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Paul To Timothy, Drink No Longer Water, But Use A Little Wine...

Let us continue to look at further examples and texts in/of scripture...

Drink no longer water, but use a little wine for thy stomach's sake and thine often infirmities. 1 Timothy 5:23

Before continuing with the verse, let us also ask, what is the context of this verse, in the immediate [local, chapter], surrounding [regional, book/s] and even wider perspective [global, Bible], and what does Paul mean by this? Let us look at all of 1 Timothy and also consider 2 Timothy and elsewhere of Scripture to see together what Paul says to Timothy, so that we will not misunderstand or misuse the text to our own destruction, even as Peter hast said of Paul's epistles:

As also in all [his] epistles, speaking in them of these things; in which are some things hard to be understood, which they that are unlearned and unstable wrest, as [they do] also the other scriptures, unto their own destruction. 2 Peter 3:16

It would be very dangerous to assume in this instance that Paul advocated to Timothy to drink fermented [alcoholic]"wine". We need to be most cautious and careful, lest we advocate sin and rebellion towards the Word of God. We are warned in the Epistles to Timothy by the Holy Spirit Himself that such dangers would come, even from those professing Christianity and having a "form of godliness" but are rather "deceived" and "speaking lies in hypocrisy":

Now the Spirit speaketh expressly, that in the latter times some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits, and doctrines of devils; 1 Timothy 4:1

Speaking lies in hypocrisy; having their conscience seared with a hot iron; 1 Timothy 4:2

This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come. 2 Timothy 3:1

For men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy, 2 Timothy 3:2

Without natural affection, trucebreakers, false accusers, incontinent, fierce, despisers of those that are good, 2 Timothy 3:3

Traitors, heady, highminded, lovers of pleasures more than lovers of God; 2 Timothy 3:4

Having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof: from such turn away. 2 Timothy 3:5

Now as Jannes and Jambres withstood Moses, so do these also resist the truth: men of corrupt minds, reprobate concerning the faith. 2 Timothy 3:8

But they shall proceed no further: for their folly shall be manifest unto all [men], as theirs also was. 2 Timothy 3:9

But evil men and seducers shall wax worse and worse, deceiving, and being deceived. 2 Timothy 3:13

For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but after their own lusts shall they heap to themselves teachers, having itching ears; 2 Timothy 4:3

And they shall turn away [their] ears from the truth, and shall be turned unto fables. 2 Timothy 4:4

From which some having swerved have turned aside unto vain jangling; 1 Timothy 1:6

Desiring to be teachers of the law; understanding neither what they say, nor whereof they affirm. 1 Timothy 1:7

[This very time that has come in our day, of "perilous times" when many "evil men" and "seducers" are waxing "worse and worse", "deceiving and being deceived", and are not enduring "sound doctrine" and have begun to "turn away [their] ears from the truth", even "unto fables" and they withstand the truth and "resist the truth", preaching to be "unholy" and "incontinent", even as "Jannes and Jambres withstood Moses" or as Alexander who has, "greatly withstood our words" [2 Timothy 4:5]. Let not one of us be among that number of those who have departed "from the faith", "having swerved aside unto vain jangling" and "desiring to be teachers of the law" but yet "understanding neither what they say, nor whereof they affirm", and so let us not be counted as one who resists Him [who first loved us], blaspheming the Holy Spirit.]

We are to be as Paul has exhorted Timothy, to "keep thyself pure", and to be "sober", "grave", "blameless", an "example of the believers...in conversation...in purity", doing "nothing by partiality", exercising ourselves unto "godliness", nourished up unto "good doctrine", and "good works", being "not given to wine", but to rather be most "vigiliant", continuing in "holiness with sobriety", with "shamefacedness", being of "good report", so that we may "lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and honesty", doing that which "is good and acceptable before God", departing "from iniquity" and not "giving heed to fables", having "made shipwreck" of the faith by "seducers" and "evil men", and not to be "turned aside after satan" doing, teaching and partaking of other "men's sins" and of those things which are "contrary to sound doctrine" which gives the devil "occasion...to speak reproachfully". Please read and look for those words:

1 Timothy 1:1 --> 1 Timothy 6:21
2 Timothy 1:1 --> 2 Timothy 4:22


For our doctrine of food must be according to the clear and pure Word of God, it must first be "sanctified by the Word of God" and we must by "prayer" ask Him in faith to know the truth, and so "rightly dividing the Word of Truth" and have our "instruction in righteousness" and "thoroughly furnished unto all good works" having been called with "an holy calling" and so not to drink of the fermented wine, the very symbol of corrupted doctrine, rebellion, confusion and hypocrisy, that "cruel" venomous beverage of "Belial"[1 Samuel 1:15-16] that "biteth like a serpent" and "stingeth like an adder" and of those who teach that it is acceptable to partake of it, scripture says that they "concerning the truth have erred ... and overthrow the faith of some" and who, unless they repent and turn, will "increase unto more ungodliness".

So, when Paul, after exhorting for so long about those things of
"godliness", "sobriety", "vigiliance" and "truth" and the stark contrast of "ungodliness", "evil", "sin" and "error", etc, when then of the text at hand?

Drink no longer water, but use a little wine for thy stomach's sake and thine often infirmities. 1 Timothy 5:23

Let us look closer at each individual part:

"Drink no longer water, but..."

"...use a little wine for..."

"...thy stomach's sake and..."

"...thine often infirmaties."

Let us consider as we shall, that many times Luke [“Only Luke is with me. ...”2 Timothy 4:11;p], the beloved physician, was with Paul on his journeyings, and so could help with medical advice about health concerning "infirmaties" which Timothy seemed to have and that concering his "stomach's sake". Let us begin to consider what is being said by Paul to Timothy, by what we have learned in those Epistles and shall yet learn from the "scriptures" on the subject of "wine", for far be it from us to build a doctrine from scripture to advocate the drinking of alcohol from such a text as this when all of the context itself goes against such an idea to begin with.

Drink no longer water, but use a little wine for thy stomach's sake and thine often infirmities. 1 Timothy 5:23

"Drink no longer water, but..."
"...use a little wine for..."
"...thy stomach's sake and..."
"...thine often infirmaties."


Other translations also help to bring out what Paul is saying to Timothy:

Bible in Basic English
5:23
Do not take only water as your drink, but take a little wine for the good of your stomach, and because you are frequently ill.

World English Bible
5:23
Be no longer a drinker of water only, but use a little wine for your stomach's sake and your frequent infirmities.

Young's Literal Translation
5:23
no longer be drinking water, but a little wine be using, because of thy stomach and of thine often infirmities;

etc...

