Meat, or in drink
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Rule number one in biblical exegesis: Let the Bible define the Bible. Compare the context of all similar word or phrase usages in other verses. Use Strong’s Concordance Hebrew and Greek dictionary numbers to confirm that we are comparing apples to apples.
Colossians 2:16; Let no man therefore judge you in meat G1035, or in drink G4213, or in respect of an holyday , or of the new moon , or of the Sabbath [days]:
John 6:55; For my flesh is meat G1035 indeed, and my blood is drink G4213 indeed. Read John chapter six starting in verse twenty six for explanation. Also 1Corinthians 10:16, Matthew 26:26-28 and Luke 22:19-20.
Study what Jesus is saying about: meat is himself/his flesh/he is the bread/everlasting life (side note: Bethlehem in Hebrew: Beit Lekhem, literally means "House of Bread"; Bethlehem in Arabic: Bayt Laḥm, literally means "House of Meat")(from wikipedia Bethlehem)
and drink/blood(that he shed for us)
John Chapter Six:
27: Labour not for the meat which perisheth, but for that meat which endureth unto everlasting life, which the Son of man shall give unto you: for him hath God the Father sealed.
28: Then said they unto him, What shall we do, that we might work the works of God?
29: Jesus answered and said unto them, This is the work of God, that ye believe on him whom he hath sent.
30: They said therefore unto him, What sign shewest thou then, that we may see, and believe thee? what dost thou work?
31: Our fathers did eat manna in the desert; as it is written, He gave them bread from heaven to eat.
32: Then Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Moses gave you not that bread from heaven; but my Father giveth you the true bread from heaven.
33: For the bread of God is he which cometh down from heaven, and giveth life unto the world.
34: Then said they unto him, Lord, evermore give us this bread.
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.
36: But I said unto you, That ye also have seen me, and believe not.
37: All that the Father giveth me shall come to me; and him that cometh to me I will in no wise cast out.
38: For I came down from heaven, not to do mine own will, but the will of him that sent me.
39: And this is the Father's will which hath sent me, that of all which he hath given me I should lose nothing, but should raise it up again at the last day.
40: And this is the will of him that sent me, that every one which seeth the Son, and believeth on him, may have everlasting life: and I will raise him up at the last day.
41: The Jews then murmured at him, because he said, I am the bread which came down from heaven.
42: And they said, Is not this Jesus, the son of Joseph, whose father and mother we know? how is it then that he saith, I came down from heaven?
43: Jesus therefore answered and said unto them, Murmur not among yourselves.
44: No man can come to me, except the Father which hath sent me draw him: and I will raise him up at the last day.
45: It is written in the prophets, And they shall be all taught of God. Every man therefore that hath heard, and hath learned of the Father, cometh unto me.
46: Not that any man hath seen the Father, save he which is of God, he hath seen the Father.
47: Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me hath everlasting life.
48: I am that bread of life.
49: Your fathers did eat manna in the wilderness, and are dead.
50: This is the bread which cometh down from heaven, that a man may eat thereof, and not die.
51: I am the living bread which came down from heaven: if any man eat of this bread, he shall live for ever: and the bread that I will give is my flesh, which I will give for the life of the world.
52: The Jews therefore strove among themselves, saying, How can this man give us his flesh to eat?
53: Then Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Except ye eat the flesh of the Son of man, and drink his blood, ye have no life in you.
54: Whoso eateth my flesh, and drinketh my blood, hath eternal life; and I will raise him up at the last day.
55: For my flesh is meat indeed, and my blood is drink indeed.
56: He that eateth my flesh, and drinketh my blood, dwelleth in me, and I in him.
57: As the living Father hath sent me, and I live by the Father: so he that eateth me, even he shall live by me.
58: This is that bread which came down from heaven: not as your fathers did eat manna, and are dead: he that eateth of this bread shall live for ever.
59: These things said he in the synagogue, as he taught in Capernaum.
60: Many therefore of his disciples, when they had heard this, said, This is an hard saying; who can hear it?
61: When Jesus knew in himself that his disciples murmured at it, he said unto them, Doth this offend you?
62: What and if ye shall see the Son of man ascend up where he was before?
63: It is the spirit that quickeneth; the flesh profiteth nothing: the words that I speak unto you, they are spirit, and they are life.
