The title with which John the Baptist twice greets Jesus at the beginning of the Gospel of John (John 1:29, John 1:36). In Revelation, the lamb also appears a number of times as a symbol for Christ, although a different Greek word is used than that found in John’s Gospel. In Revelation, the lamb has clearly been slain as a ransom for sin (Rev 5:6-14). Probably the idea of the lamb as sacrificial offering lies behind (John 1:29, John 1:36) as well (“the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world”).
John 1:29
The Lamb of God
29The next day he saw Jesus coming toward him and declared, “Here is the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world!
John 1:36
36and as he watched Jesus walk by, he exclaimed, “Look, here is the Lamb of God!”
Rev 5:6-14
6Then I saw between the throne and the four living creatures and among the elders a Lamb standing as if it had been slaughtered, having seven horns and seven ey ... View more
John 1:29
The Lamb of God
29The next day he saw Jesus coming toward him and declared, “Here is the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world!
John 1:36
36and as he watched Jesus walk by, he exclaimed, “Look, here is the Lamb of God!”
