Transubstantiation Changes the Bread and Wine Into Christ
"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 the holy Catholic Church has fittingly and properly called transubstantiation" (Catechism, 1376).
"The sacrifice of Christ and the sacrifice of the Eucharist are one single sacrifice... In this divine sacrifice which is celebrated in the Mass, the same Christ who offered himself once in a bloody manner on the altar of the cross is contained and offered in an unbloody manner" (Catechism, 1367).
The Church of Rome represents the Mass as the bloodless equivalent of the atonement of the LORD Jesus Christ on the Cross. But, did not the Son of Man say, "17 I lay down My Life, that I might take it again. 18 No man taketh it from me, but I lay it down of Myself" (John 10:17-18)? How then can a mere priest profess to lay down the life of the Only Begotten Son of God in the Mass when Christ has never given him license to do such? "Bring no more vain oblations; incense is an abomination unto Me; the new moons and sabbaths, the calling of assemblies, I cannot away with; it is iniquity, even the solemn meeting" (Isaiah 1:13).
But, did not Christ say, "Except ye eat the flesh of the Son of Man, and drink His blood, ye have no life in you" (John 6:53)? It is plain that the LORD Jesus spoke of Spiritual Life-- Eternal Life-- which has no physical manifestation, except the symbolism enjoined in the LORD's Supper. "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" (Matthew 26:26-28).
Therefore, to eat and drink of Christ is to enter into intimate communion with the Heavenly Bridegroom by simply trusting Him. "But without faith it is impossible to please Him: for he that cometh to God must believe that He is, and that He is a Rewarder of them that diligently seek Him" (Hebrews 11:6).
The act of creation is the sole domain of God, and not of man nor priests. "For thus saith the LORD that created the Heavens; God Himself that formed the Earth and made it; He hath established it, He created it not in vain, He formed it to be inhabited: I am the LORD; and there is none else" (Isaiah 45:18). Only a thief would attempt to steal the creative prerogative of God. "Will a man rob God? Yet ye have robbed Me" (Malachi 3:8).
But, God has covenanted with Himself to keep back His judgment until He returns the Second Time. "14 Until the appearing of our LORD Jesus Christ: 15 Which in His times He shall shew, who is the Blessed and Only Potentate, the KING of Kings, and LORD of Lords" (1Timothy 6:14-15). Then, He will judge the attempted theft of His creative right, i.e., He will bring the papal and priestly creators of the Catholic Mass to judgment. "When the LORD Jesus shall be revealed from Heaven with His mighty angels, 8 In flaming fire taking vengeance on them that know not God, and that obey not the Gospel of our LORD Jesus Christ" (2Thessalonians 1:7-8).