A lion, one of the most fierce animals to have ever roamed the earth. Strong, mighty, and absolutely fearless in every situation it is faced with, completely unshaken by whatever is against it.

So beautiful, but yet oh so powerful with its absolutely amazing ability to get other animals to immediately respect the lion with a single roar.

Strong, Mighty, fearless, and insanely powerful among its kingdom; Lions are one of God’s most beautiful creations.

Now a lamb, an absolutely beautiful creature and one of ( if not the) most precious animals to EVER been in existence. So loving, peaceful, and so pure.

Adored by all; the lamb remains humble and so friendly to everyone who crosses its path.

I know what you just be thinking, what in the world does one of the most feared animals and one of the most humble animals (I mean seriously please just look at that cute lamb) have in common and why am I comparing them?

Well, of course, this doesn't even compare to actually how wonderful our God is, but our Heavenly Father is so amazing He is so strong and still so precious.

Back in Jesus times, people would offer a lamb as a sacrifice because they were considered to be animals of all goodness and purity.

The lion became the lamb, with the fact that Jesus; so strong and so powerful as He was and still is, sacrificed Himself for all of us who are rolling in sin, so we could have everlasting life with Him and His father in heaven.

Boom. Amazing, that someone so precious gave His life for us so that we may live a life praising Him.

The cross was the ultimate victory of God over the forces of sin and evil. The events that occur at the return of Christ are the “mop-up” job to finish what was started at the cross. Because Jesus secured the ultimate victory at Calvary, He is worthy to receive and open the scroll, which contains the righteous judgment of God.

Christ’s victory at the cross is symbolized by his appearance as a “Lamb standing, as though it had been slain” (Revelation 5:6). Prior to the exodus from Egypt, the Israelites were commanded by God to take an unblemished lamb, slay it, and smear its blood on the doorposts of their homes (Exodus 12:1–7). The blood of the slain lamb would set apart the people of Israel from the people of Egypt when the death angel came during the night to slay the firstborn of the land. Those who had the blood of the lamb would be spared. Fast forward to the days of John the Baptist. When he sees Jesus approaching him, he declares to all present, “Behold, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!” (John 1:29). Jesus is the ultimate “Passover lamb” who saves His people from eternal death.

So when Jesus is referred to as the Lion and the Lamb, we are to see Him as not only the conquering King who will slay the enemies of God at His return but also as the sacrificial Lamb who took away the reproach of sin from His people so they may share in His ultimate victory.

All the glory to Him, What a truly amazing God we serve.