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The Spirit of Prophecy Volume 3
blood, which is shed for you.” At this last passover the Lord’s supper
was instituted.
Jesus, by his example, then gave his disciples a lesson of humility.
Having girded himself like a servant, he washed the feet of his disci-
ples, conversing with them the while in solemn tenderness. He, the
spotless Son of God, stooped to wash the feet of his followers, as one
of the last tokens of his love for them.
When he had completed the task, he said unto them, “Know ye
what I have done unto you? Ye call me Master and Lord; and ye say
well; for so I am. If I then, your Lord and Master, have washed your
feet, ye also ought to wash one another’s feet; for I have given you an
example, that ye should do as I have done unto you.”
A contention had arisen among the disciples of Jesus as to who
should be most honored in his kingdom; for notwithstanding the ex-
press instruction they had so often received to the contrary, they had
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clung to the idea that Jesus would establish a temporal kingdom in
Jerusalem; and the late demonstrations upon his entering the city,
and the manner in which he had received them, revived this belief in
their minds. Jesus had checked their aspirations for honor, and now
strengthened the lesson by an act of humility and love, calculated to
impress them with a sense of their obligations to one another, and that
instead of quarreling for place, each should count the others better
than himself.
As the disciples sat at the passover with their beloved Master, they
observed that he still appeared greatly troubled and depressed. A cloud
settled over them all, a premonition of some dreadful calamity, the
character of which they did not understand. As they ate in silence,
Jesus said, “Verily, I say unto you that one of you shall betray me.”
Amazement and consternation seized them at these words. They could
not comprehend how any one of them could deal treacherously by
their divine Teacher. For what cause could they betray him, and to
whom? Whose heart could give birth to such a design! Surely not one
of the favored twelve who had been privileged above all others to hear
his teachings and who had experienced his marvelous love, and for
whom he had shown such great respect by bringing them into close
communion with himself!
As they realized the full import of his words, and remembered how
true his sayings were, a sudden fear and self-distrust seized them. They