Luke 22:1 - 30

Jesus enters a period of preparation.  The nation was preparing for Passover; Judas was preparing to betray the One he followed; the other followers were preparing for a kingdom, and trying to obtain the choicest positions; Jesus, however was preparing His followers for what was to come.  He instituted a remembrance ceremony that points to Him as the fulfillment of all that had been promised, and pointed ahead to His return as the Sovereign King.