THE BIBLICAL FOUNDATION OF OUR HOLY BREAD AND THE CHALICE OF SALVATION by Rev. Fr. Abe Arganiosa, CRS

The Holy Eucharist celebrated by the Lord Jesus and the Apostles

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Father Abe,

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September 4, 2010 11:00 PM

Fr. Abe, CRS said...

III. THE HOLY BREAD AND WINE

1. The Sacrifice Melchizedek

Genesis 14:18 "And Melchizedek king of Salem brought forth BREAD and WINE: and he was the PRIEST of the most high God."

See, from the Book of Genesis the Priest of God was already offering BREAD AND WINE. Very Catholic isn't it? It is all the more meaningful because the Priesthood of Jesus is of THE ORDER OF MELCHIZEDEK:

Psalm 110:4 "The Lord hath sworn, and will not repent, Thou art a priest for ever after the order of Melchizedek." [cf. Heb 5:6/6:20/7:17,21]

When did Jesus perform His priesthood according to the Order of Melchizedek?

* During the Last Supper when he offered and blessed the BREAD [Luke 22:19] and the WINE [Luke 22:18/ Matthew 26:29 KJV; Psalm 116:13 GNB]!

* When He commanded the Apostles to ‘DO’ the same action, He consecrated them as priests of the Order of Melchizedek.

2. The Showbread in the Sinai Covenant

Exodus 25:30 And thou shalt set upon the table showbread before Me always.

So, the Catholic Church sets a Table with Bread as ordered by God to Moses and ordered by Jesus to His Apostles.

Exodus 35:13 The table, and his staves, and all his vessels, and the showbread. [Ex 39:36]

Numbers 4:7 Upon the table of showbread they shall spread a cloth of blue.

1 Samuel 21:5 The showbread was sanctified in the vessel

That is why the hosts of bread are blessed in the vessels for liturgical worship.

1 Samuel 21:4,6 The showbread is holy [It is hallowed bread]. This bread is reserved for priests. David was given it only during emergency case [Mt 12:4/Mk 2:26/Lk 6:4]

SO, THERE IS A HOLY BREAD IN THE BIBLE!

Matthew 12:4 [Douay-Rheims Bible] "He went into the house of God, and then they ate THE SACRED LOAVES of bread that only priests are supposed to eat."

The Good News Bible translated it as "Bread offered to God" and the English Standard Version as "Bread of Presence".

All these are present in the Holy Bread given by Jesus to His Apostles and for which He asked them to repeat the Last Supper:

* The Eucharistic Bread is the Bread of Presence of Jesus because it is His own Body.

* The Eucharistic Bread is the Bread offered to God in Thanksgiving [in Greek: "Eucharisteo"]

1 Kings 7:48 The showbread on the altar and table of gold. [1 Chron 28:16/ 2 Chron 4:19/Rev 8:3-5/9:13 for the Altar of God in Heaven]

In richer countries the Eucharistic Table are truly golden Altar Tables. That is Biblical.

1 Chronicles 23:29 …for the showbread, for fine flour... for unleavened cakes

Our Catholic Bread in the Mass is truly Unleavened. Those of the Born Again are Skyflakes and other FAKES. Ha, ha, ha...

2 Chronicle 2:4 Continual showbread for the Lord is an ordinance forever

OF COURSE, THAT IS WHY JESUS CONTINUED IT. HE ORDERED THE APOSTLE TO CONTINUE BLESSING THE HOLY BREAD AS HE DID DURING THE LAST SUPPER.

2 Chronicles 13:11 Showbread set on the ‘pure table’ [2 Chronicles 29:18]

Hebrews 9:2 The Tabernacle made of candelabra, the table, the showbread – this is called The Sanctuary.

VERY CATHOLIC. WE HAVE THE CANDELABRAS, THE TABLE AND THE SHOWBREAD. HE, HE, HE...

3. The Feast of Passover Sacrifice

Exodus 12:11 …It is the Lord’s Passover. [Lev 23:5/Num 9:2-5]

Exodus 12:14 And this day shall be unto you for a memorial [zikkaron]; and ye shall keep it a feast to the Lord throughout your generations; ye shall keep it a feast by an ordinance for ever. [The Passover Sacrifice is a perpetual feast]

The Last Supper is the Feast of Passover Sacrifice [Mt 26:1-2,19/Mk 14:1,12/Lk 22:1,7]

1 Corinthians 5:7 Christ our Passover is sacrificed for us let us keep the feast...

4. The Feast of Unleavened Bread

Exodus 12:17 And you shall observe the feast of unleavened bread… therefore shall ye observe this day in your generations by an ordinance for ever. [The Feast of Unleavened Bread is Perpetual by Divine Decree]

The Last Supper is the Feast of Unleavened Bread:

Mark 14:1 After two days was the feast of the Passover, and of unleavened bread… [Luke 22:1]

Mark 14:12 And the first day of unleavened bread, when they killed the Passover, his disciples said unto Him, Where wilt Thou that we go and prepare that Thou mayest eat the Passover? [Luke 22:7]

5. The Bread from Heaven [The Manna]

Exodus 16:15 The Manna. Moses said unto them, This is the bread which the Lord hath given you to eat. [John 6:31]

