Behold the lamb! In the old testament when those in covenant with God would bring the sacrifice for sin; the sacrifice was examined not the worshipper. Traditions in religion has tried to change the way God works by carefully examining the worshipper for right standing with God. John the Baptist announced, "Behold! The Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world! BEHOLD THE LAMB; it is the close examination of the sacrifice where atonement is found.
John 1:29 The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him, and said, "Behold! The Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world!
The forerunner of Jesus Christ, John the Baptist, said “BEHOLD! The Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world! Jesus fulfilled all that John declared! There is a call for the people of God to behold the Lamb of God! So great was the Lamb who was God’s Lamb He would take away the sin of the world! Beholding the Lamb is the only way to victory over sin, disease, sickness, and any bondage! Jesus the Lamb has saved us, healed us, redeemed us, and will one day return for us! Is today the day?
Acts 4:10 "let it be known to you all, and to all the people of Israel, that by the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom you crucified, whom God raised from the dead, by Him this man stands here before you whole. 11 "This is the 'stone which was rejected by you builders, which has become the chief cornerstone.‘ 12 "Nor is there salvation in any other, for there is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved."
The new testament church demonstrated it was by the name of Jesus people were healed. What you think of Jesus determines your destiny both in this life and in all eternity! At the time of Jesus’ crucifixion Peter was denying Him; now to the very ones who killed Jesus, Peter was testifying and rebuking! Jesus is the chief cornerstone for salvation healing and deliverance! There is no other source whereby men can be saved. Turn your eyes upon Jesus!
Hebrews 1:1 God, who at various times and in various ways spoke in time past to the fathers by the prophets, 2 has in these last days spoken to us by His Son, whom He has appointed heir of all things, through whom also He made the worlds; 3 who being the brightness of His glory and the express image of His person, and upholding all things by the word of His power, when He had by Himself purged our sins, sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high,
God has in this last days spoken to us by His Son Jesus Christ! Jesus was the creator of heaven and earth. He came in the expressed image of the Father’s person! Jesus is upholding all things by the word of His power! What a powerful truth, when Jesus by Himself purged our sins, sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high! Jesus the Lamb of God by Himself purged us from our sin! How great is the sacrifice; consider Jesus! Even under the law of Moses it was the sacrifice that was considered to bring atonement; greater now the Lamb of God should be considered for our atonement!
Ephesians 2:13 But now in Christ Jesus you who once were far off have been brought near by the blood of Christ. 14 For He Himself is our peace, who has made both one, and has broken down the middle wall of separation, 15 having abolished in His flesh the enmity, that is, the law of commandments contained in ordinances, so as to create in Himself one new man from the two, thus making peace, 16 and that He might reconcile them both to God in one body through the cross, thereby putting to death the enmity.
We have been brought near to God by the blood of Jesus; saint of God consider the strength of the sacrifice! Jesus Himself is our peace. Jesus abolished in His flesh the enmity, the law of commandment contained in ordinances! We have been reconciled by the cross and there is no other source of reconciliation. The cross put to death the enmity and the blood of Jesus brought us near! Oh that the church would lay hold of this truth!
Romans 6:8 Now if we died with Christ, we believe that we shall also live with Him, 9 knowing that Christ, having been raised from the dead, dies no more. Death no longer has dominion over Him. 10 For the death that He died, He died to sin once for all; but the life that He lives, He lives to God. 11 Likewise you also, reckon yourselves to be dead indeed to sin, but alive to God in Christ Jesus our Lord. 12 Therefore do not let sin reign in your mortal body, that you should obey it in its lusts.
Jesus died to sin once for all and death has no dominion over Him! Likewise you also… It is time that every true believer reckon themselves dead to sin and alive unto God! Present yourselves as instruments of righteousness because that is what Jesus has done for you!
1 John 2:1 My little children, these things I write to you, so that you may not sin. And if anyone sins, we have an Advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous. 2 And He Himself is the propitiation for our sins, and not for ours only but also for the whole world.
We have an Advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous one! What does the believer do when one sins? Come to the Advocate Jesus Christ! So many are stuck in a sin repent cycle; we learn to repent but not learn to trust and rely upon the fullness of our Advocacy! Our Advocate is indeed the propitiation for our sins! Consider Jesus!
