the WORD as the LAMB
Apr
23
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Saturday, April 23, 2011 9:08 PM
THE WORD AS THE LAMB
Now it was necessary that God should assume a personal form by reason of the purposes of His will which *actuated (*to move to action) Him in creation. All Scripture declares that God desired His own glory in creation and redemption, and that He will cause even the opposition of disobedience to redound to His glory in bringing to pass His decreed purpose.
See, for example, Psalm 33: 6-11: "By the Word of the Lord were the heavens made ... For He spake, and it was done; He commanded, and it stood fast.
The Lord bringeth the counsel of the heathen to nought: He maketh the devices of the people of none effect.
The counsel of the Lord standeth for ever, the thoughts of His heart to all generations."
So, since God foresaw the pride and rebellion of Satan (yet uncreated) , and the subsequent ruin of man in Adam, He determined to place enmity between man and Satan (Gen. 3: 15), culminating in the appearance of the Redeemer in the form of a man who would "spoil principalities and powers, and make a show of them openly, triumphing over them in the cross" (Col. 2: 15). And it was then, even before the foundation of the world, that "the doctrine of Christ" (**II John 9) and the principle of "the Lamb slain" (Rev 13:8; I Peter 1:20) originated in the mind of God.
He Who "declares the end from the beginning, and from ancient times the things that are not yet done, saying, My counsel shall stand and I will do all My pleasure; yea, I have spoken it, I will also bring it to pass; I have purposed it, I will also do it" (Isa. 46: 9-11 ),
provide himself a lamb (Gen. 22: 8) (you really ought to go read the whole story)
and the entire redemptive plan before angels or principalities were created.
This Lamb was none other than Jehovah, the Word, Who in due time became flesh (John 1:14) and redeemed us with His own precious blood, " ... as of a Lamb without blemish and without spot: Who verily was FOREORDAINED BEFORE THE FOUNDATION OF THE WORLD, but was manifest in these last times for you, who by Him do, believe in God" (I Peter 1:18-21).
1 Peter 1:19-20 KJV But with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot: (20) Who verily was foreordained before the foundation of the world, but was manifest in these last times for you,
And Abraham said, My son, God will provide himself a lamb for a burnt offering: so they went both of them together. (Gen. 22: 8)
John 1:14 KJV And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth.
He died for our SINS – He didn’t send someone else to do it for Him – God robed HIMSelf in flesh and became the LAMB … THE PERFECT sacrifice … for US…
Exo_12:5; Isa_53:7; Joh_1:29, Joh_1:36; Act_8:32-35; 1Co_5:7-8; Rev_5:6, Rev_7:14; Rev_14:1
GOD loves YOU that MUCH …