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Continued from part 3
The “it” refers to two simultaneous events, it signifies the conclusion of the Last Supper, and the conclusion of the Last Supper signifies the transformation of the Old Testament Passover sacrifice into the New Testament Holy Sacrifice of the Mass.
Now in regards to question 7: how did the crucifixion become a sacrifice? It was Christ’s institution of the Eucharistic sacrifice at the last supper which turned the Calvary execution into a sacrifice, because the two sacrifices are one and the same. We know that the Eucharist at the last supper was a sacrifice because of Paul’s words “Christ our pascal lamb has been sacrificed” (1 Corinthians 5:7).
There is one more important point that many non-Catholic Christians miss. Just as the Old Covenant Passover was both a meal and a sacrifice, so too is the New Covenant Passover of the Eucharist at Mass, also a meal and a Sacrifice. This means that we must now eat our New Covenant Passover Lamb just as the Jews were commanded to eat the lamb in the Old Covenant Passover (Exodus 12:8). Christ Himself gives us this command; “Take and eat….” (Matthew 26:26). Exodus 29:33 also prefigures Christ’s words: “And they shall eat those things with which the atonement was made, to consecrate and to sanctify them: but an outsider shall not eat thereof, because they are holy”.
Now notice also the last part of this verse (29:33), it states an additional requirement concerning who can receive (consume) the Eucharistic Sacrifice: “…but an outsider shall not eat thereof, because they are holy”. This part of the verse prefigures St. Paul’s warning against receiving the Eucharist unworthy
In 1 Corinthians 11:23-29 Paul states; “…Therefore whosoever shall eat this bread, or drink the chalice of the Lord unworthily, shall be guilty of the body and of the blood of the Lord (guilty of the murder of Christ). But let a man examine himself: and so let him eat of that bread, and drink of the chalice. For he that eats and drinks unworthily, eats and drinks judgment to himself, not discerning the body of the Lord”.
At this point we need to define those persons that Paul refers to as “unworthy” - that Exodus 29:33 refers to as “outsiders”. Those who are unworthy fall into one of two categories. First, they are either Catholics who are not properly disposed (in a state of serious sin) to receive Communion, such as unrepentant pro-abortion Catholic politicians for example; or secondly, any person who does not believe in the Real Presence of Christ in the Eucharist (Protestants in general, and non-Christians).
The “it” refers to two simultaneous events, it signifies the conclusion of the Last Supper, and the conclusion of the Last Supper signifies the transformation of the Old Testament Passover sacrifice into the New Testament Holy Sacrifice of the Mass.
Now in regards to question 7: how did the crucifixion become a sacrifice? It was Christ’s institution of the Eucharistic sacrifice at the last supper which turned the Calvary execution into a sacrifice, because the two sacrifices are one and the same. We know that the Eucharist at the last supper was a sacrifice because of Paul’s words “Christ our pascal lamb has been sacrificed” (1 Corinthians 5:7).
There is one more important point that many non-Catholic Christians miss. Just as the Old Covenant Passover was both a meal and a sacrifice, so too is the New Covenant Passover of the Eucharist at Mass, also a meal and a Sacrifice. This means that we must now eat our New Covenant Passover Lamb just as the Jews were commanded to eat the lamb in the Old Covenant Passover (Exodus 12:8). Christ Himself gives us this command; “Take and eat….” (Matthew 26:26). Exodus 29:33 also prefigures Christ’s words: “And they shall eat those things with which the atonement was made, to consecrate and to sanctify them: but an outsider shall not eat thereof, because they are holy”.
Now notice also the last part of this verse (29:33), it states an additional requirement concerning who can receive (consume) the Eucharistic Sacrifice: “…but an outsider shall not eat thereof, because they are holy”. This part of the verse prefigures St. Paul’s warning against receiving the Eucharist unworthy
In 1 Corinthians 11:23-29 Paul states; “…Therefore whosoever shall eat this bread, or drink the chalice of the Lord unworthily, shall be guilty of the body and of the blood of the Lord (guilty of the murder of Christ). But let a man examine himself: and so let him eat of that bread, and drink of the chalice. For he that eats and drinks unworthily, eats and drinks judgment to himself, not discerning the body of the Lord”.
At this point we need to define those persons that Paul refers to as “unworthy” - that Exodus 29:33 refers to as “outsiders”. Those who are unworthy fall into one of two categories. First, they are either Catholics who are not properly disposed (in a state of serious sin) to receive Communion, such as unrepentant pro-abortion Catholic politicians for example; or secondly, any person who does not believe in the Real Presence of Christ in the Eucharist (Protestants in general, and non-Christians).
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