Why did Jesus say “Eat my flesh, drink my blood”?
“Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood has eternal life, and I will raise him up at the last day.” –Jesus Christ, from John 6:34 Jesus’ words in this passage are some of the most puzzling ever spoken. Early Christians were falsely accused of cannibalism because of this passage. Many of us avoid thinking about these words unless we are celebrating Holy Communion—and then we idealize away any literal meaning of these words because they seem incomprehensible and mysterious beyond understanding. Only the Holy Spirit can give true insight into many of Jesus’ words. In fact, during one of His last teaching sessions with His disciples (sometimes referred to as the Olivet Discourse), Jesus told the disciples the Holy Spirit would lead them into all truth. We need a little bit of Greek grammar to really understand this passage. Here we go! The words “eat” and “drink” in this passage are "present active participles". These are action words! The words describe ...