
"The Holocaust manifested the veneer of civilization so thin and fragile that repetition was possible." - Sam Kaltman. We saw it begin in Germany with Jews, but people from more than twenty other nations were also murdered." - Simon Wiesenthal It is not a written law that the next victims must be Jews. "For your benefit, learn from our tragedy. "For evil to flourish, it only requires good men to do nothing." - Simon Wiesenthal. Then they came for me-and there was no one left to speak for me." - Martin Niemöller Paul warns that communion should be a time of sober self. They had turned it into a gathering at which the wealthy ate and drank too much, leaving the poorer Christians hungry and humiliated. Then they came for the Jews, and I did not speak out-because I was not a Jew. First Corinthians 11:1734 contains Paul's rebuke of the church in Corinth for their application of the Lord's Supper. Then they came for the trade unionists, and I did not speak out-because I was not a trade unionist. "First they came for the socialists, and I did not speak out-because I was not a socialist. "If we bear all this suffering and if there are still Jews left, when it is over, then Jews, instead of being doomed, will be held up as an example." - Anne Frank. 27 to commemorate the victims of the World War II genocide. Silence encourages the tormentor, never the tormented." - Elie Wiesel 01/27/21 AT 8:00 AM EST International Holocaust Remembrance Day is annually celebrated on Jan. Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim. "I swore never to be silent whenever and wherever human beings endure suffering and humiliation. "For the dead and the living, we must bear witness." - Elie Wiesel. More dangerous are the common men, the functionaries ready to believe and to act without asking questions." - Primo Levi "Monsters exist, but they are too few in number to be truly dangerous. 25 In the same way, after supper he took the cup, saying, This cup is the new covenant in my. "Despite everything, I believe that people are really good at heart." - Anne Frank 23 For I received from the Lord what I also passed on to you: The Lord Jesus, on the night he was betrayed, took bread, 24 and when he had given thanks, he broke it and said, This is my body, which is for you do this in remembrance of me. Here are some quotes to commemorate the day, courtesy Good Reads. The day marks the end of the Nazi regime and the holocaust, which claimed the lives of six million Jews along with 11 million others. The United Nations General Assembly designated the day as the International Holocaust Rememberance day on Nov. 27 to commemorate the victims of the World War II genocide. And he took bread, gave thanks and broke it, and gave it to them, saying, ‘This is my body given for you do this in remembrance of me.’ In the same way, after the supper he took the cup, saying, ‘This cup is the new covenant in my blood, which is poured out for you’ (Luke 22:19-20). But it should be at least that to all believers.International Holocaust Remembrance Day is annually celebrated on Jan. The Lord’s Supper may be more a meal of remembrance to some.
And I celebrate that whenever I share at his table. And it brought me into the fullness of a relationship with my creator. Jesus’ death on the cross redeemed me from the empty way of life I had. In the same way, after supper he took the cup, saying, This cup is the new covenant in my blood do this, whenever you drink it, in remembrance of me. Remembering what he has done for me, as well as looking forward to his return. I should never participate in the Lord’s Supper without it being a time of remembrance. Looking forward, we are issuing a proclamation of his death, until he returns. Looking back, we remember Christ’s sacrifice for us. As well as how they might serve as a vehicle for receiving God’s grace.īut regardless of how one views the elements, it is clear from this passage that the Lord’s Supper has both a backward and a forward-looking significance.
And there are a number of views between those two. To others, they only symbolize his body and blood. To some, they become the literal body and blood of Jesus. There are a variety of views as to what the bread and wine/juice represent in the Lord’s Supper. The Lord Jesus, on the night he was betrayed, took bread, and when he had given thanks, he broke it and said, “This is my body, which is for you do this in remembrance of me.” In the same way, after supper he took the cup, saying, “This cup is the new covenant in my blood do this, whenever you drink it, in remembrance of me.” For whenever you eat this bread and drink this cup, you proclaim the Lord’s death until he comes. The Seven Churches of Revelation Studies.