Why is Jesus called the Lamb of God?

Because He fulfills the Passover lamb. In Exodus 12 a spotless lamb was sacrificed and its blood saved Israel from death. Jesus was crucified at Passover, and Paul writes, 'Christ our passover is sacrificed for us' (1 Corinthians 5:7).

What does a lamb with a cross symbolize?

The lamb with a cross or banner, called the Agnus Dei, shows Christ as both sacrifice and victor. The lamb was slain, and the cross shows He rose and won, as in Revelation 5:12: 'Worthy is the Lamb that was slain.'

Where is Lamb of God in the Bible?

John 1:29 and John 1:36, where John the Baptist points to Jesus. The image runs through Exodus 12 (the Passover lamb), Isaiah 53:7, 1 Corinthians 5:7, 1 Peter 1:19 and the Book of Revelation, which calls Jesus the Lamb many times.

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The Lamb: What Lamb of God Means

Q: What does Lamb of God mean?

Lamb of God is a title for Jesus. John the Baptist used it in John 1:29: 'Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world.' It means Jesus is the sacrifice who takes away sin, like the Passover lamb in Exodus 12.

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What does Lamb of God mean?

Lamb of God is a title for Jesus. It comes from John the Baptist, who saw Jesus walking toward him at the Jordan River and said, "Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world" (John 1:29). In two words John told the crowd who Jesus was and what He came to do. He came to be the sacrifice.

Why a lamb?

Every Jew standing at that river knew the Passover. In Exodus 12, God told Israel to take a lamb without blemish, sacrifice it and mark the doorposts with its blood. That night death passed over every marked house. The lamb died so the family could live.

Isaiah saw it coming centuries before Christ: "he is brought as a lamb to the slaughter" (Isaiah 53:7). Jesus was crucified during Passover week, and Paul spelled out the connection plainly: "Christ our passover is sacrificed for us" (1 Corinthians 5:7).

What does a lamb with a cross mean?

In Christian art the Lamb of God, or Agnus Dei in Latin, is often drawn carrying a cross or a banner. The lamb is the sacrifice. The cross is the victory. It is the picture from Revelation 5:12: "Worthy is the Lamb that was slain." The Lamb that was killed is the one standing at the throne. That is the whole Gospel in one image.

The Lamb at Mass

Catholics hear this title at every Mass. Before Communion the Church prays the Agnus Dei, asking the Lamb of God, who takes away the sins of the world, for mercy and for peace. Then the priest raises the Host and repeats John the Baptist's words. Two thousand years later, the same sentence from the riverbank.

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"Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world."John 1:29

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