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During the Last Supper, when Jesus told his disciples to drink the wine because it was his blood. Which cup of wine was this? Was it the third cup, or was it the cup of Elijah (or one of the other cups)?

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What is "the third cup," "the cup of Elijah", or any of the other cups? – Flimzy Aug 26 '11 at 19:28
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@Flimsy - The Passover meal has 4 cups of wine that you drink in a particular order at a particular time. There is also a cup that is not drunken by anyone: the cup of Elijah. The meals Jews observe today are similar to the traditional meal during Jesus' time, so when the Bible says, "the cup" it's talking about a particular cup. Good question, Joel. – dleyva3 Aug 26 '11 at 20:40
This question suggests the answer is "no", as perhaps the Last Supper was not the Passover at all... – Flimzy Sep 25 '11 at 20:33
The Last Supper was not the Passover seder, so none. – H3br3wHamm3r81 Jan 13 at 19:31

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Per 1 Corinthians 11:25 (NIV)

25 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.”

(emphasis added, obviously)

This seems to indicate that it was the third cup.

Here is a much larger article about it.

This is presuming that it was the Passover meal at all.

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Excellent article, thanks for that resource. – Joel Aug 30 '11 at 21:39

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