Act 20:7 | KingComments | STEP | The reason for the seven-day stay in Troas seems to be no other than to celebrate the Lord’s Supper in Troas (cf. ). They do this on the evening of the first day of the week. The meeting is in the evening because Sunday is an ordinary working day. Paul and Luke therefore arrived on Monday. They do not organize a meeting on Monday or Tuesday to celebrate the Supper, but they wait until Sunday. That is the appropriate day to celebrate the Lord’s Supper in the context of the local church ( ). There is no mention of the celebration of the Lord’s Supper with his companions somewhere along the way apart from a local church. The whole group meets with the local believers on the first day of the week to break bread. Thereby Paul takes the same place as the youngest believer. The first day of the week is the day of the resurrection of the Lord Jesus ( ). Twice on that day He appeared to His disciples as they came together ( ). This day is also aptly called “the day of the Lord” ( ). It is the appropriate day to celebrate the “Supper of the Lord” ( ). It is significant that in both cases in Greek a word is used for the words “of the Lord” that only occurs in these two cases which means “belonging to the Lord”. Surely here we have a strong clue to celebrate the Lord’s Supper on the day of the Lord. If we thereby take what we find here with the believers in Troas, where it is stated so emphatically that they come together on the first day of the week to break bread, then surely we have clear indications for the day on which Christians celebrate the Lord’s Supper. The fact that no commandment is given, but that indications are given, is in line with Christendom. The search for alternative days generally means leaving the Christian position in order to return to Judaism connected with creation. Whoever does this, forgets that the seventh day of creation has given way to a new beginning from the dead. Instead of a rest after a week of work done, the life of the Christian begins with rest. We may express this in the Lord’s Supper. When Paul has celebrated the Lord’s Supper with the believers, he speaks to the church. The first goal of the church meeting is to break bread even though the great apostle Paul is in their midst. After the breaking of bread, the church gives Paul the opportunity to bring to them the Word of God.

‏ Acts 20:7

The First Day of the Week

The reason for the seven-day stay in Troas seems to be no other than to celebrate the Lord’s Supper in Troas (cf. Acts 21:4-5 ; Acts 28:14). They do this on the evening of the first day of the week. The meeting is in the evening because Sunday is an ordinary working day. Paul and Luke therefore arrived on Monday. They do not organize a meeting on Monday or Tuesday to celebrate the Supper, but they wait until Sunday.

That is the appropriate day to celebrate the Lord’s Supper in the context of the local church (1Cor 10:14-22 ; 1Cor 11:17-34). There is no mention of the celebration of the Lord’s Supper with his companions somewhere along the way apart from a local church. The whole group meets with the local believers on the first day of the week to break bread. Thereby Paul takes the same place as the youngest believer.

The first day of the week is the day of the resurrection of the Lord Jesus (Mt 28:1-10). Twice on that day He appeared to His disciples as they came together (Jn 20:19 ; 26). This day is also aptly called “the day of the Lord” (Rev 1:10). It is the appropriate day to celebrate the “Supper of the Lord” (1Cor 11:20).

It is significant that in both cases in Greek a word is used for the words “of the Lord” that only occurs in these two cases which means “belonging to the Lord”. Surely here we have a strong clue to celebrate the Lord’s Supper on the day of the Lord. If we thereby take what we find here with the believers in Troas, where it is stated so emphatically that they come together on the first day of the week to break bread, then surely we have clear indications for the day on which Christians celebrate the Lord’s Supper.

The fact that no commandment is given, but that indications are given, is in line with Christendom. The search for alternative days generally means leaving the Christian position in order to return to Judaism connected with creation. Whoever does this, forgets that the seventh day of creation has given way to a new beginning from the dead. Instead of a rest after a week of work done, the life of the Christian begins with rest. We may express this in the Lord’s Supper.

When Paul has celebrated the Lord’s Supper with the believers, he speaks to the church. The first goal of the church meeting is to break bread even though the great apostle Paul is in their midst. After the breaking of bread, the church gives Paul the opportunity to bring to them the Word of God.