ADVENT 2023 - WEEK 2 - THE LAMB OF GOD
Powell Butte Christian Church
English - December 03, 2023 20:00 - 23 minutes - 10.6 MBChristianity Religion & Spirituality sermon church pbcc powell butte christian Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Last week we closed by looking at a passage in Revelation - Revelation chapter 5, where we read about how the Lion of the tribe of Judah had the strength to open the seals of the scroll of eternal life. This was the Lion of Judah prophesied in Genesis 49 by the patriarch Jacob as he was blessing his sons on his deathbed.
And I told you that we would be continuing to look at that passage this week. So, let’s finish up the thought there in Revelation 5.
The Lion of Judah had the strength - and now that strong Lion SEEMS to have taken the form of a Lamb looking as if it had been slain. And all the creatures around the throne were worshiping the Lamb, giving it all praise and honor and glory - because as the Lion was strong enough to open the scroll, the Lamb was WORTHY enough to open the scroll.
And with that we begin the second week of Advent, focusing on the newborn Messiah as not just the strong Lion of Judah from prophecy. We now see him also as the Lamb of God worthy enough to bring peace between God and mankind.