Biblical Wine Messages – 2nd Easter Message
The Bible uses wine in teachings, and as analogies and metaphors. Brigham Young University found that the word yayin, one of many Ancient Hebrew words used for wine, is used 140 times just in the Old Testament. The New Testament, including Jesus, uses grape and wine analogies in His teachings including: as a remembrance symbol comparing grape growing to spiritual growthcomparing grafting grape vines to family of God adoption Let’s review some of these uses. “I am the vine, and you are the branches” John 15:5 As a remembrance. In the last supper, Christ compared wine to his blood. He instructed followers “drink this in remembrance of me” (Luke 22:7-8, Mark 14:23 and Matthew 26:27) as a permanent reminder of His sacrificial bloodshed on the cross in a
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