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Lamb of God (video) Updated: 2010-03-14 07:33:00 Description: Read John 1:24-35 Ann Spangler, in her book “Praying the Names of Jesus,” asks us - Have you ever wondered, at the outset of Jesus' public ministry, why John the Baptist hailed him as "the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world"? Why didn't John shout instead, "Hey, look, here comes the Messiah!" Or, "Look everybody; it's the Lion of Judah." Or, "It's the King of kings!" Instead of these powerful titles, John evokes a shocking image of Jesus as an innocent victim destined to become a bloody sacrifice. The son of a priest, John would have been familiar with the sacrificial system. He would have heard the braying and the bleating of the innocent victims, would have seen the blood poured out, would have inhaled the pungent odor of burning animal flesh mingling with smoky incense in the temple. "Here comes Jesus, the marked man, the bloody sacrifice, the innocent Lamb who is going to be sacrificed for the sins of the whole world!" LISTEN NOW | DOWNLOAD |
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