64: But there are some of you that believe not. For Jesus knew from the beginning who they were that believed not, and who should betray him.
65: And he said, Therefore said I unto you, that no man can come unto me, except it were given unto him of my Father.
1Corinthians 10:16; The cup of blessing which we bless, is it not the communion of the blood of Christ? The bread which we break, is it not the communion of the body of Christ?
Matthew 26:26-28; 26: And as they were eating, Jesus took bread, and blessed it, and brake it, and gave it to the disciples, and said, Take, eat; this is my body. 27: And he took the cup, and gave thanks, and gave it to them, saying, Drink ye all of it; 28: For this is my blood of the new testament, which is shed for many for the remission of sins.
Luke 22:19-20; 19: And he took bread, and gave thanks, and brake it, and gave unto them, saying, This is my body which is given for you: this do in remembrance of me. 20: Likewise also the cup after supper, saying, This cup is the new testament in my blood, which is shed for you.
Passover in Exodus 12:7: And they shall take of the blood (of the lamb), and strike it on the two side posts and on the upper door post of the houses, wherein they shall eat it (the lamb).
Leviticus 17:14: For it is the life of all flesh; the blood of it is for the life thereof: therefore I said unto the children of Israel, Ye shall eat the blood of no manner of flesh: for the life of all flesh is the blood thereof: whosoever eateth it shall be cut off. (Is it necessary to say that drinking the blood of Jesus is a symbolic metaphor... a figure of speech?)
Romans 14:17 does not to fit Colossians 2:17 a shadow of things to come; although this is the spin of most Bible commentaries, but the word match requires a look after this explanation. If you listen carfully, you will notice preachers rarely if ever mention Colossians 2:17 as the end of the sentence begun in Colossians 2:16. Colossians 2:17 does not fit Christian theology that the biblical holydays have any future significance i.e. a shadow of things to come. The biblical holydays are divided between the Spring Harvest and the fall Harvest; or to say it another way, the first harvest and the final Harvest i.e. the first coming and the second coming. Passover-Crusifixion, day of Firstfruits-Resurection (Jesus was the first fruit of the dead i.e. an incorruptible body), fifty days later Penecost-the Holy Spirit in the upper room of the Holy Temple (where else would any Jew in Jerusalem be on a Biblically Commanded Holyday). Those first harvest Holydays are now a commemoration of prophecy fulfilled. The final harvest Holydays are shadows of things yet to come; Rosh Hashanah, Biblically known as Yom Teruah (Day of Blowing), The Feast of Trumpets, the final trump, the second comming, "The Day of the LORD". Next is Yom Kippur, Day of Atonement-The Final Judgment for those not in good standing i.e. not having a personal relationship with God AND the Atoning covering of the blood of the Lamb of God. Followed by the Feast of Booths also called the Feast of Tabernacles-The Wedding Celebration also the phrase “He tabernacled among us†John 1:14; And the Word was made flesh, and tabernacled G4637 among us, ... alludes to Jesus being born during this festival. Not the third confirmation day of the winter solstice/Roman Saturnalia/Roman Catholic Christmas. Please read about these things to confirm whether they are true or not. Google day of jesus' crucifiction, note two Sabbaths, the Sabbath immediately following the crucificion was the First-Day-of-Unleavened-Bread which was also called a High-Sabbath by John 19:31, followed by the seventh day of the week Sabbath in Mark 16:1 (now we have the sign of Jonah, three days in the tome) to read even the New Testement one needs knowlege of the biblical holydays. Google biblical holydays. Google Sabbath truth. Google luziusschneider Jesus Date Of Birth. wikipedia Christmass. wikipedia Friday (day of the week), note which goddess it venerates and wikipedia Easter, note which goddess its namesake venerates. Ask yourself which Holydays God wishes you to follow?
Again, most Bible commentaries claim that Romans 14:17 matches the context of Colossians 2:16, but Romans 14:17 does not to fit with Colossians 2:17 a shadow of things to come (prophetically informative outline of future events). However the word match, even without a context match still requires a look.
Romans 14:17; For the kingdom of God is not meat G1035 and drink G4213; but righteousness, and peace , and joy in the Holy Ghost.
