The Lion, the Lamb

Mo. 10/29/12: Genesis 49:1, 9 – 10                  What was Jacob’s prophetic blessing?

And Jacob called his sons and said, “Gather together, that I may tell you what shall befall you in the last days:

      Judah is a lion’s whelp;

      From the prey, my son, you have gone up.

      He bows down, he lies down as a lion;

      And as a lion, who shall rouse him?

      The scepter shall not depart from Judah,

      Nor a lawgiver from between his feet,

      Until Shiloh comes;

      And to Him shall be the obedience of the people.

What was Jacob’s prophetic blessing? Judah’s son would be a lion, a King.

Tu. 10/30/12: John 1:29                  What did John the Baptist proclaim?

The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him, and said, “Behold! The Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world!

What did John the Baptist proclaim? Jesus Christ was the Lamb of God.

We. 10/31/12: Mark 15:37, John 19:30                  What were Christ’s last words?

And Jesus cried out with a loud voice, and breathed His last.

So when Jesus had received the sour wine, He said, “It is finished!” And bowing His head, He gave up His spirit.

What were Christ’s last words? The Lamb’s work was finished!

Th. 11/1/12: Revelation 5:4 – 5                  What was in John the Apostle’s vision?

So I wept much, because no one was found worthy to open and read the scroll, or to look at it. But one of the elders said to me, “Do not weep. Behold, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, has prevailed to open the scroll and to loose its seven seals.”

What was in John the Apostle’s vision? The Lion of Judah had prevailed.

Fr. 11/2/12: Revelation 5:6 – 7                  What else did John the Apostle see?

And I looked, and behold, in the midst of the throne and of the four living creatures, and in the midst of the elders, stood a Lamb as though it had been slain, having seven horns and seven eyes, which are the seven Spirits of God sent out into all the earth. Then He came and took the scroll out of the right hand of Him who sat on the throne.

What else did John the Apostle see? The Lion of Judah was the Lamb of God.

(This blog is a result of Jason Kestner's worship.)