#8221;So Jesus makes many dramatic appearances in Revelation, but one symbol of Jesus dominates thisbook—it’s Jesus as the LAMB of God. Jesus is described as the Lamb 27 times in Revelation. InRevelation 5:6 John says, “I looked and behold, in the midst of the throne . . . stood a Lamb as thoughit had been slain.” Revelation 13:8 calls this Lamb the One slain from the foundation of the world. Inchapter 14 the Lamb reappears; the redeemed surround His throne and praise Him forever. In the nextchapter, faithful believers stand on a sea of glass, and they sing the song of the Lamb, crying out: “Greatand marvelous are Your works. . . . Just and true are Your ways, O King of saints.” Revelation 15:3.Jesus, the Lamb of God, stands at the center of the book of Revelation. And the remarkablething is—the Lamb faces all kinds of evil, vicious forces represented by a seven-headed beast, a fieryred dragon, a seductive harlot, a corrupt empire called Babylon, and many terrifying disasters. Yetthis book has a wonderful message for us: When the forces of evil gang up on this Lamb, the Lambis going to win—and we can win with Him! “These will make war with the Lamb, and the Lambwill overcome them, for He is Lord of lords and King of kings; and those who are with Him arecalled, chosen, and faithful.” Revelation 17:14.The Sanctuary Lamb Slain: The slain lamb depicts Christ crucified on the cross. His sacrificewas symbolized in the Old Testament by various ceremonies at the Hebrew temple. When anyonesinned, God gave this specific instruction in Leviticus 5:5-6: “It shall be, when he is guilty in any ofthese matters, that he shall confess that he has sinned in that thing; and he shall bring his trespassoffering [a lamb without blemish] to the Lord for his sin which he has committed. . . .”Let’s go back to that temple or tabernacle and imagine what the ceremony means to one strug-g...