Hebrews 3:1 Therefore, holy brethren, partakers of the heavenly calling, consider the Apostle and High Priest of our confession, Christ Jesus,
Jesus is the Apostle and High Priest of our confession consider His greatness!
Hebrews 12:1 Therefore we also, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which so easily ensnares us, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us, 2 looking unto Jesus, the author and finisher of our faith, who for the joy that was set before Him endured the cross, despising the shame, and has sat down at the right hand of the throne of God. 3 For consider Him who endured such hostility from sinners against Himself, lest you become weary and discouraged in your souls.
Laying aside the weight and the sin that easily ensnares us can only be done by looking unto Jesus the Author and Finisher of our faith! The Advocacy can only be experienced by turning our eyes upon the greatness of the supreme sacrifice; Behold the Lamb!
1 Peter 2:22 "Who committed no sin, Nor was deceit found in His mouth"; 23 who, when He was reviled, did not revile in return; when He suffered, He did not threaten, but committed Himself to Him who judges righteously; 24 who Himself bore our sins in His own body on the tree, that we, having died to sins, might live for righteousness; by whose stripes you were healed.
Jesus all by Himself bore our sins in His own body on the tree! When we died to sin we were empowered to live in righteousness. It is by His stripes you were healed! The atonement was for sin, sickness, disease, and every shackle, every perversions, and every stronghold of the enemy; the sacrifice brings wholeness.
Psalm 103:1 Bless the LORD, O my soul; And all that is within me, bless His holy name! 2 Bless the LORD, O my soul, And forget not all His benefits: 3 Who forgives all your iniquities, Who heals all your diseases, 4 Who redeems your life from destruction, Who crowns you with lovingkindness and tender mercies, 5 Who satisfies your mouth with good things, So that your youth is renewed like the eagle's.
Psalm 103 is prophetic and it shows the greatness of redemptions plan. Forget not all His benefits! He forgives all your iniquities, and heals all your diseases. Jesus redeems our life from destruction and crowns us with loving kindness and tender mercies! He is a good God satisfying our mouth with good things! He is Savoir, Healer, Redeemer, and returning King!
Titus 2:11 For the grace of God that brings salvation has appeared to all men, 12 teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly in the present age, 13 looking for the blessed hope and glorious appearing of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ,
It is the grace of God that teaches us to deny the ungodliness and live in righteousness. It is divine influence teaching us to look for the return of Jesus our King! Yes, our Savior, our Healer, our Redeemer, and our returning King!
1 Thessalonians 4:13 But I do not want you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning those who have fallen asleep, lest you sorrow as others who have no hope. 14 For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so God will bring with Him those who sleep in Jesus. 15 For this we say to you by the word of the Lord, that we who are alive and remain until the coming of the Lord will by no means precede those who are asleep. 16 For the Lord Himself will descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of an archangel, and with the trumpet of God. And the dead in Christ will rise first. 17 Then we who are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. And thus we shall always be with the Lord. 18 Therefore comfort one another with these words.
Those who die with faith in Jesus go into His presence with their spirit and soul; however when our Jesus comes back He is bringing with Him all that have died in Christ Jesus! They will come back and receive their glorified body and we who are alive and remain shall be caught up with them in the air! So shall we ever be with the Lord!
Hebrews 9:24 For Christ has not entered the holy places made with hands, which are copies of the true, but into heaven itself, now to appear in the presence of God for us; 25 not that He should offer Himself often, as the high priest enters the Most Holy Place every year with blood of another; 26 He then would have had to suffer often since the foundation of the world; but now, once at the end of the ages, He has appeared to put away sin by the sacrifice of Himself. 27 And as it is appointed for men to die once, but after this the judgment, 28 so Christ was offered once to bear the sins of many. To those who eagerly wait for Him He will appear a second time, apart from sin, for salvation.
This is a powerful passage to look into if we are going to behold the Lamb in His fullness. Jesus went into the presence of God the Father for us! Once at the end of the ages, His appeared to put away sin by the sacrifice of Himself. The next time Jesus appears it will be apart from sin and for salvation. Who is He returning for? Those who eagerly wait for Him to appear! This passage settles my end time view! Jesus in Revelations comes back to earth and indeed deals with sin and the unbelievers. However, there is the next time He comes back which has nothing to do with sin. He the Bridegroom is coming to get His bride. He promised to prepare a place for those who believe in Him! JESUS OUR SAVIOR, HEALER, AND RETURNING KING.
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