A collection of thoughts concerning the Lamb that God provides.

During the last six months of my time as a worship pastor, I sang alongside a church wrapped in the world of Revelation. Looking back, I do not remember a season in my fourteen year tenure that compared to the holy uniqueness of worship and song, sifted through graphic tales of fire and judgment.

Something beautiful occurs in the moments that follow a provocative and jarring passage read aloud from a church member standing among us. A holy apprehension ensues when a congregation silently reflects, “Is it even ok that we sing now?”

In Revelation, we find comfort that the answer is not just that it is ok to sing now; but in the assurance that everything—when all the wrongs of right now are undone—will finally be, fully OK. And because of that promise, we are right now, set free to sing.

During the last six months, I studied the Apocolypse at a depth I never have before. Not only to help guide the music for our gatherings and foster conversations in our fellowship—but for personal reasons as well. I wanted to have the ears to hear what the Spirit was saying to the churches—and specifically, to our church.

Diving headfirst into the book, I felt the truth of Jesus breaking me down. But—and I write this thankfully—I also believe that I’ve risen up a little more bloodstained than I was six months ago. I am more grateful than ever for the blood of the Lamb, and hope that by it, and the word of my testimony, I too can be called a conquerer.

I have learned, and am learning, to love Revelation. That being said, I feel like I have merely scratched the surface of the surface of things.

What I do know—and what I now believe more than ever—is that Revelation is an unveiling. A very much ALIVE unveiling… not of world events or eschatological timelines, but of Jesus of Nazareth.

He is the One, born in Bethlehem, slain before the foundation of the world. The Almighty Creator, who at once came through Mary, and right now comes to us as a little child. In the end, upon the clouds, He will come again to judge the living and the dead.

I believe that He alone has taken the sins of the world upon Himself, nailing them to the cross on which He died. That He alone has conquered death by death and conquered it for good. That He alone holds the keys to salvation, and nothing can snatch them—or us—from His hand. (Revelation 7:10; John 10:28)

Though an Elder announces the Conquerer as the Lion of Judah, Jesus is revealed to us as the Lamb of God, when we—along with John the Revelator—look close enough to see Him standing, slain, and with the fullness of strength. (Revelation 5:5-6)

As the Lamb on the throne, He is the only Light that forever will ever need (Revelation 22:5) and the only Life capable of overcoming the powers of death. (Revelation 1:17-18)

The Lamb appears throughout the Book of Revelation. But even more, the symbolism of a lamb, and the pictures of Christ as The Lamb, are woven throughout the patchwork of the scriptures.

We encounter these pictures in the stories of Abraham and the exodus from Egypt. They are beheld in the prophecies of Isaiah and John the Baptist, the reflections of the Apostle Peter and the unveilings of John’s Revelation.

I’m convinced the more we get to know the Lamb of God, the better we will understand the God who loves the World.

Below is a poem I have written about this theme. At this juncture in my life, I think it might be the most important thing I’ve ever written. I hope you are willing to check it out.

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