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IS CHRIST PRESENT IN THE EUCHARIST?
The Eucharist is a ceremony in the church were christians eat the body and blood of Jesus Christ in the form of bread & wine.
In the bible the answer can be preconfigured i.e. found in the old testament and also manifested in the new testament.
In Genesis 14:17-19,here Melchizedek a priest of the Most High God brought bread & wine to Abraham & blessed him,before Abraham gave him a tenth of all the loot he had recovered. Is it coincidence that a priest of the Most High God gave Abraham bread & wine? Looking at another test, Psalm 110:4 states; The Lord made a solemn promise & will not take it back; "You will be a priest forever in the priestly order of Melchizedek. Also, in Hebrew 7:1-28, St Paul tries to explain that Jesus Christ our High Priest is in the priestly order of Melchizedek.
Now, in Matthew 26:26-30; Our High Priest, Jesus Christ on the night he was to be betrayed, He took a piece bread, gave a prayer of thanks broke it and gave it to His disciples,"Take and eat it," He said,"This is my body." Then, He took a cup,gave thanks to God & gave it to them "Drink it all of you," He said"This is my blood, which seals God's covenant, my blood poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins. (see Mark 14:22-26, Luke 22:14-20). Also, in 1Corinthians 11:17-26, St Paul tells the people of Corinthians, for I received from the Lord the teaching that, I passed on to you,the Lord Jesus on the night He was betrayed, He took a piece of bread,gave thanks and broke it and said; "This is my body, which is for you,do this in memory of me."...... Brethren, from Jesus words anytime we are eating & drinking bread & wine in the church, we are eating and drinking the body and blood of Jesus Christ.
In John 6:47-59, Jesus taught in the synagogue in Capernaum,that He is the bread of life,if anyone eats this bread,he will live forever,the bread He gives is His flesh. Later, He went on saying, "I am telling you the truth; if you do not eat the flesh of the Son of Man & drink His blood,you'll not have eternal life."... For my flesh is real food and my blood is real drink.
Therefore the bread & wine christians eat when they gather is the body & blood of Jesus Christ Himself. Our High Priest in the priestly order of Melchizedek has offered us this special gift, the Eucharist (His body & blood) let's embrace this teaching. This is one mark of the true Church of Christ, the main reason the Apostles of old gather, to commune and share the Eucharist. If this communion is not practised in your church frequently,please the earlier you leave that gathering the better(Acts 2:46). Let's not make excuses not to feast at our Lord's table(Luke 14:15-24), for Christ is the Eucharist.
We adore you O Lord and worship you,for through your word you have redeemed the world.