscience and replaces guilt and shame. While ordinary food strengthens us physically, the Lord’s Supper strengthens us spiritually.

The book ends by teaching how Lord’s Supper transforms us and gives us a foretaste of heaven. This book is brilliant and will enrich your understanding of the blessings found in our heavenly feast.

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