Answer:
1. The cup represents the Pharisees. They are guilty of being “clean“ on the outside, using that false cleanliness to hide the junk inside themselves, and not making clean the inside “that the outside of them may be clean also.”
2. There “shall be great tribulation, such as was not since the beginning of the world to this time, no, nor ever shall be.” “Many false prophets shall rise, and shall deceive many.” Many will “be offended, and shall betray one another, and shall hate one another.” There will be darkness.
3. Because one must always be prepared for when the Lord comes, and vigilant against things of this world.
4. The bread was a symbol of Jesus’ body, which was broken for us all. The cup was a symbol of His blood, which was “shed for many for the remission of sins.” It is His blood that makes us clean, should we choose to put our faith in Him.
5. He dreaded the pain and suffering that was to come in the next few hours.
Explanation:
Read the text. It literally explains all. Better yet, read the whole book! It will give you answers that you didn’t even know you wanted/needed!
