| Jesus Christ is the Bread of Life | Created Date: 4-Sep-2026 |
Explaining Eat of My Flesh and Drink my Blood |
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This author states that Lucifer will always find many ways to ridicule the Word of God. One of Lucifer's ways is to create mythology and science fiction to attempt in thwarting our understanding of the Word of God. These are only two primary examples of many that have a commonality in super human abilities and one has a correlation on this topic:
Scripture interprets scripture and there are countless patterns and double occurrences to teach and verify the scriptures. Scripture does not contradict scripture.
| Isaiah 28:10-13 | 10 For precept must be upon precept, precept upon precept; line upon line, line upon line; here a little, and there a little: 11 For with stammering lips and another tongue will he speak to this people. 12 To whom he said, This is the rest wherewith ye may cause the weary to rest; and this is the refreshing: yet they would not hear. 13 But the word of the Lord was unto them precept upon precept, precept upon precept; line upon line, line upon line; here a little, and there a little; that they might go, and fall backward, and be broken, and snared, and taken. |
In the Garden of Eden, there was the Tree of Life, that Adam and Eve ate freely. After Adam and Eve violated the only law that God had given them by eating of the Forbidden Fruit, then Adam and Eve were exiled permanently. God places a Cherub, not an ordinary Angel, to guard the Tree of Life.
The Cherub is a high-ranking and powerful Angel, that in the case of the Tree of Life, there are Biblical Scholars including this author that state the Cherub was necessary to defend against Lucifer taking the Tree of Life's Fruit to any human being so that they could continue to live forever.
The Tree of Life was destroyed in the Great Flood of Noah, but there will be more Trees of Life in Eternity in the New Jerusalem which give different fruits. There is also a "water of life coming forth from the throne of God." Note that the Trees of Life in eternity have many more special purposes.
| Revelation 22:1-2 | 1 Then he showed me a river of the water of life, bright as crystal, coming from the throne of God and of the Lamb, 2 in the middle of its street. On either side of the river was the tree of life, bearing twelve kinds of fruit, yielding its fruit every month; and the leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations. |
Many Christians do follow the commandments and rituals of the Old Testament, that include more than the Ten Commandments. All of the rituals and commandments in the Old Testament still have relevancy and purpose that was more than the initial understanding as they were to give God Glory, Worship, and point to Jesus Christ.
One of the specific commandments given by God multiple times was He instructed Israel to not consume blood.
| Genesis 9:4 | But flesh with the life thereof, which is the blood thereof, shall ye not eat. |
| Leviticus 17:11 | For the life of the flesh is in the blood; and I have given it to you upon the altar to make atonement for your souls: for it is the blood that maketh atonement by reason of the life. |
| Deuteronomy 12:23 | Only be sure that thou eat not the blood: for the blood is the life; and thou shalt not eat the life with the flesh. |
Notice the further admonition of Leviticus 17:11, along with the other three scripture verses, that explains to us the significance of the blood:
In the Garden of Eden, when Adam and Eve hid and made a covering for their sin of eating the forbidden fruit, they used fig leaves. God made clothing from animal skins that had far more of a significance than a better clothing.
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Adam and Eve topic: When both Adam and Eve ate the fruit and were confronted by God as a Father who loves His Children, both Adam and Eve had sewed fig leaves together as loincloths. What changed was the introduction of a Fallen Nature and they then realized they were naked without the covering of light.
When God made garments of skin for Adam and Eve, this was more than just to give them something better than fig leaves. God could have given them many different things such as something made from the bark of a tree or some sort of current day cotton woven materials. By giving God giving them the coats of skin, which Biblical Scholars point to being animal skin and fur, it was teaching the requirements that by the shedding of blood there was a covering for sins. A covering of animal skin, which required the death of an animal was a temporary action that points to the redeemer, Jesus Christ who's death was a permanent payment for sins.
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The book of Isaiah chapter 53 is often described by Biblical Scholars as the Holy of Holies of the Old Testament. In verse 53:8, the "cut off from the land of the living" was informing us that the life was leaving Jesus Christ's body on the Cross.
