WHO PARTAKE OF THE EMBLEMS?
(13 min.) Only spirit-anointed ones are entitled to partake Last year _________________ were present for Memorial Only _________________ partook of the emblems Why so few are partakers Jesus is Mediator of new covenant foretold at Jeremiah 31:31-34 Its purpose is to gather spiritual Israel (Ac 15:14; Ga 6:16) Spiritual Israel also termed “little flock,” to whom God would give the Kingdom government (Lu 12:32) All of little flock are in the covenant Jesus made with his apostles for the heavenly Kingdom (Lu 22:28-30) They will rule as kings and priests over the earth (Re 5:10) Number limited to literally 144,000 (Re 14:1, 3b) Majority of these were gathered prior to our time, so that today only a remnant of the 144,000 are on earth (Re 12:17) These are the ones who partake of Lord’s Evening Meal All of them must and do have the assurance that God is dealing with them as spirit- anointed ones (Ro 8:16, 17) They must examine their faith and conduct (1Co 11:17-34) Need to be genuinely imita
