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After Adam and Eve eat from the fruit tree they are banished from eating the fruits from the tree of life. This symbol was a prefiguration of the Eucharist.
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Melchizedek was the priest of God who brought out the bread and wine and is said to have foreshadowed Christ's priesthood.
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The lamb of God refers the death and resurrection of Jesus which was an example in the old testament for Isaac.
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Jesus explains to his apostils that one of them would betray him which later institutes the Eucharist.
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The bread represents Jesus's body and the wine is the symbol of his blood.
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The readings in the Eucharist are read out and than the people take part in taking a sip of wine (or grape juice) and a tiny piece of consecrated bread.
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Over time instead of the 12 apostilles having the bread and wine
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Roman Catholics believe that the wine and bread, are the blood and body of Christ which is another form of sacrifice which forms into the soul of Jesus.
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