tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34660823.post6975846562027138481..comments2023-10-03T12:57:47.157+02:00Comments on Mix Mode: Satan in the Book of RevelationMixMaxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17755441809866277594noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34660823.post-49170142939252912952008-08-23T08:22:00.000+02:002008-08-23T08:22:00.000+02:00Jesus the Lamb:Jesus's execution is said to be...<B>Jesus the Lamb:</B><BR/>Jesus's execution is said to be a sacrifice to atone for the sins of mankind. The Jews would periodically sacrifice a lamb (among other animals) to atone for sins (Leviticus 3:6-8). <BR/>Thus, John the Baptist called the Messiah "God's Lamb" (John 1:29 & 1:36); that is, God's final perfect sacrifice rather than man's imperfect sacrifices. Probably, he drew this analogy originally from the messianic passage in Isaiah 53:<BR/><I>"He was oppressed, and he was afflicted, yet he opened not his mouth: he is brought as a lamb to the slaughter, and as a sheep before her shearers is dumb, so he openeth not his mouth."</I> (Isa 53:7)<BR/><BR/><B>Satan the Dragon:</B><BR/>As Revelation 12:9 implies, a dragon is a monstrous serpent. In Revelation 12, he is directly identified with the serpent that deceived Eve in the Garden (Genesis 3). And of course chapter 12 is a straight forward allegory in which the serpent is the Devil, the woman is the people descended from Jacob/Israel, and the child she bore is Jesus.CMAR IIhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05578981021797712866noreply@blogger.com