We see that Timothy was only a "water drinker" and was refusing to accept any
"wine"[pure grape juice]. Why should this be so? For Timothy was very strict in his duty toward God, in that he understood "that no man put a stumblingblock or an occasion to fall in [his] brother's way" [Romans 14:13;p], "take heed lest by any means this liberty of yours become a stumblingblock to them that are weak"[1 Corinthians 8:9;p], he being exhorted to be an "example of the believers" and was making sure that he ate or drank nothing that would by outward appearance cause the downfall of another:

Abstain from all appearance of evil. 1 Thessalonians 5:22,

... for it was obvious to "abstain from all evil" and yet also better still to even "abstain from all appearance of evil", for some in the scripture have not that knowledge of the difference between "wine"[unfermented; grape juice] and "wine"[fermented; alcohol], and from this second, many were taken by its evil, while others still were to even place blame upon those partaking of the first, just as had been done at Pentecost by the unbelievers ["mocking"; Acts 2:13] and also of those concerning the meats and idols.

"Howbeit [there is] not in every man that knowledge:..." 1 Corinthians 8:7;p

"... to desire that ye might be filled with the knowledge of his will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding;" Colossians 1:9;p

And though I have [the gift of] prophecy, and understand all mysteries, and all knowledge; and though I have all faith, so that I could remove mountains, and have not charity, I am nothing.1 Corintians 13:2

Timothy, just as Paul, would rather "drink water only" in Christian "charity"[love] than cause anyone to stumble even over that which is perfectly fine to partake of according to the Word of God [in this case, the grape juice]. He was placing himself in more of a "nazarite" position, "sober", "grave", "sobriety", "pure", "holy", etc, by conscious choice, without actually taking any such vow. However, it seemed he was doing so even at the cost of his own health, which was unsafe, in his condition, to do.

Paul then gives advice
[likely by the aid of Luke the physician and Holy Spirit] on this condition of Timothy, in letting him know that he could relax on the severe strictness of his current position [which was to partake not even of the pure fruit of the vine], without compromise to integrity and conscience, in saying to Timothy, "Drink no longer water, but..." so that he may "...use a little wine..." [grape juice]"...for..." his particular "stomach" ailments and "often infirmaties".

It is well known of the powerful antioxidants and curative properties of the pure grape juice, especially in stomach ailments and other infirmaties, for it is truly a "revitalizing" drink, full of flavonoids, vitamins, etc. Medical research is confirming even the scriptures here.

However, to recommend alcoholic beverage to someone constantly ill and suffering from stomach ailments would cause them greater harm and suffering.

In fact, Timothy could mix the two
[water and grapejuice] even reducing the strength of the grape juice by cutting it or mixing it with water, in case others may yet complain that Timothy had become a "winebibber" and "drunkard"[as the Pharisees had falsely accused and so done to Jesus]:

"...thy wine mixed with water."Isaiah 1:22;p

The disciples could drink the juice of the grape [that "fruit of the vine" or “new wine”, being unfermented], as had been done at the Wedding in Cana, the Passover [wave sheaf and "first-fruits", the time of the "first ripe grapes", even that which came directly from "the vine" and "branches", "the clusters thereof brought forth ripe grapes", "took the grapes, and pressed them into ... cup", or from the "winepresses" which are "burst out with new wine", being the thanks giving of "joy and gladness" of the "blessing" from God of the great harvest to come, etc] and at Pentecost, etc.

However, even as Paul has said elsewhere, that even that which is normally good
[pure juice of the grape], may not be immediately expedient or edifying in certain situations [just as was the [clean] meats]:

All things are lawful unto me, but all things are not expedient: all things are lawful for me, but I will not be brought under the power of any.1 Corinthians 6:12

All things are lawful for me, but all things are not expedient: all things are lawful for me, but all things edify not.1 Corinthians 10:23

It would be the same as someone personally abstaining from Carob [perfectly fine to eat, even healthy] from people who may have health issues and dietary problems with their choice of chocolate. Or like eating almond/soy/oat "ice cream" in front of them which have issues in their own diet [perhaps they cannot yet cease from sweets or even dangerous sugars, thus becoming diabetics].

Paul would never advocate or recommend to Timothy an action which could lead to his downfall, stumbling, causing others to stumble, into sin, or to a practice which could lead away from Christ Jesus and/or
"cause one to forget" His Law and Word.

Alcohol is an intoxicant, a posion and causes one to not be in full control of their senses or reasoning.

Yet the pure Juice of the Grape and unfermented was revitalizing and refreshing, excellent for health and restoration, quickening the mind and body:


And what the land [is], whether it [be] fat or lean, whether there be wood therein, or not. And be ye of good courage, and bring of the fruit of the land. Now the time [was] the time of the firstripe grapes.Numbers 13:20

And he will love thee, and bless thee, and multiply thee: he will also bless the fruit of thy womb, and the fruit of thy land, thy corn, and thy wine, and thine oil, the increase of thy kine, and the flocks of thy sheep, in the land which he sware unto thy fathers to give thee. Deuteronomy 7:13

And when David was a little past the top [of the hill], behold, Ziba the servant of Mephibosheth met him, with a couple of asses saddled, and upon them two hundred [loaves] of bread, and an hundred bunches of raisins, and an hundred of summer fruits, and a bottle of wine. 2 Samuel 16:1

And the king said unto Ziba, What meanest thou by these? And Ziba said, The asses [be] for the king's household to ride on; and the bread and summer fruit for the young men to eat; and the wine, that such as be faint in the wilderness may drink.2 Samuel 16:2

Who would give alcohol [known to cause dehydration], to someone "faint in the wilderness"? What physician or Apostle would give advice to Timothy to drink alcohol for his illness? "Foolishness" and "folly" of those who try to turn the "blessing" and "gift of God" and His judgment into "gall" and of His righteousness into "hemlock" [Amos 6:12].

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The Nazarite, Old and New Testament

A "Nazarite"[either man/woman] could not partake of anything "made of the vine tree, from kernels even to the husk" while under the days of his/her "vow of a Nazarite", in his/her "separation".

