"Children have ye any meat? AndAs Written:An they answered him no".John 21:5 Then Jesus saith unto them, Children, have ye any meat? They answered him, No.
John 21.5.
Communion
John the Baptist prophesiedAs Written:prophecied of a spiritual baptism that should appear with the coming of the Messiah. The baptism of the Holy Ghost the influx of spiritual truth & life into the hearts of men. A baptism that was not from man it was of God It was the burial with Christ & the resurrectionAs Written:ressurrection with him to be spiritually submerged in Truth & Love & uplifted by them into newness of lifeAs Written:live physically morally and spirituallyRom 6:4 Therefore we are buried with him by baptism into death: that like as Christ was raised up from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life. Rom 6:5 For if we have been planted together in the likeness of his death, we shall be also in the likeness of his resurrection: Rom 6:6 Knowing this, that our old man is crucified with him, that the body of sin might be destroyed, that henceforth we should not serve sin. Rom 6:7 For he that is dead is freed from sin. Rom 6:8 Now if we be dead with Christ, we believe that we shall also live with him: Rom 6:9 Knowing that Christ being raised from the dead dieth no more; death hath no more dominion over him. Rom 6:10 For in that he died, he died unto sin once: but in that he liveth, he liveth unto God. Col 2:12 Buried with him in baptism, wherein also ye are risen with him through the faith of the operation of God, who hath raised him from the dead. Col 2:13 And you, being dead in your sins and the uncircumcision of your flesh, hath he quickened together with him, having forgiven you all trespasses;
[*]Archival Note: Most of this paragraph is in Mary Baker Eddy's handwriting and is written over the erasure of the original text.Jesus spoke openly to the Jews of the bread which cometh down from heaven and giveth life to the world he then added I am the bread of lifeJohn 6:32 Then Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Moses gave you not that bread from heaven; but my Father giveth you the true bread from heaven. John 6:33 For the bread of God is he which cometh down from heaven, and giveth life unto the world. John 6:34 Then said they unto him, Lord, evermore give us this bread. John 6:35 And Jesus said unto them, I am the bread of life: he that cometh to me shall never hunger; and he that believeth on me shall never thirst. John 6:50 This is the bread which cometh down from heaven, that a man may eat thereof, and not die. and again I am the way the Truth and the LifeJohn 14:6 Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me. bread and Truth synonymousAs Written:synonimous terms Thus he was virtually breaking bread and giving & giving it to his disciples when teaching them the way to heaven
Again he said to his disciples "ye shall indeed drink of my cup & be baptized with my baptismMatt 20:23 And he saith unto them, Ye shall drink indeed of my cup, and be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with: but to sit on my right hand, and on my left, is not mine to give, but it shall be given to them for whom it is prepared of my Father. . Here he spoke of the cup that he prayed might pass from him then knelt in holy submission to the divine willMatt 26:39 And he went a little farther, and fell on his face, and prayed, saying, O my Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass from me: nevertheless not as I will, but as thou wilt. . It was the awful portion of human woe that ingratitude envy and hate had filled to the brim and put to his lips and for which he gave thanks as he drank it The gloom of Gethsemane and and the cry from the cross were dark clouds with silver linings. They ushered in the glory of that comes from suffering for others a bliss that eternity is none too long to irradiate