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The point is that Jesus called it the fruit of the vine. At the very least it is an equal chance that it could be either, if no other Scripture were considered.

But Jesus and His disciples were celebrating the Passover. I can't imagine, knowing the requirements of the Law, that any Jewish person would even consider consuming what he thought was blood under any circumstances, much less one in which they were required to be ceremonially clean.

At the time of the Last Supper, Jesus and His disciples were still under the Law. They could NOT have drank blood and been considered clean. This is especially true for Jesus, who was the sacrifice for our sins and was about to die for them. He HAD to be sinless and pure. He could not have defiled Himself and remained so.

So, what does the confessional work of the congregation you belong to say about the Real Presence?

In what sense? In regards to communion itself or in regards to Christ's presence when two or three are gathered together in His name without communion?

At the time of the Last Supper, Jesus and His disciples were still under the Law

THANK YOU for posting this. It's one of those things that get pushed to the back burner somehow, and it is SO important to know.