Zootown Church

Jesus is the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world. He is prefigured in the sacrifice provided for Abraham, the Passover Lamb of the Exodus, and the suffering servant of Isaiah. He fulfills these types as the one through whom God provides a New Exodus from death to life. Jesus is referred to as the Lamb in Revelation more than any other book. Revelation is an incredibly difficult book to interpret yet we can see through its “central and centering vision” in ch. 4-5 that the two images of Lion and Lamb are forged inseparably together to represent our one Lord Jesus Christ. As Lamb he lays down his life as a self-sacrifice on our behalf while as Lion he conquers, “trampling down death by his death.” The Lion-Lamb, who alone is worthy, Jesus Christ is the Conqueror! Ἰησοῦς Χριστὸς Νίκα!