Any Hebrew/Jew, not under such a vow [or some other special occurance or vow], could partake of the "wine" [unfermented, pure juice of the grape] in joyous celebrations, such as at the harvest feasts, weddings, sabbaths, etc., however, the Nazarite vow was to also even exclude even this grapejuice drink and all else that came from "the vine tree" ["wine" [unfermented or fermented], "strong drink", "vinegar of wine", "vinegar of strong drink", "liquor of grapes", "moist grapes", or "dried", etc.]:

Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, When either man or woman shall separate [themselves] to vow a vow of a Nazarite, to separate [themselves] unto the LORD: Numbers 6:2

He shall separate [himself] from wine and strong drink, and shall drink no vinegar of wine, or vinegar of strong drink, neither shall he drink any liquor of grapes, nor eat moist grapes, or dried. Numbers 6:3

All the days of his separation shall he eat nothing that is made of the vine tree, from the kernels even to the husk. Numbers 6:4

It was only after the "days of his separation" "unto the LORD" were completed, and the person brought to the "door of the Tabernacle of the congregation "[Temple/church] with "a basket of unleavened bread, cakes of fine flour mingled with oil, and wafers of unleavened bread anointed with oil, and their meat offering, and their drink offerings" and then the Priest was to "take the sodden shoulder of the ram, and one unleavened cake out of the basket, and one unleavened wafer, and shall put [them] upon the hands of the Nazarite, after [the hair of] his separation is shaven".
So once the Nazarite vow was over, he/she could then go back to being able to partake of the "wine" of "joy", "rejoicing" and "blessing", the unleavened pure juice of the grape, as other Hebrew/Jews could [that were not under vows, etc]. But, as it is said, in many places of God's Holy Word [some of which has already been listed previously], the fermented "wine" of "sorrow", "woe" and "cursing" was to be avoided afterwards, even if it had not been before the vow. The whole point of the Nazarite vow was to "to separate [themselves] unto the LORD" in a special manner, and at the end to be presented before the "door of the Tabernacle of the congregation", which was the Temple/Church, with that which was unleavened, symbol of purity.

And the priest shall wave them [for] a wave offering before the LORD: this [is] holy for the priest, with the wave breast and heave shoulder: and after that the Nazarite may drink wine. Numbers 6:20

All the days of the vow of his separation there shall no razor come upon his head: until the days be fulfilled, in the which he separateth [himself] unto the LORD, he shall be holy, [and] shall let the locks of the hair of his head grow. Numbers 6:5

All the days that he separateth [himself] unto the LORD he shall come at no dead body. Numbers 6:6

He shall not make himself unclean for his father, or for his mother, for his brother, or for his sister, when they die: because the consecration of his God [is] upon his head. Numbers 6:7

All the days of his separation he [is] holy unto the LORD. Numbers 6:8
...
And this [is] the law of the Nazarite, when the days of his separation are fulfilled: he shall be brought unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation: Numbers 6:13

And he shall offer his offering unto the LORD, one he lamb of the first year without blemish for a burnt offering, and one ewe lamb of the first year without blemish for a sin offering, and one ram without blemish for peace offerings, Numbers 6:14

And a basket of unleavened bread, cakes of fine flour mingled with oil, and wafers of unleavened bread anointed with oil, and their meat offering, and their drink offerings. Numbers 6:15

And the priest shall bring [them] before the LORD, and shall offer his sin offering, and his burnt offering: Numbers 6:16

And he shall offer the ram [for] a sacrifice of peace offerings unto the LORD, with the basket of unleavened bread: the priest shall offer also his meat offering, and his drink offering. Numbers 6:17

And the Nazarite shall shave the head of his separation [at] the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, and shall take the hair of the head of his separation, and put [it] in the fire which [is] under the sacrifice of the peace offerings. Numbers 6:18

And the priest shall take the sodden shoulder of the ram, and one unleavened cake out of the basket, and one unleavened wafer, and shall put [them] upon the hands of the Nazarite, after [the hair of] his separation is shaven: Numbers 6:19

And the priest shall wave them [for] a wave offering before the LORD: this [is] holy for the priest, with the wave breast and heave shoulder: and after that the Nazarite may drink wine. Numbers 6:20

This [is] the law of the Nazarite who hath vowed, [and of] his offering unto the LORD for his separation, beside [that] that his hand shall get: according to the vow which he vowed, so he must do after the law of his separation. Numbers 6:21

Another example of the Nazarite vow can be found in Judges 13 - Manoah, his wife and her child, Samson. She was told that even her actions and choices were to affect the child. She was told not to eat anything "unclean" either, even as the Nazarites and any Hebrew/Jew truly following God from their heart were also not to do. We can know by the Word of God, that even after she had weened Samson, and Samson was grown, still neither were to eat of the "unclean":

But he said unto me, Behold, thou shalt conceive, and bear a son; and now drink no wine nor strong drink, neither eat any unclean [thing]: for the child shall be a Nazarite to God from the womb to the day of his death. Judges 13:7

This same principle applies to the fermented "wine". For the laws of God on this subject of the fermented "wine" have not changed:

And that ye may put difference between holy and unholy, and between unclean and clean; Leviticus 10:10.

That a Nazarite vow ended and ritual accomplished, and the scripture says, "
after that the Nazarite may drink wine". "Come now, and let us reason together, saith the LORD," and ask, "Which of the two "wine/s" [unfermented or fermented] does God [the very God who loves us and created us and redeemed us, and the very same God of our Health and body Temples] mean is again allowable for them of His "chosen" people [Exodus 6:7; etc.], His "peculiar treasure"[Exodus 19:5; etc.] which had accomplished their Nazarite vow?"

Shall we begin to think that God actually means that they which completed their Nazarite vow could now freely partake of that fermented
"wine", that "wine" of "sorrow", "woe", "contentions", "wounds", "babbling", that "biteth like a serpent", "stingeth like an adder", the "cruel venom of asps" and the "poison of dragons" [all symbols of the serpent, the devil and satan], and wherein "thine heart shall utter perverse things"?

Lest they drink, and forget the law, and pervert the judgment of any of the afflicted. Proverbs 31:5

Is "...Christ [Jesus] the minister of sin? God forbid!" [Galatians 2:17;p]

Is God Holy or no? Does He not declare that we also should be Holy?

But as he which hath called you is holy, so be ye holy in all manner of conversation; 1 Peter 1:15

Scripture is clear, God is clear:

Look not thou upon the wine when it is red, when it giveth his colour in the cup, [when] it moveth itself aright.Proverbs 23:31

When sin entered into this world, things of the natural world changed. Weeds, thorns and unconsumable things entered in, along with Death and corruption.

"Ye shall know them by their fruits. ..." Matthew 7:16;p [see also Matthew 7:20]

Either make the tree good, and his fruit good; or else make the tree corrupt, and his fruit corrupt: for the tree is known by [his] fruit.Matthew 12:13 [see also Luke 6:44]

Though the passages are speaking about people, it can also be applied to any number of things. Alcohol produces what kind of "fruit"/results in any amount? Wickedness, sloth, depravity, disease, wounds, death and sin ["...the fruit of the wicked to sin." [Proverbs 10:16;p]]. There is a reason that it is in many places called "spirits", "unclean spirits" associate themsleves with it and their worship.

Even in the New Testament we find that there were many having discussions over such vows and the drinking even of the
"wine" - grape juice [which was perfectly fine to drink, except for those which were under such Nazarite vows] [Romans 14, etc].  Many were saying that once Christ Jesus came that those which took the Nazarite vow no longer needed to consider the vow valid, and so were saying that the vow was now annulled.  However, just because Christ Jesus came, does not negate the vows that these had made unto God, and many which were under Nazarite vows were becoming Christians.  Therefore, there was a bit of discussion over these things, over even the drinking of the good wine [the pure juice of the grape].  We shall look at what Paul had to say about such good "wine" - grape juice, in Romans 14 [and entire context], in a bit, namely: "[It is] good neither to eat flesh, nor to drink wine, nor [any thing] whereby thy brother stumbleth, or is offended, or is made weak." Romans 14:21.

