The next day he saw Jesus coming toward him, and said, “Behold, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!”  (John 1:29 ESV)

The next day again John was standing with two of his disciples, and he looked at Jesus as he walked by and said, “Behold, the Lamb of God!” (John 1:35-36 ESV)

Have you ever wondered why John the Baptist referred to Jesus as the Lamb of God? The Apostle John, in the book of the Revelation, speaks of the Lamb twenty-five to thirty times depending on which translation is used. So, why use a lamb to describe God’s son? Continue reading →