The of Isaiah 53's verses are symbolism contains multiple beautiful fulfillments of many, many scriptural passages. It is also the fulfillment of the first prophecy God gave Adam and Eve with the covering of animal skins.
| Isaiah 53:7-8 | 7 He was oppressed and afflicted, Yet He did not open His mouth; Like a lamb that is led to slaughter, And like a sheep that is silent before its shearers, So He did not open His mouth. 8 By oppression and judgment He was taken away; And as for His generation, who considered That He was cut off from the land of the living For the wrongdoing of my people, to whom the blow was due? |
At the end of the enslavement of Israel in Egypt, the final act that had Pharaoh release Israel from slavery was the Passover Event that took the life of the first born of every family and every animal in Egypt unless the family had blood splattered on their door. All Christians should understand that this is a foreshadowing of the Crucifixion of Jesus Christ. Note that there were inferences that some Egyptian families recognized God through the Ten Plagues and did not suffer loss by also putting blood on their door posts. The Ten Plagues will have another similar fulfillment in the Tribulation Period.
God instructed Israel to celebrate the Passover meal yearly on exactly the same day. The Passover starts on the new day after sundown. Jesus Christ died at 3pm on the day before Passover starts.
Restating for emphasis, the Jewish day is sundown to sundown, not the midnight to midnight that we currently follow. See the topic on the Crucifixion of Jesus Christ. to follow all the sixteen amazing profs and events that were prophesized to the exact day of 5-April-0032 AD that is the Nissan 14th.
In Exodus 12 the instructions by God are given to Moses to teach and require Israel to celebrate the Passover Event every year as read in Exodus 12:14. Remember as already stated, the blood purpose on the door is escape the Angel of Death as read in Exodus 12:23
| Exodus 12:1-9 | 1 And Jehovah spake unto Moses and Aaron in the land of Egypt, saying, 2 This month shall be unto you the beginning of months: it shall be the first month of the year to you. 3 Speak ye unto all the congregation of Israel, saying, In the tenth day of this month they shall take to them every man a lamb, according to their fathers’ houses, a lamb for a household: 4 and if the household be too little for a lamb, then shall he and his neighbor next unto his house take one according to the number of the souls; according to every man’s eating ye shall make your count for the lamb. 5 Your lamb shall be without blemish, a male a year old: ye shall take it from the sheep, or from the goats: 6 and ye shall keep it until the fourteenth day of the same month; and the whole assembly of the congregation of Israel shall kill it at even. 7 And they shall take of the blood, and put it on the two side-posts and on the lintel, upon the houses wherein they shall eat it. 8 And they shall eat the flesh in that night, roast with fire, and unleavened bread; with bitter herbs they shall eat it. 9 Eat not of it raw, nor boiled at all with water, but roast with fire; its head with its legs and with the inwards thereof. |
| Exodus 12:14 | And this day shall be unto you for a memorial, and ye shall keep it a feast to Jehovah: throughout your generations ye shall keep it a feast by an ordinance for ever. |
| Exodus 12:23 | For Jehovah will pass through to smite the Egyptians; and when he seeth the blood upon the lintel, and on the two side-posts, Jehovah will pass over the door, and will not suffer the destroyer to come in unto your houses to smite you. |
| Genesis 14:17-20 | 17After his return from the defeat of Chedorlaomer and the kings who were with him, the king of Sodom went out to meet him at the Valley of Shaveh (that is, the King’s Valley). 18 And Melchizedek king of Salem brought out bread and wine. (He was priest of God Most High.) 19 And he blessed him and said, “Blessed be Abram by God Most High, Possessorb of heaven and earth; 20 and blessed be God Most High, who has delivered your enemies into your hand!” |
Jesus Christ has many tiles. Son of Man portrays His role in taking our place in bearing the punishment and restitution for:
Jesus Christ also has the title of the Second Adam.
