Question.—The Christ said: “I am the living bread which came
down from heaven, that a man may eat thereof and not die.” [Cf. John 6:51, 50]
What is the meaning of this utterance?
Answer.—This bread signifies the heavenly food and divine
perfections. So, “If any man eateth of this bread” means if any man acquires
heavenly bounty, receives the divine light, or partakes of Christ’s
perfections, he thereby gains everlasting life. The blood also signifies the
spirit of life and the divine perfections, the lordly splendor and eternal
bounty. For all the members of the body gain vital substance from the
circulation of the blood.
(‘Abdu’l-Baha, table talks in Akka, authenticated by
‘Abdu’l-Baha; ‘Some Answered Questions’)