Jesus knew that there was to be a time of transition, and that such issues would arise, and so gave us much counsel.

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The Corinthian Church, their example???...

In 1 and 2 Corinthians we are given several examples of how bad a church can become when they leave off of true doctrine and from following Christ Jesus. Paul is constantly trying to set to rights the happenings in this particular church.

In
1 Corinthians 11, Paul begins by again setting forth a true example:

Be ye followers of me, even as I also [am] of Christ. 1 Corinthians 11:1

Paul then, after again reprimanding the church for indecent behavior, continues with events even more serious, namely that of the communion of the saints in the "Lord's Supper":

Now in this that I declare [unto you] I praise [you] not, that ye come together not for the better, but for the worse. 1 Corinthians 11:17

It was not that Paul advocated anything that they were doing, for they were obviously doing everything wrong and in the wrong spirit, and it was truly a fallen condition, for there were "divisions", and worse still, "heresies":

For first of all, when ye come together in the church, I hear that there be divisions among you; and I partly believe it. 1 Corinthians 11:18

For there must be also heresies among you, that they which are approved may be made manifest among you. 1 Corinthians 11:19

When this poor church gathered together for this occasion, they came together in haphazard and chaotic fashion, eating and drinking what they would, a bacchanal feast of drunkeness and gluttony, rather than the sober meal of remembrance of the love of Christ Jesus and His death for us/them [Luke 22:19]:

When ye come together therefore into one place, [this] is not to eat the Lord's supper. 1 Corinthians 11:20

For in eating every one taketh before [other] his own supper: and one is hungry, and another is drunken. 1 Corinthians 11:21

This fallen church was bringing their own food to eat and their own concoctions to drink [fermented beverages]. This was in no way approved by Paul in any manner, and in fact is part of the "heresies" he spake of that were "manifested". So, they did not come together in the manner as Christ Jesus commanded, but rather in their own way and manner. They were not worshipping God, and so Paul says, if you do not want to worship the true God in spirit and in truth and come together in communion, go home and "not worship" God there, rather than parade such licentiousness in the church of the Living God...,

What? have ye not houses to eat and to drink in? or despise ye the church of God, and shame them that have not? What shall I say to you? shall I praise you in this? I praise [you] not. 1 Corinthians 11:22

As is plain, Paul in no way "praise/s" them ["I praise [you] not"], but rather rebukes their iniquity and foolishness, that they could so openly "despise ... the church of God".

Paul gives in the clearest language how the
"Lord's Supper" was to be rightly conducted in all reverence and holiness and purity and in soberness:

For I have received of the Lord that which also I delivered unto you, That the Lord Jesus the [same] night in which he was betrayed took bread: 1 Corinthians 11:23

And when he had given thanks, he brake [it], and said, Take, eat: this is my body, which is broken for you: this do in remembrance of me. 1 Corinthians 11:24

What kind of "bread" was this to be? "Unleavened", for in the "[same] night" was the reference to the night of the Passover meal, in which absolutely no "leaven" was to be anywhere in the house. Then Paul follows with:

After the same manner also [he took] the cup, when he had supped, saying, This cup is the new testament in my blood: this do ye, as oft as ye drink [it], in remembrance of me. 1 Corinthians 11:25

What "cup" was this to be? The "cup of blessing which we bless", the very "cup" of the "unleaven" of the Passover meal, which afterward becomes the "Lord's Supper", and the "cup" was filled with the "fruit of the vine", as at the Lord's table, the pure juice of the grape - the pure "blood" of the "New Testament".

The cup of blessing which we bless, is it not the communion of the blood of Christ? The bread which we break, is it not the communion of the body of Christ? 1 Corinthians 10:6

Scripture is clear that the "wine" of the "cup" was to be a "blessing", unfermented "wine", for it represents the pure blood and sinlessness of Christ Jesus:

For as often as ye eat this bread, and drink this cup, ye do shew the Lord's death till he come. 1 Corinthians 11:26

Wherefore whosoever shall eat this bread, and drink [this] cup of the Lord, unworthily, shall be guilty of the body and blood of the Lord. 1 Corinthians 11:27

And each person was to "examine" themselves, and ask God to search their hearts, and to have partaken of an alcoholic beverage, would not have allowed this to happen, as the fermented drink would becloud the mind, distort the memory, impair judgment and allow the influence of satan to gain a greater advantage, and thus they would be "guilty" of the "blood of the Lord":

But let a man examine himself, and so let him eat of [that] bread, and drink of [that] cup. 1 Corinthians 11:28

For he that eateth and drinketh unworthily, eateth and drinketh damnation to himself, not discerning the Lord's body. 1 Corinthians 11:29

Examine yourselves, whether ye be in the faith; prove your own selves. Know ye not your own selves, how that Jesus Christ is in you, except ye be reprobates? 2 Corinthians 13:5

Those who failed to do so and "eateth" and "drinketh" "unworthily" [such as fermented "wine" would be, unworthy], and still continue in their wickedness:

For this cause many [are] weak and sickly among you, and many sleep. 1 Corinthians 11:30

An acoholic beverage causes one to not have clear judgment or discernment and cannot honor God rightly, for these were "weak", "sickly" and many "sleep" [fermented stupor, even as a symbol of darkness and death], thus being impossible to reverence God for His "so great salvation" and "love" or give to Him pure and true worship:

For if we would judge ourselves, we should not be judged. 1 Corinthians 11:31

But when we are judged, we are chastened of the Lord, that we should not be condemned with the world. 1 Corinthians 11:32

Wherefore, my brethren, when ye come together to eat, tarry one for another. 1 Corinthians 11:33

Those who had made such a wreck of the "Lord's Supper" were coming together "unto condemnation". Paul no where approves of the uses of alcohol that were present in this church gathering, but even sterner still, "and the rest will I set in order when I come", and would cast them out of the church who would not cease from their evil ways:

And if any man hunger, let him eat at home; that ye come not together unto condemnation. And the rest will I set in order when I come. 1 Corinthians 11:34

Advocating alcoholic "wine" for consumption from these texts is extremely dangerous to do to one's salvation, as it would present the Lord Jesus Christ in such a manner so as to make Him the dispenser of corruption and disorder.

And ye know that he was manifested to take away our sins; and in him is no sin. 1 John 3:5

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Social Use of Alcohol Given In The Proverbs???

