How do these three are relating: the Lamb in the Old testament, the Baby Jesus in the new testament, and the Lion of Judas at this end time?
All three represent the Messiah in related mission but in distant timing. First, He was incarnated into a lamb to be sacrificed by Abraham as a substitute offering to save Isaac and his future generation. Second, He had to come on earth to be born and underwent the complete growing process of human; then died like human and resurrected as God in order to save the world as a whole. He is now waiting to come back to earth as the Lion of the tribe of Judas/King/Judge
The Messiah as a substitute Lamb
On God’s command, Abraham took his beloved son Isaac into the land of Moriah to be slayed and burnt as offering (Gen. 22: 2). But when he was about to slay Isaac an angel of the Lord stopped him; and suddenly, Abraham turned and saw a lamb attaches by the horns to a small tree. Abraham understood right away that God had chosen the Lamb to be sacrificed in Isaac place. So, he sacrificed the Lamb. The point is, when analyzing that biblical event, we have discovered four facts indicating that God was not intended to slay Isaac, He was only tested Abraham’s faith and obedience; and that the Lamb was the chosen one.
The first fact, is the conversation of the heavenly angel, saying “Now I know that thou fear God, seeing thou has not withheld thy son, thine only son from me” (He had only tested him). Second fact, the presence of the lamb on the sacrificial site at the exact time when Abraham was about to Kill Isaac (was already planned). Third fact, the lamb that was sacrificed for Isaac was a Ram. According to some researchers, genetically Ram is the highest quality among the sheep species. Also, in many books of the Bible Jesus is viewing as a Ram, because this animal is the image of innocence, humbleness, and purity. Fourth fact, considering the great generation of Isaac today (The Israelite) and the perfect gift of Jesus-Christ, which comes from his lineage. Hence, we are convincing that God wanted Abraham to sacrifice the Lamb as an image of the future sacrifice of Jesus-Christ the Messiah for the entire world. But what was so important about Isaac that desired God to spare his death? God saved Isaac from death at that time for two significant reasons: First reason was to protect Abraham’s life. According to God’s criminal Law (first applied when Cain killed Abel), when a man’s life has been taken by man and animal (beast), the voice of the victim’s blood cries to God demanding justice (Gen. 4: 10). That law was re-enforced when creating this new world; God said to Noah: “Whoso shed man’s blood by man, shall his blood be shed; for in the image of God made he man” (Gen 9: 6). Therefore, Abraham would have been cast away as a murderer, or condemned to be killed by another man the same way he had killed his son, though it was God who ordered him to commit that act. Second reason, Isaac was born to fulfill the promise made to Abraham, saying: “I will make thee a great nation, I will bless thee, I will make thy name great, and in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed (Gen.5: 5; 12: 2, 3). That promise for Abraham was already planned before the creation of this world, to be fulfilled by his legitimate son Isaac. So, if Isaac was killed, that promise would have been broken; and God’s words wouldn’t have any value to man.
The Messiah, from Lamb to Baby Jesus
A few centuries later, as was announced by Isaiah 9: 6, 7, the Lamb, incarnated in Isaac lineage (from David, all the way down to Mary- 42 generations later) came to earth to be conceived by the Holy Ghost in the wound of a virgin so He could become both, God and Man. He emerged as a Baby to undergo the growing process as all humans, and to understand the good and bad life experiences of mankind. The objective of that event was to restore the lost love between man and their creator; bring peace, justice and righteousness forever. Then after completed that mission, He must be killed again, and resurrected to live forever, so those that believe that He is the Son of God and the true Messiah will live forever as well.
from Lamb to Baby Jesus, and to the Lion of the Tribe of Judas!
That same lamb that was slaughtered to save Isaac’s life, and accepted to be mistreated and killed by the Romans and Jews in order to save the world, is now at the end of this age, sitting on His throne on the right side of His Father. He is no longer an innocent lamb – He is the Lion of the tribe of Judas/forever King/Judge. He has been rewarded for His painful sacrifice to save humanity. Among all the inhabitants in the heavens He is the only one that has been found worthy to take dominion of the seventh sealed book of life and judgement. He is surrounding by multiple thousands of angels praising Him nights and days, saying: “Worthy is the Lamb that was slain to receive power, and riches, and wisdom, and strength, and honor, and glory, and blessing” (Rev. 5: 2, 5, 11, 12, 13; 7). We also find the Lamb in Revelation 7: 9 -15, sitting on His throne, and to whom a multitude in white robes is giving all the glory because by His blood He has brought to them Eternal Salvation”.
Laura Pelliton/Zeida
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