Protestants Mock the Eucharist... Until This Greek Word (Biblical Proof)

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They Mock Transubstantiation... Then I Show Them What 'TROGO' Actually Means in Greek Many evangelicals argue Jesus was speaking in metaphor in John 6, but then He switches to the Greek word trogo (to gnaw, crunch, munch) to describe eating His flesh - the exact opposite of softening to metaphor. In John 6:51-58, Jesus starts with esthio (a normal word for eating), then intensifies to trogo (a crude term for crunching or munching) right as disciples abandon Him. This isn't backing off - it's doubling down on shocking realism. 📌 The Point: The Greek doesn't soften the scandal - it intensifies it. And the early Church tested orthodoxy by whether you confessed the Eucharist as Jesus's actual flesh . 📖 Core Sources The Greek Evidence: John 6:51-53 - Jesus uses esthio (normal eating) John 6:54-58 - Switches to trogo (to gnaw, crunch, munch) - classical sources render it as crude, animalistic eating; this intensifies the realism, not softens it Scripture on Real Presence: 1 Cor 11:27-29 - Paul warns that whoever eats/drinks unworthily will be "guilty of profaning the body and blood of the Lord" - not "disrespecting the symbol," but body and blood language assuming real presence Luke 22:19-20 - "This is my body which is given for you... this cup is the new covenant in my blood" Early Church Witnesses (1st-2nd Century): St. Ignatius of Antioch (c. 107) - "Heretics abstain from the Eucharist because they do not confess that it is the flesh of our Saviour Jesus Christ" - eucharistic realism as a test of orthodox faith St. Justin Martyr (c. 155) - Explained to the pagan emperor that the food over which thanksgiving has been said "is not common bread but the flesh and blood of that incarnate Jesus" Catholic Teaching: CCC 1376 - "By the consecration of the bread and wine, there takes place a change of the whole substance of the bread into the substance of the body of Christ our Lord, and of the whole substance of the wine into the substance of his blood. This change is fittingly and properly called transubstantiation" Pope Paul VI, Mysterium Fidei - Warned against reducing the eucharistic change to a mere shift in meaning or purpose; Trent's language must be preserved Fruits of Reception: Growth in grace, forgiveness of venial sins, preservation from mortal sin, deeper incorporation into the Body of Christ (the Church) 📺 Chapters 0:00 - The Evangelical Objection: John 6 Is Metaphor 2:34 - The Greek Word Trogo Intensifies the Realism 3:08 - St. Paul & the Early Fathers: Real Presence as Orthodox Test 4:25 - Catholic Teaching: Transubstantiation (CCC 1376) 5:56 - Objections: "It's Metaphor," "It's Cannibalism," "The Word Isn't in Scripture" 7:03 - The Deepest Objection: Who Decides What Jesus Meant? 🌐 Connect 📿 https://totuscatholica.org/rosary 🌍 https://totuscatholica.org/ ✉️ https://totuscatholica.org/contact 🔍 https://catholicexaminationofconscien... 💬 Question If Jesus switched from esthio (normal eating) to trogo (crude gnawing/crunching) right as disciples abandoned Him in John 6, how does that challenge the "He was softening to metaphor" argument? And who has the authority to decide what Jesus meant - private interpretation or the Church's magisterial teaching?