"Then He took the cup, gave thanks and offered it to them, saying, 'Drink from it, all of you. This is My blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins." Matthew 26:27-28 (NIV)
These are the words of Jesus, The Christ, to His disciples at the last supper before they left the upper room and went to the garden at Gethsemane. He made it clear that only by the shedding of His blood would the sins of the many be forgiven.
The cup of wine represents and signifies the blood of Christ. The blood of Jesus was shed for the remission of our sins. He who was without sin, took on the sins of the world, and paid the penalty for our sins, so that we might be saved. When God, The Father, looks at us now, He sees the blood of His Son. We are redeemed from our sins, purchased by the blood of Christ. For without the shedding of His blood, there would be no remission of sin. (Hebrews 9:22) It is through His blood that we are cleansed from our sins.
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