Other texts commonly quoted are from Proverbs 31:6-7 for the advocation of alcohol consumption, but in so doing the context is always ruined:

Give not thy strength unto women, nor thy ways to that which destroyeth kings. Proverbs 31:3

[It is] not for kings, O Lemuel, [it is] not for kings to drink wine; nor for princes strong drink: Proverbs 31:4

Lest they drink, and forget the law, and pervert the judgment of any of the afflicted. Proverbs 31:5

We immediately see the wise counsel and burden of a mother for the instruction of her son [verse 1] in the ways of God being remembered. We should see that the fermented "wine"[that which causes one to "forget the law" and also that which "perverts the judgement ... of the afflicted"] belongs to the "ways to that which destroyeth kings", therefore "not for kings to drink wine""nor for princes strong drink".

As has been previously noted from the scriptures, Christians are all
"kings" and "priests" of the Most High God:

So, already knowing this, what do the following passages reveal?


Give strong drink unto him that is ready to perish, and wine unto those that be of heavy hearts. Proverbs 31:6

Let him drink, and forget his poverty, and remember his misery no more. Proverbs 31:7

Do these passages advocate the consumption of alcohol in an everyday use, as many would like them to say? Far be it.

We see that this fermented "wine" and "strong drink" does not bring life, vitality, alertness or health, but rather death, sleep, forgetting and decay.

The words themselves in the following verses [6-7] reveal to whom it [the fermented] may "benefit" [and this term is used loosely], that is to say, those that are already dying, and in agony and perishing ["ready to perish", being "heavy [bitterness [of death], in pain, agony in dying] of heart"], so that they may not be in "misery"[travail or anguish of soul] any more.

Why? For it [fermented wine] benumbs the senses, clouds and darkens the mind, causes a hazy warmness in the physical body and dulls the pain it is in, it aids in the process of one who is suffering in misery while dying and as such heavy of heart and mournful [even unto death].

[This is why they offered the thieves and Jesus Christ upon the Cross [Matthew 27:34; Mark 15:23], vinegar/wine mixed with gall, yet He would not drink it even then, for His mind had to be clear until the very end.] Christ Jesus offers to man His pure unfermented "wine", while mankind offered to Him in return, fermented and "sour".

The texts do not advocate alcohol for social drinking in the least for anyone living, nor for "transgression by wine", but these texts rather speak on the subject of [fermented] "wine" to be given as a last resort to those who are in a critical, miserable and unrecoverable way - "ready to perish" and soon to pass into the forgetful sleep of death [Psalms 88:12] - that is to those that were already dying in death in a miserable way, easing into the sleep of death [Proverbs 13:3].

The punishment for the wicked will be the same, in that they will "drink the wine of the wrath of God"[Revelation 14:8,10, also 16:19 and Psalms 75:8] so that they would "drink down", and become as though they "had not been" [Obadiah 1:16], "destruction to the wicked" and a "strange [punishment] to the workers of iniquity" [Job 31:3; also Isaiah 28:21].

Let us also take heed to the counsel of God and His Word and avoid fermented "wine" and do not even "look" "upon it" when "it moveth itself aright", that we may live, "sober" and "holy" lives unto God and "be great in the sight of the Lord, and shall drink neither wine nor strong drink; and ... shall be filled with the Holy Ghost"[Luke 1:15;p] who is "given to them that obey Him" [Acts 5:32;p] and "shall not want a man to stand before me for ever" [Jeremiah 35:19;p].

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Deuteronomy 14:22-26 and More, - Drink Whatever Is Desired???

Let us now look at Deuteronomy 14:22-26 [and context]:

Ye shall not eat [of] any thing that dieth of itself: thou shalt give it unto the stranger that [is] in thy gates, that he may eat it; or thou mayest sell it unto an alien: for thou [art] an holy people unto the LORD thy God. Thou shalt not seethe a kid in his mother's milk. Deuteronomy 14:21

Thou shalt truly tithe all the increase of thy seed, that the field bringeth forth year by year. Deuteronomy 14:22

And thou shalt eat before the LORD thy God, in the place which he shall choose to place his name there, the tithe of thy corn, of thy wine, and of thine oil, and the firstlings of thy herds and of thy flocks; that thou mayest learn to fear the LORD thy God always. Deuteronomy 14:23

And if the way be too long for thee, so that thou art not able to carry it; [or] if the place be too far from thee, which the LORD thy God shall choose to set his name there, when the LORD thy God hath blessed thee: Deuteronomy 14:24

Then shalt thou turn [it] into money, and bind up the money in thine hand, and shalt go unto the place which the LORD thy God shall choose: Deuteronomy 14:25

And thou shalt bestow that money for whatsoever thy soul lusteth after, for oxen, or for sheep, or for wine, or for strong drink, or for whatsoever thy soul desireth: and thou shalt eat there before the LORD thy God, and thou shalt rejoice, thou, and thine household, Deuteronomy 14:26

Let us now consider the texts and their context, which is the second Tithe [for the first being already given unto the Levites, Numbers 18:21-24] and some of this tithe [the tenth, the best] was to be given unto strangers, orphans and widows [Deuteronomy 14:29; 26:12-15].

However, there were things to be offered
"unto the LORD". So, those who had a far distance to travel to get to the designated spot itself, instead of carrying with or taking with them many items, harvest, livestock, they could at their earliest convenience trade those things in for money [vs 24] and then once arrived at the designated location, chosen by God [vs 23, where ever the Tabernacle had been moved to], purchase again "whatsoever thy soul desireth" [vs 26], not only to offer unto the LORD first:

And thither ye shall bring your burnt offerings, and your sacrifices, and your tithes, and heave offerings of your hand, and your vows, and your freewill offerings, and the firstlings of your herds and of your flocks: Deuteronomy 12:6 [See also vs 5-8]

Then there shall be a place which the LORD your God shall choose to cause his name to dwell there; thither shall ye bring all that I command you; your burnt offerings, and your sacrifices, your tithes, and the heave offering of your hand, and all your choice vows which ye vow unto the LORD: Deuteronomy 12:11

...but also to then celebrate with rejoicing for their having been blessed by GOD:

And ye shall rejoice before the LORD your God, ye, and your sons, and your daughters, and your menservants, and your maidservants, and the Levite that [is] within your gates; forasmuch as he hath no part nor inheritance with you. Deuteronomy 12:12

The "strong drink" [should they purchase any] was not to be consumed by any of the people, but rather it was to be poured out upon the ground "unto the LORD" as He commands be done:

And the drink offering thereof [shall be] the fourth [part] of an hin for the one lamb: in the holy [place] shalt thou cause the strong wine to be poured unto the LORD [for] a drink offering. Numbers 28:7 [See Deuteronomy 29:6 and see again also Leviticus 10:9]

God, has not changed, neither His word:

Wine [is] a mocker, strong drink [is] raging: and whosoever is deceived thereby is not wise. Proverbs 20:1

There were also restrictions of what could be offered unto God and what they themselves could eat [even as today]:

Thou shalt not eat any abominable thing. Deuteronomy 14:3 [and the Blood was also to be poured upon the ground], yet both the ceremonially "unclean and the clean" persons could partake of the bountiful feast in eating that which was "clean" [roebuck/hart, etc as previously given by God]

This text of Deuteronomy 14 does not advocate drinking alcohol.

Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap. Galatians 6:7

Yet some have said that, the tithe was consumed by the practitioner in the place where the Lord's name is”.

Looking at the context of passages again, let us consider the first part of the statement. What does the text say concerning this?:


Thou shalt truly tithe all the increase of thy seed, that the field bringeth forth year by year. Deuteronomy 14:22

And thou shalt eat before the LORD thy God, in the place which he shall choose to place his name there, the tithe of thy corn, of thy wine, and of thine oil, and the firstlings of thy herds and of thy flocks; that thou mayest learn to fear the LORD thy God always. Deuteronomy 14:23

Notice that each of the items is the firstfruits/firstlings of the harvest or herds/flocks and for the Levites especially that which was "first ripe" [Numbers 18:12].

"Strong drink" and [fermented] wine” is not a "firstfruit" of the seed”, nor field”, nor herds/flocks, nor is it that which comes from treading out the presses [which would be pure fresh grape juice [new wine]], it is rather something that comes from the processes of time, distillation and fermentation/decay [Proverbs 23:31].  As we can see by the text, the "tithe" was to be of the "corn" [anything of the grain, representing the Bread of Life], "wine" [being the "fruit of the vine", "new wine", pure "blood of the grape" or known as pure juice, representing the pure blood of Christ Jesus, from the "press"; Genesis 40:9-11; Joel 3:13; Haggai 2:16 also that which was from the "tread[ing] out"; Nehemiah 13:15; Proverbs 3:10; Isaiah 16:10; Job 24:10-11; Micah 6:15] and "oil" [that which specifically came of the "increase of thy seed", a symbol of the Holy Spirit] and also of the "firstlings" of the "herds" and "flocks".

Anything of this
"seed" "tithe" was to specifically be of the "increase" "of the field" that cometh forth "year by year". This also rules out the "strong drink" and [fermented]wine” from that which they might "eat".  The word "eat" [while it does/may denote consuming by the mouth/digestion] it also means to "consume by fire, burn up" [see Numbers 28].  Also, as was shown earlier, and according to the texts, the "strong drink" [which could be bought with the travel "tithe" money gained by the sale of the original "tithe" earlier, if the distance to the designated spot of the LORD was too far away for them to carry or take with them], once purchased, was to be poured out unto the LORD [Numbers 28:7].

Then there shall be a place which the LORD your God shall choose to cause his name to dwell there; thither shall ye bring all that I command you; your burnt offerings, and your sacrifices, your tithes, and the heave offering of your hand, and all your choice vows which ye vow unto the LORD: Deuteronomy 12:11

Notwithstanding thou mayest kill and eat flesh in all thy gates, whatsoever thy soul lusteth after, according to the blessing of the LORD thy God which he hath given thee: the unclean and the clean may eat thereof, as of the roebuck, and as of the hart. Deuteronomy 12:15

They could kill and eat "flesh" [which is what the phrase "whatsoever thy soul lusteth after, according to the blessing of the LORD thy God which he hath given thee" is pertaining to, and with obvious restrictions and limits for God had already declared to eat only that which was of the clean animals: Roebuck/hart/etc [Deuteronomy 14:4-6,9,11,20], and to eat nothing of the blood [Deuteronomy 12:16], nor which died on its own [Deuteronomy 14:21], nor of the unclean/abomination: Deuteronomy 14:3] and is not anywhere condoning the drinking of "strong drink" at all.  This and the drink offering were to be poured out "unto the LORD".

When the LORD thy God shall enlarge thy border, as he hath promised thee, and thou shalt say, I will eat flesh, because thy soul longeth to eat flesh; thou mayest eat flesh, whatsoever thy soul lusteth after. Deuteronomy 12:21

The people could not simply eat and feast where they wanted with these items either, they had to do so in the specific and designated spot chosen by God [Deuteronomy 12:18; 14:23], with the given exception, though still allowed/commanded by God; Deuteronomy 12:21 and they were especially not to follow after any of the customs of the heathen nations [which were notorious for drinking strong drink unto their gods and having drunken festivals; Daniel 5:1,4,23; Hosea 3:1 or Dagon and others like Bacchus, etc.]:

Take heed to thyself that thou be not snared by following them, after that they be destroyed from before thee; and that thou enquire not after their gods, saying, How did these nations serve their gods? even so will I do likewise. Deuteronomy 12:30

The Bible over and over warns against alcoholic content, to stay away from it...

...it
"stingeth like an adder", "biteth like a serpent", "poison of dragons", "cruel venom of asps", "mocker", "raging", "wounds without cause", etc... also causing the forgetting of the Commandments and the Law, and causing wrong judgment...and the Bible says "woe unto them"...

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Melchizedek

More Old Testament, Melchizedek, that Type Of Christ:

And Melchizedek king of Salem brought forth bread and wine: and he [was] the priest of the most high God.Genesis 14:18

Let us look at some scriptures and the context of this verse:

Melchizedek was a type of Christ:


The LORD hath sworn, and will not repent, Thou [art] a priest for ever after the order of Melchizedek. Psalms 110:4

As he saith also in another [place], Thou [art] a priest for ever after the order of Melchisedec. Hebrews 5:6Called of God an high priest after the order of Melchisedec. Hebrews 5:10

Whither the forerunner is for us entered, [even] Jesus, made an high priest for ever after the order of Melchisedec. Hebrews 6:20

If therefore perfection were by the Levitical priesthood, (for under it the people received the law,) what further need [was there] that another priest should rise after the order of Melchisedec, and not be called after the order of Aaron? Hebrews 7:11

For he testifieth, Thou [art] a priest for ever after the order of Melchisedec. Hebrews 7:17

(For those priests were made without an oath; but this with an oath by him that said unto him, The Lord sware and will not repent, Thou [art] a priest for ever after the order of Melchisedec: ) Hebrews 7:21

The Bread” and Wine”, though real, were also symbolic of the Lord's broken body and shed blood for us.  They were offered without Leaven [without fermentation], pure, holy, undefiled, harmless.

Looking at the text itself and comparing scripture with scripture, Melchizedek was
a priest of the Most High God” , so even Christ Jesus, "our Great High Priest" of the "Heavenly" of the "true Tabernacle" "which the LORD pitched and not man" and they were not to err through drinking any amount of alcoholic and intoxicating "wine", and most especially when entered into the Tabernacle work and service of God [Leviticus 10:9; Isaiah 28:7; Ezekiel 44:21].

