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Sacraments

Holy Eucharist

Instituted by Christ

Jn 6:32-58Jesus: eat my flesh...drink my blood
Jn 6:63-64Jesus contrasts flesh and spirit [1]verse used to challenge Catholic teaching
1 Cr 2:14-16explains Jn 6:63-64
1 Cr 3:1-4explains Jn 6:63-64
Mt 26:26-28Jesus: this IS my body...this IS my blood
Mk 14:22-24Jesus: this IS my body...this IS my blood
Lk 22:19-20Jesus: this IS my body...this IS my blood
Mt 16:5-12Jesus speaks symbolically of food
Jn 1:29Jesus called "Lamb of God"
Jn 1:36Jesus called "Lamb of God"
Jn 4:31-34Jesus speaks symbolically of food
Jn 4:18-20Jesus promises to be with us
AA 2:42among early religious practices
AA 20:7early practice (on "first day")
1 Cr 5:7Jesus is sacrificed "paschal lamb"
1 Cr 10:14-21communion, unity, altar
1 Cr 11:24Gk: this is really my body
1 Cr 11:26proclaim His death forever
1 Cr 11:27-29sins against the Eucharist

Not purely symbolic

Ps 13:4symbolically eat another's body is assaultTo symbolically eat & drink another's body and blood is assault
Is 9:18-20symbolically eat another's body is assaultTo symbolically eat & drink another's body and blood is assault
Is 49:26symbolically eat another's body is assaultTo symbolically eat & drink another's body and blood is assault
Rv 17:6symbolically eat another's body is assaultTo symbolically eat & drink another's body and blood is assault
Rv 17:16symbolically eat another's body is assaultTo symbolically eat & drink another's body and blood is assault
2 Sm 23:15-17symbolically eat another's body is assaultTo symbolically eat & drink another's body and blood is assault
Mi 3:3symbolically eat another's body is assaultTo symbolically eat & drink another's body and blood is assault

Prefigured in the OT

Ex 12:8paschal lamb had to be eaten
Ex 12:46paschal lamb had to be eaten
Ps 109:4role of Melchizedek
He 7:1-7role of Melchizedek

Notes:

[1]: verse used to challenge Catholic teaching