God's Eternal Purpose

[awareness]

Originally Posted by OBW

As for the "clearly" part, it is only clear in hindsight. Not saying that the allusion to his death is not present. But it was not clear.

And if eating his flesh and drinking his blood meant Jesus' death on the cross couldn't the disciples have thought Jesus meant to eat his corpse, and drink the blood from it?

So it wasn't literal at all. Jesus was speaking symbolically.

Actually I read from a Jewish historian that it was a custom back then to have a last meal with a departing friend. And after he left, when they got together for a meal again, to think of and remember him.