Symbol key · Persons
Lamb
Christ, the sacrifice for sin
Where Scripture defines it
“Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world.” (John 1:29)
Confirmed at Isaiah 53:7
He is brought as a lamb to the slaughter, and as a sheep before her shearers is dumb.
Confirmed at Revelation 5:6
And lo, in the midst of the throne... stood a Lamb as it had been slain.
Confirmed at Exodus 12:5-6
Your lamb shall be without blemish... and the whole assembly of the congregation of Israel shall kill it in the evening.
Confirmed at 1 Peter 1:19
But with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot.
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Where this leads next
Symbol key · Persons
Dragon
Satan, and the earthly powers he works through
Symbol key · People
Woman
A church — a body of people in covenant relationship
Revelation 13–14 · the final question
The worship crisis
Both books end at the same question: who is worshipped, on what authority, and under what pressure.