In fact, e-s, your statements are similar to the false accusations made of the Early Christians -- The earliest Christians beleived this to be the ACTUAL body of Christ. Why, they were also accused by pagans of being cannibals and Justin MArtyr had to write a defence to the Emperor saying "Not as common bread or common drink do we receive these; but since Jesus Christ our Savior was made incarnate by the word of God and had both flesh and blood for our salvation, so too, as we have been taught, the food which has been made into the Eucharist by the Eucharistic prayer set down by him, and by the change of which our blood and flesh is nourished, . . . is both the flesh and the blood of that incarnated Jesus"
The first Christians knew that the Eucharist was/is a sacrifice, the one-time sacrifice
This is as per Malachi 1:11 For from the rising of the sun even unto the going down of the same my name shall be great among the Gentiles; and in every place incense shall be offered unto my name, and a pure offering: for my name shall be great among the heathen, saith the Lord of hosts.
If you read in the Didache (from AD 70) you will read that
"Assemble on the Lord’s day, and break bread and offer the Eucharist; but first make confession of your faults, so that your sacrifice may be a pure one. Anyone who has a difference with his fellow is not to take part with you until he has been reconciled, so as to avoid any profanation of your sacrifice [Matt. 5:23–24]. For this is the offering of which the Lord has said, ‘Everywhere and always bring me a sacrifice that is undefiled, for I am a great king, says the Lord, and my name is the wonder of nations’ [Mal. 1:11, 14]" (Didache 14This was KNOWN by the Early Christians as the participation in Christ's One-time, pure sacrifice
I think your reference to the Didache regarding repentance required to make “your sacrifice” “undefiled” only makes sense in terms of the traditional Protestant view that Christians on a daily basis need to surrender themselves to Christ as a living sacrifice. The bread and wine are not the sacrifice now. WE are. Thus Christ said we should pick up our cross (ie, die to the world) daily and follow him.
>> “ The earliest Christians beleived this to be the ACTUAL body of Christ.” <<
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Absolutely not!
The false Christians apparently got that idea and ran, but not so much as one true believer ever believed such pagan nonsense. The churches are full of tares that follow the nicolaitans in lockstep on such things, being anxious to purchase eternal life by their rules, but we’ll hear their teeth gnashing on judgement day.