Jesus In The Upper Room With The Disciples

In fact the upper room appears to be a guest house and the wealthy patron nicodemus who helped pilgrims would certainly have one.

Jesus in the upper room with the disciples.

Later the same evening jesus and the disciples continued talking while they were on their way to the prayer spot in the garden of gethsemane. As the father has sent me i also send you 22 and when he had said this he. Where the holy spirit descended with power upon mary and the disciples here the church was born and she was born to go forth. Jesus washed his disciples feet with water in the upper room and they would have a good supply of water at the upper room.

During these last hours that jesus spent with his beloved friends he ate with them instituted the new covenant in his blood gave them last minute instructions and encouragement and prayed his high priestly prayer over them. They started in an upper room of a supporter s house in the city of jerusalem during what has become known as the last supper even though it was the last passover jesus had with his disciples. In that upper room during his 2014 visit to jerusalem pope francis s homily highlighted three major events that took place in that sacred space. 21 so jesus said to them again peace be with you.

With jesus in the upper room mark 14 12 25 the story of jesus and his disciples in the upper room the night before he was crucified is one of the most interesting and meaningful of all that made up the greatest life that was ever lived. Jesus is our passover lamb that shed his blood voluntarily for the remission of sins and to enable us to have eternal life. Where after his resurrection he appeared in their midst. 19 so when it was evening on that day the first day of the week and when the doors were shut where the disciples were for fear of the jews jesus came and stood in their midst and said to them peace be with you 20 and when he had said this he showed them both his hands and his side.

The disciples then rejoiced when they saw the lord. Note first he arose from supper just as he had risen from the throne of glory laid aside his garments. The upper room discourse 3 john 13 5 jesus is working out a parable for his disciples dramatizing the character of his ministry showing what he had come into the world to do and what he wanted them to do. On that last night when jesus was in the upper room with his disciples he knew that he was leaving the world and that these moments were actually his last opportunity to teach them.

Today instead of having jesus disciples prepare an upper room for him. The events that occurred in the upper room also known as the cenacle are described in matthew 26 1 29 mark 14 12 25 luke 22 7 20 and john 13 1 38.