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			DRINKING WINE
		Drinking Wine....is it a sin? What kind of wine did Jesus drink? Jesus performed a miracle in the Biblical account in Cana making water into wine. The word WINE, however, should not be necessarily applied to fermented beverage. It just means a product of the vineyard. We can find it too when it is applied to cider which can be used either for the fermented cider or the non fermented one. As a matter of fact Jesus regarded to non fermented wine when He said “no one pours new wine into old bags”. In the Septuagint, the hebrew word for grape juice, TIROSH, is translated at least 33 times by the greek word OINOS which means wine, and the adjective “new” is not present. Thus OINOS can clearly represent a non fermented product in the New Testament. It is fairly unconceivable the fact that Jesus, after the annointment of the Holy Spirit, had produced forbidden substances in wine, knowing what the biggest opponent of an spiritual life is “And do not get drunk with wine, for that is dissipation, but be filled with the Spirit (Ephesians 5:18). It can not be accepted that He prepared fermented wine, which is corrupted. Had Jesus done such thing, He would have spoiled one of the two great symbols of Communion. “For as often as you eat this bread and drink the cup, you proclaim the death of the Lord until he comes”, Paul said referring to wine in the Holy Supper. The Lord’s death was different to every other kind of death in the fact that His Body did not suffer “corruption”. His Body (soma) never turned into a corpse (ptoma) (Acts 2:27-31). This word ptoma is never mentioned in the Biblical accounts of passion and death of our Lord. New researches made by modern Physiology clearly state the contrast between the Lord’s Cup and the Demon’s Cup. The fruit of the vineyard contains elements that are considered as essential for human body development. The general information about the nutrients it has is the following: 2,8% of albumens, 83.7% of carbohydrates, 1.2% of acids and extracts. And 2.3% of mineral salts. Fermentation destroys 98.5% of albumens, 98% of carbohydrates, 47% of acids and extracts and 76% of mineral salts. The soma of this grape fruit becomes a ptoma, a liquid corpse Could Jesus, being the Creator, produce a destructive beverage?. During his earthly ministry, there were two events where He used his creative power – by making water into wine in Cana and when He created bread to feed the hungry people beside the mountain. Could He created bread with yeast? Or rotten fishes? Or fermented wine?. It would be absurd thinking that way. This wine which Jesus produced in Cana was pure grape juice. Jesus is God and God can not contradict Himself and his teachings. Now, let’s see the three hebrew terms used in Old Testamente referring to the modern word wine. 1.- Yayin - Gen. 9:21.- It is the most used, as it appears 140 times. This word is used interchangeably without considering if it is fermented or not 2.- Tirosh - Deut. 12:17.- It is used 38 times. Quite the opposite, this word shows this wine is NOT fermented. Sometimes it is translated as NEW WINE or MUST as well. 3.- Shekar - Prov. 31:6.- It has the negative meaning and normally it is translated as “strong beverage”. The writers in Old Testament used this term 23 times. “Give strong drink unto him that is ready to perish, and wine unto those that be of heavy hearts” Prov 31:6 It is quite interesting to highlight how the Septuagint (a hebraic traduction for greek people, made by 70 wise jews) the word "OINOS" was used to translate the hebrew words YAYIN and TIROSH, but NEVER for SHEKAR or strong (alcoholic) beverage. The book of Proverbs is full of warnings against the indulgence before wine and alcoholic (strong) beverages (Prov. 20:1; 21:17; 23: 30-31; 31:4, etc.). Wine laughs at people who drink it (Prov. 20:1), and it “rewards” them with woes, pain, fights and hurt (Prov. 23:29-30). Wine in New Testament. References to wine in the New Testamente are not that much as in Old Testament. The writers of the Old Testament used three greek terms too 1.- Oinos It’s the most used of these three terms. It appears 36 times. It has the same meaning as YAYIN in the hebraic and Septuagint translates it as TIROSH. Then it’s definitely non fermented wine. 2.- Síkera This word just appears once in Luke.1:15 where it says “John the Baptist did not drink wine (OINOS) and strong beverage (Síkera)”. 3.- Gléukos This word appears only one time too. Acts 2:13 where it says But others said, scoffing, "They have had too much new wine." (Gléukos)". Wine used by Jesus in the Holy Supper.- We can assure with full knowledge that wine used in this event was not fermented. This statement is certain because of the following: In Passover’s ceremony there could not be any ferment at home as it was symbol of sin. If bread without yeast did not have ferment as its name easily suggests, it is easy to assume that wine could not be fermented. The whole reading of these verses bring us to this conclusion: Gen. 19:3; Exo. 13:6-7; Lev. 23:5-8; Luc. 22:1. Therefore wine prepared by Jesus in Cana and wine used in the Holy Supper, they both were not fermented as Jesus would never accept, under no circumstances, to use something that is clearly condemned in the Bible.