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I agree with everything in Hebrews 10 and everything in your first paragraph.

The paragraph beginning "The heresy of transubstantiation" is where we part company.

Matthew 26:26
While they were eating, Jesus took bread, said the blessing, broke it, and giving it to his disciples said, “Take and eat; this is my body.”

Mark 14:22
While they were eating, he took bread, said the blessing, broke it, and gave it to them, and said, “Take it; this is my body.”

Luke 22:19
Then he took the bread, said the blessing, broke it, and gave it to them, saying, “This is my body, which will be given for you; do this in memory of me.”

1 Corinthians 11:24
and, after he had given thanks, broke it and said, “Take, eat: this is my body, which is broken for you: this do in remembrance of me." (KJV)

This was Him. The very same body that formed in Mary's womb. He whom the whole Universe could not contain.

I wouldn't dare say anything but Amen.

"This was Him ""[this bread and wine in the cups]. The very same body that formed in Mary's womb. He whom the whole Universe could not contain."

Now read Luke 22:15-20

And He said to them, “I have earnestly desired to eat this Passover with you before I suffer; 16 for I say to you, I shall never again eat it until it is fulfilled in the kingdom of God.” 17 And when He had taken a cup and given thanks, He said, “Take this and share it among yourselves; 18 for I say to you, I will not drink of the fruit of the vine from now on until the kingdom of God comes.” 19 And when He had taken some bread and given thanks, He broke it and gave it to them, saying, “This is My body which is given for you; do this in remembrance of Me.” 20 And in the same way He took the cup after they had eaten, saying, “This cup which is poured out for you is the new covenant in My blood. 21 “But behold, the hand of the one betraying Me is with Mine on the table.

"This cup which is poured out for you is the new covenant in My blood." Was the cup the new covenant? The cup held wine, not blood. The symbolic is used at the SYMBOLIC Passover/ Jews were taught the symbolism represented reality that they were to focus back upon. To twist the symbolic, the sacred symbolism, into a defiance of what God had commanded for all their Generations is sacrilege writ large by catholicism.