Eucharistic adoration/ Transubstantiation & Mark 13

[J031]

Mark 13:21-23 (Douey Rheims)
" And then if any man shall say to you, Lo, here is Christ; lo, he is here: do not believe. For there will rise up false Christs and false prophets, and they shall shew signs and wonders, to seduce (if it were possible) even the elect.Take you heed therefore; behold I have foretold you all things."

In light of our Lord’s words here in Mark’s Gospel, how can we defend Eucharistic adoration? Or the real presence?

Many thanks

 

[Fauken]

In light of our Lord’s words here in Mark’s Gospel, how can we defend Eucharistic adoration? Or the real presence?

Christ said He was in the Eucharist. Christ said “this is my body” and “this is my blood”. Christ insisted on his flesh and blood being true food and true drink in John 6. Christ in the Eucharist is Christ in the Eucharist whether at Mass or Adoration.

Christ’s words are not man’s.

 

[J031]

Thanks I thought that myself but I was just trying to get someone else’s (name removed by moderator)ut on this issue also.
Furthermore if you don’t mind,
in Act 7:47-50 we read:
" But Solomon built him a house. Yet the most High dwelleth not in houses made by hands, as the prophet saith: Heaven is my throne, and the earth my footstool. What house will you build me? saith the Lord; or what is the place of my resting? Hath not my hand made all these things?"

In light of this passage, how can we defend Tabernacles that contain consecrated hosts in every chapel?

 

[Fauken]

In light of this passage, how can we defend Tabernacles that contain consecrated hosts in every chapel?

By that logic, He didn’t live in Mary and Joseph’s house for 30 years. In fact, He never walked the earth at all. Except He did. Here’s also a little addition from Haydock’s Commentary:

" Ver. 48. But the most High dwelleth not in houses made by hands. God is every where, nor is his presence confined to the temple, which was already once destroyed; and what if it be destroyed again, as Christ foretold? God must still be adored, worshipped and served, as he was before the temple was first built, which was only by Solomon. Wi. — Dwelleth not in houses. That is, so as to stand in need of earthly dwellings, or to be contained or circumscribed by them. Though otherwise, by his immense divinity, he is in our houses, and every where else; and Christ in his humanity dwelt in houses: and is now on our altars. Ch. —It is not so much for God, as for ourselves, that we build temples, and it is a pure effect of his goodness and mercy, that he permits us to build them to him. Places consecrated in a particular manner to his service, where he gives the most sensible marks of his presence, are of assistance to us, when we render our homage, address our vows, and offer our prayers to the Deity. S. Stephen’s design in this part of his discourse, is to prove that the true religion may subsist without the temple; therefore, that he could not be guilty of blasphemy, supposing he had even used the words which the malice of the Jews put into his mouth, that Jesus of Nazareth would destroy this place. Chap. vi. 14"

 

[OddBird]

Hi, and welcome to the forums !

For there will rise up false Christs and false prophets, and they shall shew signs and wonders, to seduce (if it were possible) even the elect.

This verse refers to people pretending to be Christ or a prophet. The whole chapter 13 is a teaching on the end times, sometimes called “the Gospel of Mark’s little apocalypse”. It speaks of false teachers, false prophets and false Messiahs trying to corrupt others, as one of the signs of the end times.

It doesn’t refer to Eucharistic Adoration, or the Real Presence.

 

[John_Martin]

Personally, being Catholic, I am obliged to hear only my superiors in the Faith, the Magisterial teachers, and not to believe those who say Christ is elsewhere, as Mormons saying “Christ is found in our Temple”, or Baptists saying, “Christ is found in our preaching”, or Lutherans saying, “Christ is found in our interpretation of the Word Alone, Faith Alone, Grace Alone.”

So I follow behind my teachers of all Christ commanded, and my teachers follow behind Peter, and Peter listened to Jesus when he said, “Get behind me Satan; if anyone intends to follow behind me he must take up his cross, rather than standing in front of me and telling me what to do like you are now, Peter, and like any protesting the commands I give you.”

So, let’s follow and hear only our teachers delivering Jesus command that “This is my body, given for you.” and I will kneel in awe of seeing this “bread from heaven”, this “body of material where I find my Lord.”