come on, don’t cop out on me Pope CynicalBear. you know you can’t answer a question with a question. if you aren’t the authority and the Scriptures are, what did Jesus mean according to the Scriptures? you are up.
John 6:35 And Jesus said unto them, I am the bread of life: he that cometh to me shall never hunger; and he that believeth on me shall never thirst.
Thats the same type of symbolism Jesus used often. Its what He was using when He said this is my body, I am the door, and was referred to as the lamb of God.