Jesus Christ
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23. Was Jesus Christ a vegetarian? |
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No, He
wasn’t, for He ate the Passover with His disciples, as it is written: “Then
came the day of unleavened bread, when the passover must be killed. And he
sent Peter and John, saying, Go and prepare us the passover, that we may eat.
And they said unto him, Where wilt thou that we prepare? And he said unto
them, Behold, when ye are entered into the city, there shall a man meet you,
bearing a pitcher of water; follow him into the house where he entereth in.
And ye shall say unto the goodman of the house, The Master saith unto thee,
Where is the guestchamber, where I shall eat the passover with my disciples?
And he shall shew you a large upper room furnished: there make ready. And
they went, and found as he had said unto them: and they made ready the
passover. And when the hour was come, he sat down, and the twelve apostles
with him. And he said unto them, With desire I have desired to eat this
passover with you before I suffer: For I say unto you, I will not any more
eat thereof, until it be fulfilled in the kingdom of God” (Luke 22:7-16); which
means that He ate the passover lamb which, according to the law, was to be
eaten on that day (Exodus 12:42-49). This precept of the law of Moses
confirms that the law of Moses is not against eating meat. How could God be
against eating meat when He, after the flood, said to Noah and his sons:
“Every moving thing that liveth shall be meat for you; even as the green herb
have I given you all things” (Genesis 9:3)? I will say something else: how
could God be against eating meat when He, in the days of Abraham, ate some
meat, that is, meat of calf, which had been given to Him by Abraham, as it is
written: “And the LORD appeared unto him in the plains of Mamre: and he sat
in the tent door in the heat of the day; And he lift up his eyes and looked,
and, lo, three men stood by him: and when he saw them, he ran to meet them
from the tent door, and bowed himself toward the ground, And said, My Lord,
if now I have found favour in thy sight, pass not away, I pray thee, from thy
servant: Let a little water, I pray you, be fetched, and wash your feet, and rest
yourselves under the tree: And I will fetch a morsel of bread, and comfort ye
your hearts; after that ye shall pass on: for therefore are ye come to your
servant. And they said, So do, as thou hast said. And Abraham hastened into
the tent unto Sarah, and said, Make ready quickly three measures of fine
meal, knead it, and make cakes upon the hearth. And Abraham ran unto the
herd, and fetcht a calf tender and good, and gave it unto a young man; and he
hasted to dress it. And he took butter, and milk, and the calf which he had
dressed, and set it before them; and he stood by them under the tree, and
they did eat” (Genesis 18:1-8)? |