Bible , John , chapter 2
1 And the third day there was a
marriage in Cana of Galilee; and the mother of Jesus was there:
2 And both Jesus was called, and his
disciples, to the marriage.
3 And when they wanted wine, the
mother of Jesus saith unto him, They have no wine.
5 His mother saith unto the servants,
Whatsoever he saith unto you, do it.
6 And there were set there six
waterpots of stone, after the manner of the purifying of the Jews, containing
two or three firkins apiece.
9 When the ruler of the feast had
tasted the water that was made wine, and knew not whence it was: (but the
servants which drew the water knew;) the governor of the feast called the
bridegroom,
10 And saith unto him, Every man at the
beginning doth set forth good wine; and when men have well drunk, then that
which is worse: but thou hast kept the good wine until now.
11 This beginning of miracles did Jesus
in Cana of Galilee, and manifested forth his glory; and his disciples believed
on him.
The wine that Christ made at the feast, and the wine
he gave his disciples as a symbol of his blood, was pure grape juice. This is
what the prophet Isaiah means when he talks about the juice in the grape brush.
Says also: "Do not harm her, for therein is a blessing" (Is 65:8).
It was Christ in the Old Testament who warned Israel:
"wine - insulting, fermented - exuberant; and everyone, enthusiast them,
is unwise "(Parables 20:1). Jesus himself never offered people such a
drink. It is Satan who tempts us to indulge in the cloud of his mind and dull
spiritual perception. But Christ teaches harnessing our lowland nature. His
whole life was an example of self-denial. To defeat hunger and thirst. He has
undergone the most severe ordeal that a man can endure. It was Christ who
commanded John the Baptist not to drink neither wine nor sikery. It was He who
commanded to wife of Manoj to abstain from heady drink, and he cursed those who
gave wine to his neighbor. On the wedding feast Christ did not contradict his
own teachings. The non-fermented wine, which he offered to guests at the
wedding, was a useful refreshing drink that caused a healthy appetite.
("The Will Of Ages", chapter 15)
My comment
At the moment of transformation and in the first hours after that it was really pure grape juice (which could later be fermented because of heat, as there were no refrigerators and preservatives).
Therefore,
in order to make a statement that here the Spirit of Prophecy contains a
mistake, there is no reason.
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