By the great supper, Christ represents the blessings offered through the gospel. The provision is nothing less than Christ Himself. He is the bread that comes down from heaven; and from Him the streams of salvation flow. The Lord's messengers had proclaimed to the Jews the advent of the Saviour; they had pointed to Christ as "the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world." John 1:29. In the feast He had provided, God offered to 223 them the greatest gift that Heaven can bestow--a gift that is beyond computation. The love of God had furnished the costly banquet, and had provided inexhaustible resources. "If any man eat of this bread," Christ said, "he shall live for ever." John 6:51.

Med lignelsen om det store gæstebud viser Kristus de velsignelser som tilbydes gennem evangeliet, og disse velsignelser er intet mindre end Kristus selv. Han er brødet, som kommer ned fra Himmelen, og fra ham flyder frelsens kilder. Herrens sendebud havde forkyndt Frelserens komme for jøderne, de havde peget hen til Kristus som "Guds lam, som bærer verdens synd." Til det gæstebud, som han gav tilbød Gud dem den største gave, som Himmelen kan give, en gave, der er uden lige. Guds kærlighed havde tilvejebragt det kostbare gæstebud og havde sørget for uudtømmelige forrådskamre. "Om nogen spiser af det brød," sagde Kristus, "han skal leve til evig tid."