That's not true with the Eucharist.
Catholics believe Christ was
literally present in the body and wine
during the Last Supper --
something that we do NOT get from reading
scripture.
Peter's ongoing response:
d). The Eucharist Makes Present Jesus' One Eternal
Sacrifice; it's Not
Just a Symbolic Memorial
Gen. 14:18 - remember Melchizedek's bread and wine
offering foreshadowed
the sacramental re-presentation of Jesus' offering.
Luke 22:19; 1 Cor. 11:24-25 - touto poieite tan eman
anamnasin = "offer
this as my memorial offering."
Luke 22:19; 1 Cor. 11:24-25 - anamnesis = to really or
actually make
present the offering. It is not just a memorial of a past
event.
Lev. 24:7 - "memorial" in Hebrew is "azkarah"
= to actually make
present. It is a past event made present in time over and
over again.
Num. 10:10 - also, "remembrance" refers to a
sacrifice, not just a
memorial. It is a re-presentation of the actual
sacrifice.
Mal. 1:10-11 - fulfills the prophecy that God would
reject the Jewish
sacrifices and receive a pure sacrifice offered in every
place.
Heb. 9:23 - "sacrifices" is plural. Jesus died
once. Thus, the sacrifice
is continually offered around the world by priests of
Christ's Church.
These "sacrifices" fulfill Mal. 1:11, where a
pure offering is to be
made in every place from the rising to the setting of the
sun.
Heb. 9:23 - the Eucharistic sacrifice also fulfills Jer.
33:18 that His
kingdom will consist of a sacrificial priesthood forever,
and fulfills
Zech. 9:15 that the sons of Zion shall drink blood like
wine and be
saved.
Heb. 13:15 - "sacrifice of praise" refers to
the actual sacrifice or
"toda" offering of Christ. Lev. 7:12-15;
22:29-30.
1 Peter 2:5 - we as priests offer "sacrifices"
to God through Jesus,
connected to Zion where the Eucharist was established.
Rom. 12:1 - "living sacrifice" demonstrates
that not all sacrifices are
bloody and result in death. The Eucharistic sacrifice is
unbloody and
lifegiving.
Rom. 12:1 - our bodies cannot be a holy sacrifice unless
united with
Christ's sacrifice made present on the altar of the Holy
Mass.
1 Cor. 10:16 - "the cup of blessing" or Third
cup makes present the
actual paschal sacrifice of Christ, the Lamb who was
slain.
1 Cor. 10:18 - Paul indicates that what is eaten from the
altar has been
sacrificed, and we become partners with victim.
1 Cor. 10:20 - Paul compares sacrifices of pagans to the
Eucharistic
sacrifice - both are sacrifices, but one is offered to
God.
1 Cor. 11:26 - as often as you eat the bread and drink
the cup, you
proclaim the Lord's death. This means that celebrating
the Eucharist is
proclaiming the Gospel.
1 Cor. 10:21 - Paul's usage of the "table of the
Lord" in celebrating
the Eucharist is evidence that the Eucharist is indeed a
sacrifice.
Lev. 24:6, Ezek. 41:22; 44:16 and Malachi 1:7,12 -
"table of the Lord" =
always an altar of sacrifice.
Heb. 13:10,15 - this earthly altar is used in the Mass to
offer the
Eucharistic sacrifice of praise to God through our
eternal Priest.
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(e). Jesus in Glory Perpetually Offers the Father His
Sacrifice on Our
Behalf
Rev. 1 to 22 - Jesus is described as the "Lamb"
28 times in Revelation.
Jesus emphasizes His sacrifice in heaven and in His Holy
Catholic
Church.
Rev. 1:13 - Jesus is clothed in heaven with a long robe
and golden
girdle like the Old Testament priests who offered animal
sacrifices. See
Exodus 28:4.
Rev. 2:17 - the spiritual manna (our Lord's glorious body
and blood) is
emphasized in the heavenly feast.
Rev. 3:20 - as Priest and Paschal Lamb, our Lord shares
the Eucharistic
meal with us to seal His New Covenant. We are restored.
Rev. 5:6 - Jesus in His glory still looks like a lamb who
was slain. He
forever presents Himself to the Father as the sacrificial
Lamb.
Rev. 5:6 - also, Jesus is "standing" as though
a Lamb who was slain.
