Q. In your study on Revelation 2 & 3,
specifically the section on the letter to the church at Thyatira, you
have pointed out that Catholics (yes, I am Catholic) believe that the
communion bread and wine are the actual and spiritual body and blood of
Jesus. Is this not supported by scripture such as John 6:51-59? What
are your thoughts on this?
A. In John 6:51-59 Jesus was speaking figuratively. He never intended that they eat His flesh or drink His blood in the literal sense, but that they symbolically “partake” of His death in order to gain life. He had made the transition from literal to figurative speech when He compared Himself to the manna their forefathers had eaten in the desert in verses 48-49. The manna had sustained their forefathers’ temporal lives, but He would sustain their eternal lives. Keep reading
A. In John 6:51-59 Jesus was speaking figuratively. He never intended that they eat His flesh or drink His blood in the literal sense, but that they symbolically “partake” of His death in order to gain life. He had made the transition from literal to figurative speech when He compared Himself to the manna their forefathers had eaten in the desert in verses 48-49. The manna had sustained their forefathers’ temporal lives, but He would sustain their eternal lives. Keep reading
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