Jesus Is The Lamb Of God
“The next day John seeth Jesus coming unto him, and saith,
Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world.”
John 1:29
General Overview
Sin is in the blood.
Blood comes from the father.
Sin originates with Adam. See Romans 5:12 – 19
Jesus had a divine father not a natural father
Jesus said I and the father are one.
Jesus said I always have the father.
Jesus became sin.
Jesus became a sin offering.
The bible uses figures of speech.
Metonymy is the use of a word to convey a broader meaning.
Sin is the act of disobediance.
Judgement is examining the facts.
Punishment is the debt owed.
Redemption is the payment of the debt.
Jesus died the death we deserve.
The Father said this is my Son in whom I am well pleased.
Jesus is the lamb of God. See John 1:29
The sacrificial lamb had to be without blemish.
There are 2 goats used in the Hebrew ceremony of the Day Of Attonment. What does this symbolize? One is called the sacrificial goat and one is the Azazel goat. See Lev. 16 . The high priest represents the Father, the sacrificial goat represents Jesus, the scapegoat represents the Spirit of God. The Father sacrifices the Son. The memories of sin pass from the Father to the Spirit where they are driven away as far as the east is from the west. Never to be remembered again.
Foreshadowing of this sacrificial event is seen in life of Abraham.
Jesus removed our transgression. See Ps103:12. He is our Redemer.
Our sins will be remembered no more. See Jer 31:33-34 and Heb 10:16-17
Did Jesus say “Father why do you forsake me”?
Do you know some translations do not say forsaken?
Ever consider why Jesus quotes Psalms 22?
Have you closely examined all the statements from the cross?
Is it strange for Jesus to say the Father has forsaken him and later say he commends his spirit into his Father’s hands.
The blood of bulls and goats can not take away sin. See Hebrews 10
We will be changed in the twinkling of an eye. See Phil 3:20-21
Did Jesus Become Sin?
Is this Literal or Figurative?
Let’s Examine More Text
“For he hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him.”
The Greek word sin is the word hamartia, which has multiple meanings. Those are sin, offence, sin offering and others. So the question is… which one fits the context? Let’s look further.
“And he is the propitiation for our sins: and not for ours only, but also for the sins of the whole world.”
Propitiation means to atone, satisfy or appease.
“Much more then, being now justified by his blood, we shall be saved from wrath through him.”
Here in verse 9, Paul tells us we are justified and saved from the wrath we deserve. In verse 10 we are reconciled.
“In the body of his flesh through death, to present you holy and unblameable and unreproveable in his sight:”
“How much more shall the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself without spot to God, purge your conscience from dead works to serve the living God?”
8 Though he were a Son, yet learned he obedience by the things which he suffered;
9 And being made perfect, he became the author of eternal salvation unto all them that obey him;
“Wherefore in all things it behoved him to be made like unto his brethren, that he might be a merciful and faithful high priest in things pertaining to God, to make reconciliation for the sins of the people.”
“But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.”
“To wit, that God was in Christ, reconciling the world unto himself, not imputing their trespasses unto them; and hath committed unto us the word of reconciliation.”
“Whom God hath set forth to be a propitiation through faith in his blood, to declare his righteousness for the remission of sins that are past, through the forbearance of God;”
“Who gave himself for our sins, that he might deliver us from this present evil world, according to the will of God and our Father:”
“I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me.”
“Christ hath redeemed us from the curse of the law, being made a curse for us: for it is written, Cursed is every one that hangeth on a tree:”
“And for this cause he is the mediator of the new testament, that by means of death, for the redemption of the transgressions that were under the first testament, they which are called might receive the promise of eternal inheritance.”
“I have blotted out, as a thick cloud, thy transgressions, and, as a cloud, thy sins: return unto me; for I have redeemed thee.”
“Let the redeemed of the LORD say so, whom he hath redeemed from the hand of the enemy;”
“Forasmuch as ye know that ye were not redeemed with corruptible things, as silver and gold, from your vain conversation received by tradition from your fathers;”
“And was transfigured before them: and his face did shine as the sun, and his raiment was white as the light.”
In this passage we see the third time in scripture where Jesus reveals his deity to man in the form of a bright light. This is a reminder of his position in the godhead. It occurs shortly before Jesus is about to go to the cross, where Jesus fulfills the law and the prophets as stated in Matthew 5:17.
Certainly, it should be fair to ask a few questions! At what point between this event and the cross did Jesus lose his deity? When did Jesus and the Father cease to be ONE? Can God actually deny or forsake Himself? Does it make sense that the Father would create such a plan of salvation, assign the task of death by crucifixion to his son and then forsake Him while He performs the will of the Father? Did the Father forsake His son or was He glorified in the sacrifice of His son as the final sacrifice that would satisfy the wrath of a Holy God, and take away the sins of the world as the spotless Lamb of God.
Please consider the evidence carefully!
“And it shall come to pass, while my glory passeth by, that I will put thee in a clift of the rock, and will cover thee with my hand while I pass by:”
This is the second time in scripture that we see the Lord revealing his glory to man in the form of a bright light. In this passage Moses is allowed to see the glory of Jesus. The light is so bright that Moses is told he can not see the Lord’s face or he will die. This event occurs while Moses is at Mt. Sinai, receiving the law.
“And the angel of the LORD appeared unto him in a flame of fire out of the midst of a bush: and he looked, and, behold, the bush burned with fire, and the bush was not consumed.”
This is the first time in scripture that Jesus reveals his glory to man in the form of a bright light. In this passage, Jesus identifies himself as “I Am”. The Lord choses Mores to be the one to lead His people out of Egypt.