In John chapter 6, Jesus Christ is speaking about giving the "food which abideth unto eternal life". Notice these points:
| John 6:26-27 | 26 Jesus answered them and said, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Ye seek me, not because ye saw signs, but because ye ate of the loaves, and were filled. 27 Work not for the food which perisheth, but for the food which abideth unto eternal life, which the Son of man shall give unto you: for him the Father, even God, hath sealed. |
| John 6:35-51 | 35 Jesus said unto them, I am the bread of
life: he that cometh to me shall not hunger, and he that believeth on me
shall never thirst. 36 But I said unto you,
that ye have seen me, and yet believe not. 37
All that which the Father giveth me shall come
unto me; and him that cometh to me I will in no wise cast out. 38
For I am come down from heaven, not to do mine own
will, but the will of him that sent me. 39
And this is the will of him that sent me, that of all that which he hath
given me I should lose nothing, but should raise it up at the last day.
40 For this is the will of my Father, that every
one that beholdeth the Son, and believeth on him, should have eternal
life; and I will raise him up at the last day. 41 The Jews therefore murmured concerning him, because he said, I am the bread which came down out of heaven. 42 And they said, Is not this Jesus, the son of Joseph, whose father and mother we know? how doth he now say, I am come down out of heaven? 43 Jesus answered and said unto them, Murmur not among yourselves. 44 No man can come to me, except the Father that sent me draw him: and I will raise him up in the last day. 45 It is written in the prophets, And they shall all be taught of God. Every one that hath heard from the Father, and hath learned, cometh unto me. 46 Not that any man hath seen the Father, save he that is from God, he hath seen the Father. 47 Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth hath eternal life. 48 I am the bread of life. 49 Your fathers ate the manna in the wilderness, and they died. 50 This is the bread which cometh down out of heaven, that a man may eat thereof, and not die. 51 I am the living bread which came down out of heaven: if any man eat of this bread, he shall live for ever: yea and the bread which I will give is my flesh, for the life of the world. |
| Revelation 22:1-2 | 1 Then he showed me a river of the water of life, bright as crystal, coming from the throne of God and of the Lamb, 2 in the middle of its street. On either side of the river was the tree of life, bearing twelve kinds of fruit, yielding its fruit every month; and the leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations. |
At the Last Supper, Jesus Christ does many things to have the events that will be occurring.
| Matthew 26:26-29 | 26 Now as they were eating, Jesus took bread, and after blessing it broke it and gave it to the disciples, and said, “Take, eat; this is my body.” 27 And he took a cup, and when he had given thanks he gave it to them, saying, “Drink of it, all of you, 28 for this is my blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins. 29 I tell you I will not drink again of this fruit of the vine until that day when I drink it new with you in my Father’s kingdom.” |
The verses of John 6:52-59 have often confused, caused many questions, and are the basis of an entire Christian denomination of Roman Catholicism.
Only a few biblical commentaries, that this author is aware, have correctly detailed and explained the correct meaning of the verses and have given the full scriptural collaboration. This is mentioned to not offend or take any glory! The reason for mentioning is all of us, including this author, need to always ponder, examine, and rely on the Holy Spirit for our continued growth in Faith and Love of our Awesome God!
The additional key to understanding the entirety of John chapter 6 is verse 58 where Jesus Christ explains the metaphor that easily gives the understanding:
| John 6:52-59 | 52 The Jews therefore strove one with another, saying, How can this man give us his flesh to eat? 53 Jesus therefore said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Except ye eat the flesh of the Son of man and drink his blood, ye have not life in yourselves. 54 He that eateth my flesh and drinketh my blood hath eternal life; and I will raise him up at the last day. 55 For my flesh is meat indeed, and my blood is drink indeed. 56 He that eateth my flesh and drinketh my blood abideth in me, and I in him. 57 As the living Father sent me, and I live because of the Father; so he that eateth me, he also shall live because of me. 58 This is the bread which came down out of heaven: not as the fathers ate, and died; he that eateth this bread shall live for ever. 59 These things said he in the synagogue, as he taught in Capernaum. |
| Matthew 26:26-29 | 26 Now as they were eating, Jesus took bread, and after blessing it broke it and gave it to the disciples, and said, “Take, eat; this is my body.” 27 And he took a cup, and when he had given thanks he gave it to them, saying, “Drink of it, all of you, 28 for this is my blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins. 29 I tell you I will not drink again of this fruit of the vine until that day when I drink it new with you in my Father’s kingdom.” |
There is no reference scripture of us in eternity eating Jesus Christ's body or drinking Jesus Christ's blood. The question is what is the summation explanation of the meaning of "eat the flesh of the Son of man and drink his blood, ye have not life in yourselves"?
