Revelation who is the lamb

In Old Testament times lambs served as sacrifices for sin, but these only foreshadowed Jesus, God's Lamb, who shed His blood as the perfect, once-for-all sacrifice for sin Hebrews — When John the Baptist saw Jesus approaching, he told an assembled crowd, "Behold, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!

The choice may seem, at first glance, a difficult one, as the world can be an alluring arena. But the ultimate message of Revelation, the one that John desires that we remember long after we finish his record, is simply this: Jesus wins!

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Of course God and Christ had these things already. Creaturely praise comes at a time when we are praising Jesus for these things which appear to belong to our human-made idols. Following this, the praise of the creatures is given to both God and the Lamb, who is now in its rightful place.

Most of all the lamb is worthy of praise, as witnessed in the hymns of praise given all creatures. That every creature praises the Lamb v. All bow down before the King Jesus. The crowns are symbols of rule and victory. All victory and all rule now belongs to God. This is the enduring political message of Easter. It is not only a vision of the future Kingdom it inspires us now, offering a point of reference or orientation for our communal lives today and inspiration to follow the Lamb, even unto the cross.

Human rulers write their books and scrolls, but their plans do not last. They cannot read the scroll of God, which is good news to the poor, and liberty to the captives. This is what we can expect from the rule of God, which is radically different to the rule of human tyrants bot of Rome and of today.

Following the disaster of the torture and crucifixion of Jesus, the hopes of many of his followers were crushed. The resurrection restored these hopes, but the Roman Empire was left intact — at least on the surface.

Their ultimate weapon — death on a cross — has been defeated and execution has lost its sting. Those who went to their deaths expected to rise in glory with Christ, the risen Lamb.

And they sang a new song: You are worthy to take the scroll and to open its seals, because you were slain, and with your blood you purchased men for God from every tribe and language and people and nation.

During the summer months our spiritual walk may at times be in need of spiritual renewal. Bible studies have come to an end, vacations are planned, and the church — and sometimes our spiritual walk — are put on a back burner. We still go to church and have our devotions, but it seems like we are just going through the motions of Christian work and Christian life.

We need spiritual renewal. Every Christian does. And there is no better way to seek spiritual renewal than to be reminded of who it is whom we serve and why it is that we serve Him. We must place ever before us the passion and death of our Savior, Jesus Christ.

This meditation seeks to rekindle our zeal for Christ by looking at Him as the Lamb of God. Both are made by John the Baptist who, when he saw Jesus, said, "Behold the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world" John The apostle John wrote not only the Gospel according to John, but he also wrote the book of Revelation. In Revelation John makes mention of Christ as the Lamb almost thirty times.

It is rather surprising that this particular designation of Christ — as a Lamb — would appear so often in Revelation, since Christ is revealed to us in His ascension and glory.

John's description of Jesus in Revelation is hardly a picture of a lamb! The Old Testament portrayed the Lamb of God as a sacrificial lamb. At the first Passover a lamb had to be slain and its blood was put on the door frames of the Israelite's homes. By putting the blood on their doors, the Israelites were assured that the angel of death would pass over their homes and spare the firstborn within the house.

The death of the lamb provided life for the firstborn — its blood saved the life of the child. In the book of Revelation, Jesus is that slaughtered and stricken Passover lamb. He is, however, the Lamb exalted.

He is addressed as God compare Revelation with He is the One declared as "worthy. The reason the Lamb is praised by all of heaven and declared worthy is because of His sacrificial death. In his vision, John sees the lamb in the midst of the throne standing as though He had been slain. The lamb received His reward for His willingness to suffer and die for the salvation of His people. It is His right to rule because He has merited all things through His sacrifice.

The Lamb has overcome through His death and resurrection. Through His death, He conquered sin, death, and hell. He has defeated Satan and his dominion. As a result of His slaughter, He receives authority over heaven and earth.