Study #12: LAMED
LAMED: THE PICTORIAL OF A STAFF OF AUTHORITY ( PART 5 )
In the Book of Revelation, the concluding pictorial of all authority over heaven and earth is not that of the Lion of Judah but of the Lamb upon the Throne of God.
In other words, Christ our Risen Saviour will judge us with mercy i.e. His judgment will be tempered by His mercy for us.
Heavenly Father, indeed we shall forever live safely within Your sheepfold.
This is because:
- In Christ we see the sacrificial nature of our Good Shepherd who “sacrificed His life for the sheep” (John 10:11).
- In Christ we see His ongoing work of sanctification to produce in us…”every good thing that is pleasing to Him” (Hebrews 13:20-21).
- In Christ we shall receive ” a crown of never-ending glory and honour ” (1 Peter 5:4).
- In Christ – the Lamb who sits on the throne – we will be blessed with shelter so we will never again be hungry or thirsty or scorched by the heat of the sun. “For the Lamb on the throne will be their Shepherd” (Revelation 5:6; 7:15-17).
Revelation 7:15-17 King James Version (KJV)
15 Therefore are they before the throne of God, and serve him day and night in his temple: and he that sitteth on the throne shall dwell among them.
16 They shall hunger no more, neither thirst any more; neither shall the sun light on them, nor any heat.
17 For the Lamb which is in the midst of the throne shall feed them, and shall lead them unto living fountains of waters: and God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes.
