THEOLOGY OF COMMUNION. Is John 6:55-56 figurative or literal ?

John 6:55-56 ”For My flesh is real food, and My blood is real drink. Whoever eats My flesh and drinks My blood remains in Me, and I in him. ” I didn’t understand how much importance this passage would have on my life when it was first presented to me by a Greek Orthodox friend as I was entering the Protestant Church in 2017 after being born again. You see, not…