We can also look at further examples of those priests who disobeyed the command.  Aarons' sons had disobeyed through such and they brought
"strange fire" before God and then reaped the results, they perished.

Additionally, this
"Bread and Wine" was for rejoicing and joyful celebration [Psalms 104:15] for having obtained all of the goods and peoples back from captivity [Genesis 14:16], being the very symbol of God's victory He shall win for His own people, taking them unto Himself in the 2nd Advent and bringing them Back with Him to those Mansions, and Great Heavenly City and so it was not a time for debauchery, nor drunken feasting and revelry, nor looseness, nor lewdness and intoxication.

Melchizedek
[was also King/Priest [vs. 18] of Salem [which was pre- Jerusalem; meaning "peace"]]:

[It is] not for kings, O Lemuel, [it is] not for kings to drink wine; nor for princes strong drink:” Proverbs 31:4

Abraham having come back [notice, not taken back to Sodom/Gomorah!] victorious with all of the substance and captives [as Jesus will also] with great gladness and thanksgiving unto God is the complete opposite of the example of Proverbs 31:6 and the Bible also declares woe unto the Mighty who drink fermented wine”[Isaiah 5:22].


Christ Jesus, as was Abraham, is the Mighty Victorious.

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2 Choices, 2 "Wines", 2 Destinies...

The good unfermented "wine", the pure Juice of the Grape, "fruit of the vine":

And the vine said unto them, Should I leave my wine, which cheereth God and man, and go to be promoted over the trees? Judges 9:13

And wine [that] maketh glad the heart of man, [and] oil to make [his] face to shine, and bread [which] strengtheneth man's heart. Psalms 104:15

[for notice it speaks of those things of the field which when harvested, is pure, refreshing, vitalizing, that which makes "glad", and to "shine" and "strengtheneth"]

The bad fermented alcoholic intoxicating "wine", the "cup of devils":

And Hannah answered and said, No, my lord, I [am] a woman of a sorrowful spirit: I have drunk neither wine nor strong drink, but have poured out my soul before the LORD. 1 Samuel 1:15

Count not thine handmaid for a daughter of Belial: for out of the abundance of my complaint and grief have I spoken hitherto. 1 Samuel 1:16

[and see also the example of Nabal, who was "this man of Belial", "the man [was] churlish and evil in his doings" and "the wine" that was in him; in 1 Samuel 25]For they eat the bread of wickedness, and drink the wine of violence. Proverbs 4:17

Choose ye this day whom ye will serve...

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What about? 

Gen. 27:25 – Isaac brought Jacob wine, and he drank, with God’s favor.

Actually Jacob (the son) brought Isaac (the father) "wine", the fruit of the field, and fatness of the earth, which sustains. For there was to be a "blessing", which comes with the fruit of the vine, not the alcoholic kind of Belial.

Genesis 27:25 KJB - And he said, Bring it near to me, and I will eat of my son's venison, that my soul may bless thee. And he brought it near to him, and he did eat: and he brought him wine, and he drank.

Isaiah 65:8 KJB - Thus saith the LORD, As the new wine is found in the cluster, and one saith, Destroy it not; for a blessing is in it: so will I do for my servants' sakes, that I may not destroy them all.
Notice the kind of wine that Isaac was drinking at the hand of Jacob:
Genesis 27:27 KJB - And he came near, and kissed him: and he smelled the smell of his raiment, and blessed him, and said, See, the smell of my son is as the smell of a field which the LORD hath blessed:

Genesis 27:28 KJB - Therefore God give thee of the dew of heaven, and the fatness of the earth, and plenty of corn and wine:

Genesis 27:37 KJB -And Isaac answered and said unto Esau, Behold, I have made him thy lord, and all his brethren have I given to him for servants; and with corn and wine have I sustained him: and what shall I do now unto thee, my son?

Genesis 27:29 KJB -Let people serve thee, and nations bow down to thee: be lord over thy brethren, and let thy mother's sons bow down to thee: cursed be every one that curseth thee, and blessed be he that blesseth thee.

Genesis 27:33 KJB -And Isaac trembled very exceedingly, and said, Who? where is he that hath taken venison, and brought it me, and I have eaten of all before thou camest, and have blessed him? yea, and he shall be blessed.

There are two kinds of wine in the Bible as already demonstrated. There is a "woe" upon the drink of Belial:

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What about -

Neh. 8:10 – Nehemiah commands the faithful to drink sweet wine to celebrate the Lord and His holy day.

Woe unto you:

Isaiah 5:20 KJB - Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil; that put darkness for light, and light for darkness; that put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter!

Again, this is the good "wine", the juice of the grape, the fatness of the earth, for it was an holy day, not a day to be inebriated and intoxicated.

Nehemiah 8:10 KJB - Then he said unto them, Go your way, eat the fat, and drink the sweet, and send portions unto them for whom nothing is prepared: for this day is holy unto our Lord: neither be ye sorry; for the joy of the LORD is your strength.

Nehemiah 8:11 KJB - So the Levites stilled all the people, saying, Hold your peace, for the day is holy; neither be ye grieved.

Nehemiah 8:12 KJB - And all the people went their way to eat, and to drink, and to send portions, and to make great mirth, because they had understood the words that were declared unto them.

There is a difference between the "wine", juice of the grape, and that which is the corrupt intoxicating wine of Sodom:

Deuteronomy 32:32 KJB - For their vine is of the vine of Sodom, and of the fields of Gomorrah: their grapes are grapes of gall, their clusters are bitter:

Notice, that in this feast they were to be clear headed and to understand the instruction of the law being read to them:

Nehemiah 8:13 KJB - And on the second day were gathered together the chief of the fathers of all the people, the priests, and the Levites, unto Ezra the scribe, even to understand the words of the law.

Nehemiah 8:14 KJB - And they found written in the law which the LORD had commanded by Moses, that the children of Israel should dwell in booths in the feast of the seventh month:

Nehemiah 8:17 KJB - And all the congregation of them that were come again out of the captivity made booths, and sat under the booths: for since the days of Jeshua the son of Nun unto that day had not the children of Israel done so. And there was very great gladness.

Nehemiah 8:18 KJB - Also day by day, from the first day unto the last day, he read in the book of the law of God. And they kept the feast seven days; and on the eighth day was a solemn assembly, according unto the manner.

They were to be filled with joy, not intoxication on this solemn feast day, as found in Leviticus 23:33-44, the feast of booths, the ingathering of harvest, and the juice of the grapes.

Leviticus 23:39 KJB - Also in the fifteenth day of the seventh month, when ye have gathered in the fruit of the land, ye shall keep a feast unto the LORD seven days: on the first day shall be a sabbath, and on the eighth day shall be a sabbath.

This is not possible being influenced by alcohol:

Proverbs 31:3 Give not thy strength unto women, nor thy ways to that which destroyeth kings.

