[Campion]

Why do you think it would be okay for Jesus to speak symbolically about drinking blood, but not okay for him to actually command it? In what universe is it okay to counsel someone to sin, and then excuse it by saying you were only talking in symbols, or worse yet, expect that people will hear you and "just know" you don't really mean it?

[CynicalBear]

>>Why do you think it would be okay for Jesus to speak symbolically about drinking blood, but not okay for him to actually command it?<<

He wasn't talking about eating blood any more then the angel was telling Ezekiel, Jeremiah, or John to literally eat the scroll. He was talking about internalizing the word, the information contained and which nourishes the soul.