The Lamb of God
R. S. Brooke, M. A. John 1:29 The next day John sees Jesus coming to him, and said, Behold the Lamb of God, which takes away the sin of the world. I. A POINTING TO CHRIST. We can imagine these words spoken in heaven, and angels desiring to look into them. We can imagine them spoken in hell. and devils "beholding Him, but not nigh." But, alas! on earth how few point or look. The rich man points to his wealth, the young man to his pleasures, the Pharisee to himself; but those who belong to Christ point to Him. II. A NAME OF CHRIST. 1. Open your Bibles, and you will see this name above every other. View Him — (1) In the patriarchal days; in the sacrifice of Abel. (2) Under the law, as the Paschal Lamb. (3) In Psalm 23. (4) In Isaiah 53. (5) In the gospels. (6) In the epistles (1 Peter 1:19). (7) In the Apocalypse. 2. He was God's Lamb because — (1) God's property was in Him. He was God's Son, Servant, Angel, Prophet, Messenger. (2) God's Name was in Him. (3) God's love was in Him. (4) God's power was in Him. III. A WORK OF CHRIST. He takes our sins away. 1. From the sinner's heart. 2. From God's Book. 3. From God's bar. 4. From God's sight. 5. To His cross. 6. To His grave. (R. S. Brooke, M. A.) Parallel Verses KJV: The next day John seeth Jesus coming unto him, and saith, Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world. WEB: The next day, he saw Jesus coming to him, and said, "Behold, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!