So the lamb that was slain in Revelation 5 is because of Phil. 2. Submissive obedience to the will of the Father makes Him worthy to open the seal. If that's the case then there's a lot of implication to this. First of all, the Lamb refers to His first coming, as the sacrifice to provide propitiation of our sins. Then the Lion refers to His Second coming, as the conquering King. But all the while the two are still intertwine with each other. We see that in Jesus' ministry on earth. He was able to do miracles. The Lion within the lamb. We also see it when He washed His disciples feet, the Lamb within the Lion. Secondly, the implication is that we ought to be this way too. As followers of Him we are to model His life. So my question is, do the Lion and the Lamb refers specifically to Jesus or can they be in a way be descriptive of Christians too?
Tuesday, February 5, 2008
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I have been thinking about what you said and I think that to some extent, we, as believers, are to also be like that, inasmuch as we are told to be like Jesus: check out Phil. 2:3-8 - there at least we see that we are to "have this attitude...which was also in Christ Jesus." (v5) - the humility, the lamb. We also see more "bold" directives in 2Tim. 4:1-2. However, I am only an English teacher, not a theologian! Melody P.
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