1. At the time these words were uttered Jesus was there present with the disciples; he had not yet died.
   
2. There is an abundance of passages, similar to this one, where the verb "is" is used for "to mean, to symbolize"; e.g.,
   1. "I am the door." (John 10:7).
   2. "I am the true vine." (John 15:1).
   3. "That Rock was Christ." (1 Cor. 10:4).
   4. "The seven heads are seven mountains." (Rev. 17:9).
      
3. If the Romanist insists that "This is my blood" means literally that the wine is transformed into Christ's very blood; then "this cup is the new testament" (covenant) must mean that the literal cup becomes a literal covenant (1 Cor. 11:25).
   
4. The Lord's Supper is a commemoration of a sacrifice, not a repetition of it.
   
5. When it is realized that the doctrine of transubstantiation means that the wafer is changed into the whole Being of Christ, which is then offered as a propitiatory sacrifice, it is important to point out that Christ has been offered "once for all". (Heb. 10:10; cf 7:27). The sacrifice needs no repetition.

Correction on point 2 done on 12/2/99 by Tim Young