The Memorial in Isolation

Tomorrow, after sunset, it will be the Memorial of Jesus death - a most unusual memorial as it will be held in isolation - though we will be together in cyber space, on Zoom.  We have red wine available and I will make the bread in the morning.  It is simply flour and water rolled thin, pricked with a fork and baked for about 8 minutes so that it becomes cracker-like.

You can if you wish join us on line:  https://www.jw.org/en/   You will be most welcome.

"For I received from the Lord what I also handed on to you, that the Lord Jesus on the night on which he was going to be betrayed took a loaf,  and after giving thanks, he broke it and said: “This means my body, which is in your behalf. Keep doing this in remembrance of me.”  He did the same with the cup also, after they had the evening meal, saying: “This cup means the new covenant by virtue of my blood. Keep doing this, whenever you drink it, in remembrance of me.”  For whenever you eat this loaf and drink this cup, you keep proclaiming the death of the Lord, until he comes." - 1 Corinthians 11:23-26

Whenever you eat this loaf and drink this cup, you keep proclaiming the death of the Lord, until he comes.

Here Paul was was saying to annointed Christians (those with the heavenly hope):  'Every time that you do this, you keep proclaiming the death of the Lord.'  They do this until he comes, that is, until Jesus comes to receive them into heaven and to execute judgment. At that time, the Lord's Evening Meal will no longer be observed.

As the King of Jehovah's Kingdom, Jesus will soon put an end to the whole wicked system of things on the earth.  And until he does we need to memorialise his sacrificial death as he asks us to, even if it has to be in virtual space.

Afterwards - during the Millennial reign, will there be some different kind of celebration on that day, or not?   I just hope we are all there to find out, as the hope for most of us is to live forever in the restored earthly Paradise.