The Lamb of God
Quick answer
John the Baptist's title for Jesus (John 1:29): the one whose sacrificial death, like the Passover lamb, takes away the sin of the world.
Overview
The image gathers up the Passover lamb (Exod 12), the daily temple sacrifices, and Isaiah's suffering servant "led like a lamb to the slaughter" (Isa 53). John the Baptist applies it to Jesus, and Revelation makes the slain-yet-standing Lamb the center of heaven's worship — the clearest single thread of typology in Scripture.
Where it appears
- John 1:29
The next day, he saw Jesus coming to him, and said, “Behold, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!
The sacrifice who takes away the world's sin.
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Lay
Ties the Passover lamb, Isaiah 53, and John 1:29 together simply.