THE LAMB OF GOD
Part2


A. "BEHOLD THE LAMB OF GOD, WHICH TAKETH AWAY THE SIN OF THE WORLD" - John 1:29
  1. This message, by John the Baptist, came at a time when large numbers of eager listeners came out of the cities and villages to hear this unusual preacher:
    1. They had witnessed the sacrifices of many lambs.
    2. But most of them had never before realized that all the sacrifices of animals were but a type of the sacrifice of the Lamb of God - Heb. 9:12-17, 22-23; 10:1-6; Col. 2:16, 17
  2. It was, therefore, a fitting occasion for John to direct the attention of his audience to Jesus Christ the Lamb of God:
    1. The time was near at hand when type was to be met by the anti-type.
    2. When the real purpose of the earthly sanctuary and its services was met by the sacrifice of the Lamb of God and the sanctuary with its services in heaven.
B. LET US CONSIDER THE TITLE, THE WORK, AND THE ATTENTION WHICH CHRIST DEMANDS
  1. The Title given to Jesus: "The Lamb of God"
    1. Our Lord was distinguished for those things which a lamb was capable of -
      1. Innocency - 1 Pet. 2:22; Isa. 53:9; Heb. 4:15
      2. Meekness - Matt. 11:29, 30; 21:5
      3. Opening not its mouth when it is slaughtered - Acts 8:32; Isa. 53:7
      4. The lamb's usefulness - No other creature is more useful than a lamb. Its flesh is meat and its wool is used for warmth - John 6:55
  2. As a Lamb, Jesus had been typified by both the paschal lamb and the daily sacrifices:
    1. The lamb had to be without blemish.
    2. A year old, set apart four days, and then it was slain, but no bone was broken; it was roasted with fire and its blood delivered the firstborn from the destroying angel - Ex. 12:11, 27; Lev. 23:4
C. THE WORK OF JESUS -- "TAKETH AWAY THE SINS OF THE WORLD"
  1. How was that done?
    1. God made Him sin who knew no sin - 2 Cor. 5:21; Gal. 3:13
    2. "The Lord hath laid on him the iniquity of us all" - Isa. 53:4-6
    3. "Who his own self bare our sins in his own body on the tree" - 1 Pet. 2:24
    4. He took the cup that rightfully belonged to us - John 18:11; Matt. 26:42
  2. Eternal Accomplishment:
    1. "Taketh away the sins of the world" - This is the Magna Carta of redemption.
    2. This is the great Beacon-Light of Bible prophecy.
    3. It is the bright Morning star for the soul.
    4. It takes care of every sincerely confessed sin - 1 John 1:9; Prov. 28:13
  3. But there is still another side to the accomplishment of the Lamb of God:
    1. Through death He satisfied God's broken law. Here is reason for serious thought by our `No law' friends. If God's law could have been set aside, then Christ would not have had to die to satisfy the broken law - Gal. 3:13; Ps. 40:6-8
    2. He, by His obedience unto death, magnified God's law and made it honorable - Isa. 40:19-21; Matt. 5:17-19; Luke 16:17; Phil. 2:6-11
  4. Behold the Lamb of God:
    1. Think, think, about some of the reasons of the incarnation of the Son of God - 1 Tim. 3:16; John 1:14
    2. Think about the wonders of the life of the Lamb of God - Acts 10:38; Heb. 7:26
    3. Behold the infinite price heaven paid for our redemption!
    4. See our great High Priest in the heavenly sanctuary working out the great atonement made on the cross of Calvary - Heb. 4:14, 15, 16; 7:25, 26
    5. Behold the Lamb of God our only hope!


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