Matthew 26:26-30
26 And as they were eating, Jesus took bread, and blessed it, and brake it, and gave it to the disciples, and said, Take, eat; this is my body.
27 And he took the cup, and gave thanks, and gave it to them, saying, Drink ye all of it;
28 For this is my blood of the new testament, which is shed for many for the remission of sins.
29 But I say unto you, I will not drink henceforth of this fruit of the vine, until that day when I drink it new with you in my Father’s kingdom.
30 And when they had sung an hymn, they went out into the mount of Olives.
“This represents the body of the Lord Jesus, the Bread. And as the song was just sang, “My Faith Looks up to Thee.” There’s only three orders that the Lord had give us, and that was baptism, taking of the bread and wine, and feet washing; is the orders.
And this represents the broken body of Christ. My prayer is that every person that partakes of this tonight, that will receive the blessing of the Holy Spirit to come upon them. And that they are sick, may the God of heaven, who instituted this in the first form down in Egypt by taking the–the–the–the bitter herbs and wine… I trust that God will heal you, and in your entire journey, there’ll be no sickness among you. May the God of heaven look to us now as we offer this to Him”.
63-0707E Communion
Who Should Take Communion?
Now, all that wants to stay for Communion, we’d be glad to have you in this time of fellowship. Now, you have First Corinthians, I believe, 11th chapter there. I’ll have you read it right now, then, Brother Neville, if you will. [Brother Neville reads First Corinthians 11:23-32–Ed.]
That doesn’t need any explaining. It’s just this. If we eat and drink unworthily, we eat and drink damnation to our own self not discerning the Lord’s body. For this cause, many are weakly and sick among you, and many are dead. See? When we come to take Communion… Every Christian should take Communion. It’s your duty. It’s a showdown. See? Jesus said, “If you don’t take it, you have no part with Me.” See? “But he that eateth and drinketh unworthily eats and drinks damnation to himself.” That is, if you’re still out with the world and doing things of the world, and people see you taking Communion, you’re doing wrong. You’re only bringing disgrace to you, and it’ll only harm you. It isn’t that–that it’ll harm God; it’ll harm you. And so a person should examine theirselves. And before we approach this sacred moment, you ask God to search my life. And if I’ve done anything that’s not right, forgive me for it. I–I don’t mean to do it. I’ll make it right if He’ll reveal it to me. And I’ll ask the same thing for you.
Said, “When you come together, tarry one for another.” Let’s wait on one another and pray for one another. We want to take this Communion. And if we don’t do it, we have no part with Him. That’s what He said. First… Or, Saint John the 6th chapter.
Now, let’s just pray. You pray for me silently while I pray for you. [Brother Branham whispers as he prays–Ed.]…?… I pray…?… that Thy Spirit, O God…?… I pray that You forgive us of all of our trespasses…?…
O Lord, hear our prayer. This is our prayer of forgiveness, Lord. We pray forgiveness. We pray for mercy. Forgive us. Lord, as it is written in Thy Word, “Forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those that trespass against us; and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For Thine is the Kingdom, and the power and the glory, forever. Amen.”
