“And that goes for Holy Communion, as well. He did not give the disciples or anyone to eat from His body, not at the Last Supper, nor after, from His resurrected body, but I do believe we eat from Him in the sense of Him somehow being all those things - the Word, the Passover Lamb, Light, living water, etc.”
We believe the actual words of Jesus, especially when some questioned eating His Flesh and they did not believe and left no longer followers of Jesus.
Jesus changed water into wine, multiplied fish and bread and many other miracles, Why do you not believe that Jesus could change the bread and wine into His Body and Blood and leave us with His gift of Himself for our salvation.
Jesus said to Thomas, “Have you come to believe because you have seen me?r Blessed are those who have not seen and have believed.”
This may help you understand:
http://www.catholic.org/news/international/europe/story.php?id=43101
Because He would have been sinning by eating blood and encouraging others to sin also.
He certainly could...But it would be of no benefit...God provided physical food in the O.T....We have no need of physical food...We require spiritual food...Something that goes into your digestive system does not cross over into your spirit...It just goes into the latrine...
Revelation 3:1-6
1 “To the angel[a] of the church in Sardis write:
These are the words of him who holds the seven spirits[b] of God and the seven stars. I know your deeds; you have a reputation of being alive, but you are dead. 2 Wake up! Strengthen what remains and is about to die, for I have found your deeds unfinished in the sight of my God. 3 Remember, therefore, what you have received and heard; hold it fast, and repent. But if you do not wake up, I will come like a thief, and you will not know at what time I will come to you.
4 Yet you have a few people in Sardis who have not soiled their clothes. They will walk with me, dressed in white, for they are worthy. 5 The one who is victorious will, like them, be dressed in white. I will never blot out the name of that person from the book of life, but will acknowledge that name before my Father and his angels. 6 Whoever has ears, let them hear what the Spirit says to the churches.