Psalm 78:24-25 Manna as Food of Angels [‘The Eucharist is the real FOOD OF ANGELS’- John 6:48-51]

6. The Chalice or Cup of Salvation

Psalm 116:12-13 [Douay-Rheims Bible] "What shall I render to the Lord, for all the things that he hath rendered to me? I will take THE CHALICE OF SALVATION; and I will call upon the name of the Lord." [cf. 1 Cor 10:16-17,21]

ONLY THE CATHOLIC CHURCH HAS THE CUP OF SALVATION BEING RAISED DURING WORSHIP. How come it is called Cup or Chalice of Salvation? Because it contains the BLOOD OF JESUS and this Blood of the Lamb REMOVES THE SIN OF THE WORLD:

Matthew 26:27 [Douay-Rheims Bible] "And taking the chalice, he gave thanks and gave to them, saying: Drink ye all of this. For THIS IS MY BLOOD of the new testament, which shall be shed for many unto REMISSION OF SINS."

7. The Bread and Wine in the House of Wisdom

Proverb 9:1,5 "Wisdom hath builded her house, she hath hewn out her seven pillars… Come, eat of my bread, and drink of the wine which I have mingled."

Of course, this is expressing that if a person loves Wisdom his life will improve and he will be blessed.

However, we should also bear in mind that Jesus is the True Man of Wisdom greater than Solomon. He is the Truth [cf. John 14:6]. As a Man of Wisdowm He built a House that is the Church [cf. Matthew 16:18-19 and 1 Timothy 3:15] and He gave us His own Body as the Bread of Life.

8. The House of Bread

Bethlehem is called and actually mean House of Bread. Why? Because it housed the Bread of Life – Jesus Himself! The Church is the true House of Bread because it is the House of God [cf. 1 Timothy 3:15].

9. The Fine Flour & Wine of the Temple

Leviticus 24:5-8 Fine Flour for the Memorial Bread, to be set on ‘pure table’ to be eaten in the holy place for it is most holy to the Lord among the offerings. It is a perpetual statute of an everlasting Covenant.

Imagine, way back in the Old Testament there was already a MEMORIAL BREAD. But Jesus gave us a new Memorial Bread... His own Body... The Eucharistic Bread which He called: "THIS IS MY BODY"... "DO THIS IN MEMORY OF ME"... THAT IS WHY THE TRUE MEMORIAL BREAD IS THE HOLY EUCHARIST.

1 Chronicles 9:29 Fine Flour and Wine in the House of God

1 Chronicles 23:29 Fine Flour for Unleavened Cakes

10. The Bread for Priestly Ordination

Leviticus 8:31 "…there eat it & the BREAD that is in the basket of ORDINATION OFFERINGS, as I commanded…" [RSV-CE] (‘Basket of Consecration’ – KJV)

Once a Catholic priest receives the Ordination the joins the Bishop in the Eucharistic Table and during the Offertory or Offering Procession the parents of the newly ordained will offer the Unleavened Bread and the Water and Wine together with the Chalice.

Leviticus 21:8 "Thou shalt sanctify him [priest], for he offereth the BREAD OF THY GOD: he shall be holy unto thee; for I the LORD, which sanctify you, am holy."

THE HOLY BREAD AND WINE IN THE NEW TESTAMENT

1. THE LAST SUPPER NARRATIVES: Mt 26:26-28/ Mk 14;1-24/ Lk 22:1-20/ 1 Cor 11:17-29 The Lord instituted the Holy Eucharist during His Last Supper in which He gave His Body and Blood in the form of Consecrated Bread and Wine.

2. The Sacrificial Nature of Last Supper Meal

Mt 26:28 [New Living Translation] …It is poured out as a sacrifice to forgive sins.

Mk 14:24 [NLT] …It is poured out as a sacrifice for many.

Lk 22:20 [NLT] …which is poured out as a sacrifice for you.

3. The Emmaus Experience

Lk 24:30-35 The Disciples recognized the Risen Lord in the Breaking of the Bread

4. The Miracle of Multiplication of Loaves

Jn 6:4,11-14 - on the eve of the Passover, Jesus performs The Miracle of Multiplying the Loaves. This was prophesied in the Old Testament (e.g., 2 Kgs 4:43), and foreshadows The Bread of Life.

Mt 14:19, 15:36; Mk 6:41, 8:6; Lk 9:16 - The Miracles of Multiplication of the Bread Mt 16:12 - Jesus explains His metaphorical use of the term "bread." In Jn 6, He eliminates any metaphorical possibilities.

5. The Breaking of the Bread in Apostolic Church

Acts 2:42 "And they continued steadfastly in the apostle’s doctrine and fellowship, and in breaking of bread, and in prayers."

Acts 20:7 "And upon the first day of the week [Sunday], when the disciples came together to break bread, Paul preached unto them…"

6. THE BREAD OF LIFE DISCOURSE

Jn 6:35,41,48,51 - Jesus says four times "I AM the bread from heaven." It is He, Himself, the eternal bread from heaven.

Jn 6:27,31,49 - There is a parallel between the manna in the desert which was physically consumed, and this "new" bread which must be consumed.

Jn 6:51-52- Jesus says that the bread He is referring to is His flesh. The Jews take Him literally and immediately question ‘how can this man give us His flesh to eat?’