The answer to the question is:
| John 1:1-3 | 1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 2 The same was in the beginning with God. 3 All things were made through him; and without him was not anything made that hath been made |
| John 1:14 | And the Word became flesh, and dwelt among us (and we beheld his glory, glory as of the only begotten from the Father), full of grace and truth. |
| Revelation 19:13 | 11 And I saw the heaven opened; and behold, a white horse, and he that sat thereon called Faithful and True; and in righteousness he doth judge and make war. 12 And his eyes are a flame of fire, and upon his head are many diadems; and he hath a name written which no one knoweth but he himself. 13 And he is arrayed in a garment sprinkled with blood: and his name is called The Word of God. |
| Matthew 4:3 | 1 Then was Jesus led up of the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted of the devil. 2 And when he had fasted forty days and forty nights, he afterward hungered. 3 And the tempter came and said unto him, If thou art the Son of God, command that these stones become bread. 4 But he answered and said, It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God. |
There are two references in the Christian Denominations that have nearly the same meaning and also nearly the same ritual concerning the word Eucharist and Communion.
Roman Catholics and Orthodox Denominations will state the bread and wine are the real body and blood of Jesus Christ after the ritual preparation. Additionally, Roman Catholics will add water to the wine because of the sword that the Roman Soldier thrust into the side of Jesus Christ that His body gave forth water.
The final questions are:
| 1 | Is the Eucharist the Body of Jesus Christ? | No. The Eucharist absolutely stays as a piece of bread and is not converted to the body of Jesus Christ. |
| 2 | Is the wine and the water in the Chalice the blood of Jesus Christ? | No. In the communion event: (a) It absolutely stays as a wine or grape juice and is not converted to the blood of Jesus Christ. (b) Jesus Christ will drink the fruit of the vine again with all of us at the Wedding Supper of the Lamb. |
| 3 | Is the celebration of the Last Supper event scriptural and should be done? | Yes, it should be celebrated as often as possible, as it is the same celebration in fulfillment of the Passover meal that is was done. |
| 4 | Should we think of the Eucharist and Wine in the Chalice as body and blood of Jesus Christ in a symbolic way? | No in the symbolism of body and blood. The Passover Lamb was NOT to have it's blood consumed. At this start of this topic, the scripture verse of Leviticus 17:11, along with others, prohibits the drinking of blood. Scriptures do not contradict scriptures. |
| 5 | Does the Last Supper, Passover, New Testament scriptures of Jesus Christ being the Bread of Life all help us to discern the meaning of John 6:52-59? | Yes. the events are related. Jesus Christ expected Israel to understand the symbolism and reason on the explanation of the Son of Man's purpose in taking our place in the payment for sins. Also, the symbolism of God is the life source for everything. |
| 6 | Can we lose our Salvation by not receiving the Eucharist and Chalice of wine? | No we can NOT lose our Salvation. |
| 7 | Can we participate in a worship event that states and believes the Eucharist and Wine are the Body and Blood of Jesus Christ even though they are not? | Yes, as our worship of God is based on our heart felt love of God
and in our thoughts knowing that metaphor is dealing with the Word of
God for our life.
(a) The exception is any communion event that has Satanic overtones of any kind. (b) A person can go to a Roman Catholic Mass and avoid specific prayers, rituals, and also communion where the person was there to worship God. (c) All prayers to Mary any Person presumed to be in Heaven other God is blasphemy to God. Many Roman Catholics are shocked by this statement where they only need to see the messages given by Mary at her presumed appearances that are against the scriptures (documented here) along with simple analysis of the mantra prayer to Mary. |
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