The 4 Cups
Luke 22:17-18 17 And when He had
taken a cup and given thanks, He said, "Take this and share it among yourselves;
for I say to you, I will not drink of the fruit of the vine from now on
until the kingdom of G-d comes." And when He had taken some bread and
given thanks, He broke it, and gave it to them, saying, "This is My body
which is given for you; do this in remembrance of Me." And in the same
way He took the cup after they had eaten, saying, "This cup which is poured
out for you is the new covenant in
Mark 14:23 23
And when He had taken a cup, and given thanks, He gave it to them; and
they all drank from it. And He said to them, "This is My blood of the
covenant, which is poured out for many. "Truly I say to you, I shall never
again drink of the fruit of the vine until that day when I drink it new
in the kingdom of G-d."
The four cups around which the Passover
Seder revolves is steeped in spiritual significance.
The Cup of Sanctification
commemorates G-d's promise to deliver His people from physical
as well as spiritual bondage and to sanctify (separate) a people unto
himself, to be His ambassadors to a lost and dying world A Symbol of Redemption
Then there is the third cup which is The Cup
of Redemption. It is the symbol of redemption in which G-d
bought back His people through the "purchase of blood" that was shed on
the tree by the Lord Yeshua. The One who knew no sin, became sin for us,
(2 Cor. 5:21). The fourth and final cup symbolizes the regathering and
The Cup of Restoration of the Jewish
people unto himself and represents the hope of all who believe in Messiah
Yeshua that He will one day return and take us home to be with Him. It
is traditionally called the "Cup of Praise." (The
Jewish Holy Days: by Frank Eiklor)
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