Jesus - The Lamb of God
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Its all about the Lamb
Its all about the Lamb
The next day he saw Jesus coming toward him, and said, “Behold, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!
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The next day he saw Jesus coming toward him, and said, “Behold, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world! This is he of whom I said, ‘After me comes a man who ranks before me, because he was before me.’ I myself did not know him, but for this purpose I came baptizing with water, that he might be revealed to Israel.” And John bore witness: “I saw the Spirit descend from heaven like a dove, and it remained on him. I myself did not know him, but he who sent me to baptize with water said to me, ‘He on whom you see the Spirit descend and remain, this is he who baptizes with the Holy Spirit.’ And I have seen and have borne witness that this is the Son of God.”
The Lamb is the Central theme of the whole Bible and the future.
The OT asks:
And Isaac said to his father Abraham, “My father!” And he said, “Here I am, my son.” He said, “Behold, the fire and the wood, but where is the lamb for a burnt offering?”
The NT Proclaims:
The next day he saw Jesus coming toward him, and said, “Behold, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!
And the Future contains:
saying with a loud voice,
“Worthy is the Lamb who was slain,
to receive power and wealth and wisdom and might
and honor and glory and blessing!”
The people of Israel were familiar with lambs for the sacrifices. At Passover, each family had to have a lamb; and during the year, two lambs a day were sacrificed at the temple altar, plus all the other lambs brought for personal sacrifices.
Those lambs were brought by men to men, but here is God’s Lamb, given by God to men!
Those lambs could not take away sin, but the Lamb of God can take away sin.
Those lambs were for Israel alone, but this Lamb would shed His blood for the whole world!
Jesus is the Lamb
Jesus is the Lamb
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He has delivered us from the domain of darkness and transferred us to the kingdom of his beloved Son,
Man’s greatest problem is sin—a problem that can never be solved by a philosopher or a religious teacher.
Sinners need a Saviour.
These two verses present a vivid picture of the four saving actions of Christ on our behalf.
He delivered us (v. 13a).
This word means “rescued from danger.”
We could not deliver ourselves from the guilt and penalty of sin, but Jesus could and did deliver us.
We were in danger of spending eternity apart from God.
The sword of God’s judgment was hanging over our heads!
But this deliverance involved something else: we were delivered from the authority of Satan and the powers of darkness.
He translated us (v. 13b).
This word was used to describe the deportation of a population from one country into another.
History records the fact that Antiochus the Great transported at least 2,000 Jews from Babylonia to Colossae.
Jesus Christ did not release us from bondage, only to have us wander aimlessly.
He moved us into His own kingdom of light and made us victors over Satan’s kingdom of darkness.
Earthly rulers transported the defeated people, but Jesus Christ transported the winners.
The experience of Israel in the Old Testament is an illustration of this spiritual experience; for God delivered them from the bondage of Egypt and took them into the Promised Land of their inheritance.
God brings us out that He might bring us in.
in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins.
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He redeemed us (v. 14a).
This word means “to release a prisoner by the payment of a ransom.”
Paul did not suggest that Jesus paid a ransom to Satan in order to rescue us from the kingdom of darkness.
By His death and resurrection, Jesus met the holy demands of God’s Law.
Satan seeks to accuse us and imprison us because he knows we are guilty of breaking God’s Law.
But the ransom has been paid on Calvary, and through faith in Jesus Christ, we have been set free.
He has forgiven us (v. 14b).
Redemption and forgiveness go together ().
The word translated forgiveness means “to send away” or “to cancel a debt.” Christ has not only set us free and transferred us to a new kingdom, but He has canceled every debt so that we cannot be enslaved again.
Satan cannot find anything in the files that will indict us!
God’s forgiveness of sinners is an act of His grace.
We did not deserve to be forgiven, nor can we earn forgiveness.
Knowing that we are forgiven makes it possible for us to fellowship with God, enjoy His grace, and seek to do His will.
Forgiveness is not an excuse for sin; rather, it is an encouragement for obedience.
And, because we have been forgiven, we can forgive others ().
The Parable of the Unforgiving Servant makes it clear that an unforgiving spirit always leads to bondage ().
Jesus Christ is preeminent in salvation.
No other person could redeem us, forgive us, transfer us out of Satan’s kingdom into God’s kingdom, and do it wholly by grace.
The phrase, “through His blood,” reminds us of the cost of our salvation. Moses and the Israelites only had to shed the blood of a lamb to be delivered from Egypt.
But Jesus had to shed His blood to deliver us from sin.