The Ekklesia Project - Episode 71

A freedman of God hosting a journey to discover the lost ekklesia of God.
In this episode we discuss the consequences of eating the Lord’s Supper in an unworthy manner. Jesus says, “[H]e who does not take his cross and follow after me is not worthy of me.” Matthew 10:38. We have already discussed at length the meaning of this commandment, i.e., sacrificing your life for the benefit of the ekklesia as did Christ. Thus, those who do not sacrifice their lives for the benefit of the ekklesia in the same manner as Christ, by employing the teachings of Christ and having the attitude of Christ (Philippians 2:5-8; Hebrews 12:1-2), are not worthy of Christ, and eat the Lord’s Supper in an “unworthy manner.” There were “many” in the Corinthian ekklesia eating the Lord’s Supper in an unworthy manner and, as a result, were becoming weak, sick, and some dying. Clearly, those attempting to exalt themselves to lead disciples away from the ekklesia (see also Acts 20:29-30), dividing the full body of Christ, are traitors to Christ’s body, and, thus, betray Christ, eating the Lord’s Supper with the heart of Judas, the traitor (see John 13:2), being guilty of the body and blood of the Lord.
Judas, posing as a devoted disciple of Christ, ate the Lord’s Supper with a traitorous heart and, thereafter, betrayed Jesus with a kiss of hypocrisy, leading to the capture of the Lord by the world, i.e., the Jewish religious establishment already captured by Satan. The capture of Christ led to his death, but followed by his resurrection, walking a brief period on the earth before his ascension into his glorified kingdom at the right hand of the Father.
In the same manner, those posing as disciples of Christ, eating the Lord’s Supper with a traitorous heart, began speaking perverse things, leading disciples away from the ekklesia (Acts 20:29-30). Eventually, these traitors made a deal with the world and, with a hypocritical display of affection for Christ and his people, gave the body of Christ a kiss of betrayal leading the body of Christ into capture by the world, resulting in the apparent death of the ekklesia, having been transformed into the church system. However, by this message, God may be intending to resurrect the ekklesia of God, possibly for just a short period, before ascending into the glorified kingdom of God upon the return of Christ.