By Elimu Assistant Team Reasons why Jesus needed to have the Last Supper with his discipleLast Supper with his disciple
- He wanted to inform them of his coming death
- He wanted to identify his betrayer
- To establish the institution of the Holy Communion/ supper
- To bestow authority to the disciples
- To share the last meal with them
- To show that the bread and wine symbolized his body and blood respectively
- To institute the new covenant
- To identify Peter as the leader
- To warn them about coming persecution after his departure
