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The Four Cups of Promise

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1. The Four Cups of Passover (Exodus Pattern)God gives four “I will” promises:

Exodus 6:6–7 (NASB)
“I will bring you out…
I will deliver you…
I will redeem you…
I will take you as My people…”

These became the four cups:

1. Cup of Sanctification — “I will bring you out”

Hebrew idea: separation, being set apart

2. Cup of Deliverance — “I will deliver you”

Freedom from bondage

3. Cup of Redemption — “I will redeem you”

Redemption by blood (this is the central cup)

4. Cup of Praise (or Consummation) — “I will take you to be My people”

Union, completion, covenant fulfillment

   The First Cup — Sanctification

Luke 22:17 (NASB)
“And when He had taken a cup and given thanks…”

. The Second Cup — Deliverance

Traditionally tied to recounting the Exodus story.

  • Not just from Pharaoh
  • But from sin, death, and spiritual bondage

 The Third Cup — Redemption (The Key Moment)

This is the cup Jesus identifies directly.

Luke 22:20 (NASB)
“This cup which is poured out for you is the new covenant in My blood.”

Greek: diathēkē (διαθήκη) — covenant

This is the Cup of Redemption.

  • He is the Lamb
  • His blood is the price
  • A new covenant is being enacted

This connects directly to:
1 Corinthians 5:7 (NASB)
“Christ our Passover also has been sacrificed.”

6. The Pause — A Missing Cup

Matthew 26:29 (NASB)
“I will not drink of this fruit of the vine from now on until that day…”

Jesus stops before the fourth cup.

He leaves the Passover meal unfinished.

7. The Fourth Cup — Delayed

The fourth cup is:

  • The Cup of Praise
  • The Cup of Consummation
  • The completion of covenant union

Because the Passover is no longer confined to the table—
it is moving to the Cross.

8. The Fulfillment in the Crucifixion

John 19:28–29 (NASB)
“I am thirsty… a jar full of sour wine was standing there…”

He is given wine on a hyssop branch.

Hyssop connects directly back to Passover in Exodus 12 (applying the lamb’s blood).

9. “It Is Finished” — The Final Cup

John 19:30 (NASB)
“Therefore when Jesus had received the sour wine, He said, ‘It is finished!’”

Greek Word:

tetelestai (τετέλεσται)
Meaning:

  • Completed
  • Fulfilled
  • Brought to its intended end
  • Paid in full
4Consummation“It is finished”

John 19:30

NASB
“It is finished!”

AMP
“It is finished! [It is completed, paid in full.]”

TPT
“It is finished, my bride!”Mirror