Thanks for the compliment on the analogy. The analogy applies to any other church as well - because the map is accurate.
We completely agree that Christ completed the sacrifice, for time eternal. However, I'm curious how you reconcile the teachings regarding the Eucharist that existed for 1500 years in both the Catholic and the Orthodox Churches? Were these Churches in error regarding the Eucharist the entire time? If yes, how do you reconcile that with Christ's promise that the gates of Hell would not prevail against His Church?
No, they weren't all in error regarding the eucharist the entire time. I have a quote from Eusebius of Caesarea (263 - 340 A.D.) that it's a memorial and commemoration if you'd like to see it.
But if a church (any church) teaches that there still needs to be a propitiatory sacrifice, the letter to the Hebrews says that's not the case.
I would love your Eusebius quote. Especially to compare with these two quotes:
- Ignatius of Antioch (110 AD) "I have no taste for corruptible food nor for the pleasures of this life. I desire the bread of God, which is the flesh of Jesus Christ, who was of the seed of David; and for drink I desire his blood, which is love incorruptible."
- Irenaeus (189 AD) "He has declared the cup, a part of creation, to be his own blood, from which he causes our blood to flow; and the bread, a part of creation, he has established as his own body, from which he gives increase unto our bodies. When, therefore, the mixed cup [wine and water] and the baked bread receives the Word of God and becomes the Eucharist, the body of Christ, and from these the substance of our flesh is increased and supported, how can they say that the flesh is not capable of receiving the gift of God, which is eternal life—flesh which is nourished by the body and blood of the Lord, and is in fact a member of him?"
Also, the Church does not teach that there needs to be a new Sacrifice - we know Christ's death accomplished that. Instead, the Church teaches we all need to partake of Christ's Sacrifice, since it is an eternal Sacrifice. We need to eat the Sacrifical Lamb.