Proverbs 31:4 It is not for kings, O Lemuel, it is not for kings to drink wine; nor for princes strong drink:

Proverbs 31:5 Lest they drink, and forget the law, and pervert the judgment of any of the afflicted.

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1 hour ago, DignifiedResponse said:

What about the 'Real presence'?

I am glad that this is brought up - for the "real presence" of Christ Jesus, and where He is physically, even as Rome says "wholly".

Let's consider a moment, that Roman Catholicism believes in that 'act' of "transubstantiation", that Christ Jesus is truly and really "present" on the altar, 'in' the Host and Cup, physically present, as flesh and blood, 'hidden' under 'the elements' of bread and alcohol [that
intoxicating, mocking, raging, deceiving, cruel venom of asps, poison of dragons, that biteth like a serpent, and stingeth like an adder, giving wounds without cause, the drink of Belial's daughters, the cup of abominations and filthiness].
 
"... Christ is thus really and mysteriously made present. ...

... In the most blessed sacrament of
the Eucharist "the body and blood, together with the soul and divinity, of our Lord Jesus Christ and, therefore, the whole Christ is truly, really, and substantially contained."202 "This presence is called 'real' - by which is not intended to exclude the other types of presence as if they could not be 'real' too, but because it is presence in the fullest sense: that is to say, it is a substantial presence by which Christ, God and man, makes himself wholly and entirely present."203 ...

... 202
Council of Trent (1551): DS 1651.
203
Paul VI, MF 39. ..." - http://www.vatican.va/archive/ccc_css/archive/catechism/p2s2c1a3.htm


Notice what Scripture says:

John 14:1 KJB - Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in me.

John 14:2 KJB - In my Father's house are many mansions: if [it were] not [so], I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you.

John 14:3 KJB - And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto myself; that where I am, [there] ye may be also.

 


More explicitly:

Hebrews 10:12 KJB - But this man, after he had offered one sacrifice for sins for ever, sat down on the right hand of God;

Hebrews 10:13 KJB - From henceforth expecting till his enemies be made his footstool.

Hebrews 2:8 KJB - Thou hast put all things in subjection under his feet. For in that he put all in subjection under him, he left nothing [that is] not put under him. But now we see not yet all things put under him.

 


How can Jesus be physically in the 'host', etc since that would mean his feet were on earth again, even before all things are put under Him, and how can Jesus, who is glorified with "flesh and bones" [Luke 24:39], being ascended into Heaven, "at the right hand of the Father" "till" "all things put under him", be 'mystagogically' called down from that place before His second coming in power and glory?
 


Furthermore, Jesus is to be at "the right Hand of God" "till" "all things put under him", then He comes down/back to us:

Mark 16:19 KJB - So then after the Lord had spoken unto them, he was received up into heaven, and sat on the right hand of God.

Acts 2:33 KJB - Therefore being by the right hand of God exalted, and having received of the Father the promise of the Holy Ghost, he hath shed forth this, which ye now see and hear.

Acts 7:55 KJB - But he, being full of the Holy Ghost, looked up stedfastly into heaven, and saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing on the right hand of God,

Acts 7:56 KJB - And said, Behold, I see the heavens opened, and the Son of man standing on the right hand of God.


Romans 8:34 KJB - Who [is] he that condemneth? [It is] Christ that died, yea rather, that is risen again, who is even at the right hand of God, who also maketh intercession for us.

Ephesians 1:20 KJB - Which he wrought in Christ, when he raised him from the dead, and set [him] at his own right hand in the heavenly [places],

Ephesians 2:6 KJB - And hath raised [us] up together, and made [us] sit together in heavenly [places] in Christ Jesus:

Colossians 3:1 KJB - If ye then be risen with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ sitteth on the right hand of God.

Hebrews 10:12 KJB - But this man, after he had offered one sacrifice for sins for ever, sat down on the right hand of God;

1 Peter 3:22 KJB - Who is gone into heaven, and is on the right hand of God; angels and authorities and powers being made subject unto him.

Hebrews 12:2 KJB - Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of [our] faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God.

Revelation 5:6 KJB - And I beheld, and, lo, in the midst of the throne and of the four beasts, and in the midst of the elders, stood a Lamb as it had been slain, having seven horns and seven eyes, which are the seven Spirits of God sent forth into all the earth.

Revelation 12:5 KJB -  And she brought forth a man child, who was to rule all nations with a rod of iron: and her child was caught up unto God, and [to] his throne.
 
 

Furthermore it is written, that the "same Jesus" would come "in like manner" as the disciples had seen him "go" into Heaven, and not some mystagogical way, and this from the mouth of Holy Angels at the behest of the Holy Spirit Himself:

Acts 1:9 KJB - And when he had spoken these things, while they beheld, he was taken up; and a cloud received him out of their sight.

Acts 1:11 KJB - Which also said, Ye men of Galilee, why stand ye gazing up into heaven? this same Jesus, which is taken up from you into heaven,
shall so come in like manner as ye have seen him go into heaven.
 

 

As it is written, Jesus Christ doesn't physically come back down to earth, until this moment, and it won't be some 'hidden' thing [like a secret rapture, or a mystagogical host], but open to the sight of all:

1 Thessalonians 4:16 KJB - For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first:

Revelation 1:7 KJB - Behold, he cometh with clouds; and every eye shall see him, and they [also] which pierced him: and all kindreds of the earth shall wail because of him. Even so, Amen.
 

Read the 1 & 2 Epistles of Peter, for Peter also fully believed this, not once mentioning some blasphemous idea of transubstantiation.

While I am against Transubstantiation, I am Bullinger (symbolic but has spiritual effects but is not the literal body and blood of Christ), I do know where Catholics got the idea: 

Truly, truly, I say to you, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink His blood, you have no life in yourselves. 54 He who eats My flesh and drinks My blood has eternal life, and I will raise him up on the last day. 55 For My flesh is true food, and My blood is true drink. 56 He who eats My flesh and drinks My blood abides in Me, and I in him.” (Joh 6:54-56). 

I personally think Jesus elaborated on this at the Last Supper, “And he took bread, gave thanks and broke it, and gave it to them, saying, “This is my body given for you; do this in remembrance of me.”20 In the same way, after the supper he took the cup, saying, “This cup is the new covenant in my blood, which is poured out for you.” (Luke 22:19-20), and fulfilled with His scourging and death on the cross, “Then Pilate had Jesus flogged with a lead-tipped whip. The soldiers wove a crown of thorns and put it on his head, and they put a purple robe on him. “Hail! King of the Jews!” they mocked, as they slapped him across the face. 33 But when they came to Jesus, they saw that he was already dead, so they didn’t break his legs.34 One of the soldiers, however, pierced his side with a spear, and immediately blood and water flowed out.” (John 19:1-3, 33-34). 

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