THE LAMB IS THE KING
The Lamb is the Lion of Judah The Lamb of God that was slain They didn’t know His spiritual identity They saw a carpenter, a commoner They saw a lamb—feeble, fragile, frail They saw quiet and muted mini-animal They saw a man without connections They saw a fellow isolated from others They saw a man abandoned by friends They viewed a man without loved ones They saw a man deserted by disciples They saw a weak and vulnerable one They saw an easy prey; they closed in They entered the trap that was set Those who set up had been set up They knew He had power with God They saw He had favor with God They heard Him speak God’s truth They saw Him express God’s love They deemed it a contradiction They couldn’t comprehend Him They concluded He was a fraud They hoped that they were right They presumptuously slayed Him They framed and accused Him badly They were tools in the hands of Satan They didn’t know what they were doing In their pride and hardness, they...