I am (Jesus) the vine, you are the branches. He who abides in Me, and I in him, bears much fruit; for without Me you can do nothing. -John 15:5
Have you wonder why Jesus typifies Himself as the vine and His blood as the cup of wine (1 Corinthians 11:25)? The vine produces grapes, and grapes when crushed, beaten and completely battered produce wine.
Jesus is the vine crushed, bruised and pierced so that His blood (wine) flowed down His being. His blood is THE atonement for our sins. That's why Jesus, when He instituted the Lord's Supper, called His blood the wine: He wants us to remember how He died on our behalf.
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