Mine Own Familiar Friend

Psalm 41:9 - Yea, mine own familiar friend, in whom I trusted, which did eat of my bread, hath lifted up his heel against me.

Christ gives this as a prophecy of Himself and Judas Iscariot, the betrayor, John 13:8. As Christ gives it in the context of the footwashing at the Last Supper, it indicates that Judas partook of the Last Supper, contrary to the doctrine of Landmark Baptists and Baptist Briders who claim Judas departed before the ordinance was given.

By the way - and this is not a note for your Bible, just a side note related to this verse: The claim that Judas had already went out that night, after the meal but before the bread and cup were passed - this is one of the Landmark Baptists' and Baptist Briders' chief arguments for "closed communion" of local church members only. Visiting Christians (maybe from out of town or whatever) are not allowed to partake in those churches. I am not necessarily against practicing closed communion, but this argument in favor of it falls flat. Judas was present at the institution of the Lord's Table; the Gospel of Luke is clear on that (Luke 22:19-21) and this prophecy, quoted by the Lord Jesus in context, also indicates it.

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