Lambs that are slain lie down. This odd depiction shows
Jesus' stands at
the Altar as our eternal priest in offering Himself to
the Father for
our salvation.
Rev. 7:14 - the blood of the Lamb is eternally offered in
heaven with
the washing of the robes to make them white.
Rev. 14:1, Heb. 12:22 - Zion is where Jesus established
the Eucharist
and was miraculously preserved after the destruction of
Jerusalem. See
also Psalms 2:6 and 132:13. It represents the union of
heaven and earth.
Rev. 19:13 - in all His glory, Jesus' sacrifice is
eternally present.
Jesus' sacrifice is the focus in heaven and in the Mass.
Rev. 19:9 - we are invited to the marriage supper of the
Lamb where we
become one with Him by consuming His body and blood.
Heb. 2:17; 3:1; 4:14; 8:1; 9:11,25; 10:19-22 - Jesus is
repeatedly
described as "High Priest." Priests offer
sacrifices.
Heb. 2:18 - although His suffering is past tense, His
expiation of our
sins is present tense through His continual offering.
Heb. 5:6,10; 6:20; 7:15,17 - Jesus restores the
father-son priesthood
after Melchizedek. But this bread and wine is different.
Heb. 5:8 - Christ learned obedience from what He
suffered. Christ no
longer suffers, but His offering in heaven is eternal.
Heb. 7:1-28 - Jesus is the new Priest and King of
Jerusalem and feeds
the new children of Abraham with His body and blood.
Heb. 7:24 - Jesus' priesthood is forever so His
sacrificial offering is
forever. He continues to offer His body and blood to us.
Heb. 8:2 - Jesus ministers in the sanctuary offering up
(present) His
eternal sacrifice to the Father which is perfected in
heaven.
Heb. 8:3 - as High Priest, it is necessary for Jesus to
have something
to offer. What is Jesus offering in heaven? As eternal
Priest, He offers
the eternal sacrifice of His body and blood.
Heb. 8:6 - the covenant Jesus mediates (present tense) is
better than
the old covenant. It is the one sacrifice that is
eternally offered for
us through Christ's ongoing mediation.
Heb. 8:6; 12:24 - Christ mediates a new covenant in
heaven, and the
covenant is the offering of His body and blood. See also
Heb. 13:20.
Heb. 9:14 - the blood of Christ offered in heaven
purifies (present
tense) our consciences. Christ's offering is ongoing.
Heb. 9:22 - blood is required for the remission of sin.
Jesus' blood was
shed once, but it is continually offered to the Father.
Heb. 10:19 - we have confidence to enter the sanctuary by
the blood of
Jesus, on earth in the Eucharistic liturgy.
Heb. 10:22 - our hearts and bodies are (not were) washed
clean by the
action of Jesus' perpetual priesthood in heaven.
Heb. 10:10-14 - offering of Jesus' body "once and
for all" does not mean
" over and done with." It is the Mal. 1:11 pure
offering.
Heb. 7:27; 9:12,26 - Jesus died "once and for
all," and it is this same
sacrifice that is eternally offered for us. It is not a
re-sacrifice.
Heb. 9:12 - Jesus' "once for all" entrance into
heaven does not mean His
presence in heaven is over and done with. It is
perpetual. So "once for
all" means perpetual.
Heb. 9:25 - Jesus does not offer Himself to the Father
repeatedly. His
offering was once for all, but it is eternally presented
to the Father
on our behalf.
Heb. 13:20-21 - He died once, but His blood of the
eternal covenant is
eternally offered to equip us with all to do God's will.
Heb. 13:8 - this is because Jesus Christ is the same
yesterday and today
and forever. Jesus and His sacrifice are eternal.
1 Peter 2:9; Rev. 20:6 - we are a royal priesthood in
Jesus, and offer
His sacrifice to the Father on earth as He does in
heaven.
1 John 1:7 - the blood of Jesus cleanses us (present
tense) from all
sin. His blood cannot currently cleanse unless it is
currently offered
for us.
Jim, would you like the 30+ OT
foreshadowing references re: the
Eucharist?
Not in the scriptures? In the light
of the list of scriptures regarding
the Eucharist that I have provided here,
I think we are due for a
retraction of your above statement.