Who is Jesus – part III (the dragon)

⁵³ So Jesus said to them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink His blood, you have no life in yourselves. (John 6:53)

This statement eventually leads to communion, but what is the origin? The context Jesus spoke this was after He had walked on the sea;

¹⁹ Then, when they had rowed about three or four miles, they saw Jesus walking on the sea and drawing near to the boat; and they were frightened. (John 6:19)

And had previously compared Himself to a serpent

¹⁴ As Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of Man be lifted up; (John 3:14)

So the passage,

¹In that day the LORD will punish Leviathan the fleeing serpent,
With His fierce and great and mighty sword,
Even Leviathan the twisted serpent;
And He will kill the dragon who lives in the sea. (Isaiah 27:1)

And,

¹⁴ You crushed the heads of Leviathan; You gave him as food for the creatures of the wilderness. (Psalm 74:14)

I believe were the origins that pointed to Jesus whose head was crushed at the cross,

³⁰ They spat on Him, and took the reed and began to beat Him on the head. (Matthew 27:30)

Because,

¹³ Christ redeemed us from the curse of the Law, having become a curse for us—for it is written, “Cursed is everyone who hangs on a tree”— (Galatians 3:13)

References

John 6:53

Matthew 26:26-28

John 6:19

John 3:14

Isaiah 27:1

Psalm 74:14

Matthew 27:30

Galatians 3:13

Exodus 25:18

Jude 6

John 5:45

Exodus 33:11

Exodus 26:14

Revelation 13:10