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The cup/wine reminds us that Christ's blood was shed for the forgiveness of sin. The Bible says without the shedding of blood there is no forgiveness of sin.
The bread represents His body. Jesus said "I am the bread of life. He who comes to Me shall never hunger, and he who believes in Me shall never thirst". - john 6:35. So the bread reminds us that Jesus gives life to those who come to Him in repentance. Also as we break the bread we remember that Jesus' body was broken when He died as a sacrifice for sin.
In regard to the Passover, the death of Christ is a picture of the Passover lamb sacrificed by the Israelites just as the blood of the lamb painted on the door posts saved the children of Israel from God's judgment so the blood of Christ will save - those who believe - from God's judgment to come.
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Do Christians celebrate the Eucharist as the passover given to us by Christ?
no, these are 2 entirely different celebrations that were hundreds of years apart.
Do Christians celebrate the Eucharist as the new Passover given to us by Christ?
no, these are 2 entirely different celebrations that were hundreds of years apart.
Passover and eucharist?
The Old Testament Foreshadows the New Testament. The Passover foreshadows the Eucharist in the following ways. During Passover the Jewish people were commanded by God to slaughter an unblemished, male, lamb. This lamb's blood, when smeared over the doorway of a house, protected that family from death. For the Eucharist Jesus is the sacrificial lamb, unblemished with sin. In order for the Gates of Heaven to be re-opened to us, we needed eternal satisfaction for our sin (Adam and Eve's sin). Because Christ is God, and He died for us, He provided that eternal satisfaction. In the Eucharist we receive that eternal sacrifice in the Eucharist in a non- bloody manner.
Why do they use wheat as a symbol for Eucharist?
the use of the bread and wine as the Eucharist is because when Jesus instituted the sacrament at the Last Supper, He used the bread and wine as it was a Passover meal or Seder that Christ and his disciples celebrated. Jesus also referred Himself as the Bread of life in the sixth chapter in the Gospel of John. both unleavened bread and wine are common elements of the Passover Seder. whenever bread and wine are shown together in Christian art, it is the portrayal of the Eucharist. Also from the Catholic point of view, the Eucharist is not symbolic, at all. the Eucharist is the truly actual Body and Blood of Christ; it does not symbolize Him or represent Him; the Eucharist is Him.
How did Christ institute the Holy Eucharist?
The Lord Jesus, knowing that the time had come for his departure from this world, instituted the Holy Eucharist at the Passover Supper. It was to serve as a constant reminder of his sacrifice and promises. Just as the Jewish Passover served as a reminder of God's promise to the Jews, so to was the Eucharist to serve as a New Passover with Christ's blood acting for us as did the lambs blood for the Israelites in Egypt -an atonement and a new and everlasting Covenant. Catechism of the Catholic Church 1337-1344
Why do Jehovah's witnesses celebrate the eucharist once a year?
Jehovah's Witnesses believe that Jesus instigated this celebration as a yearly memorial of his death to replace the Jewish Passover celebration, which was a once a year event.
What do you call a Eucharist wafer?
A Eucharist wafer is the body of Christ, who died for you.
How does the Last Supper occur in the celebration of the Eucharist?
You have that backward, the first Eucharist occurred during the celebration of the Last Supper, and the second half of the Mass, called the Liturgy of the Eucharist (used to be called the Mass of the Faithful) is based on the Last Supper, and the Passover meal which is was. The Eucharist is based on the third cup of wine at the Passover meal.
What did Jesus do before he die?
he instituted the holy eucharist in the celebration of the passover.
What are the 3 dimensions of the Eucharist?
a sacrifice, a sacrament, and a memorial
How would you explian the meaning of the eucharist to someone who does not know what it is?
The Eucharist is the Body of Christ.
What do you think about when you have received eucharist?
When you receive the Eucharist, you remember that is is the Body and Blood of Christ, and Christ gave himself up for all of us.
