Revelation's Lion and Lamb

Intro

“It came in like a lamb and out like a lion.” But does this familiar saying actually have prophetic overtones. I’ll be back in a moment with the prophetic perspective on Revelation’s Lion & Lamb.

Message

Hello, this is Cody Francis with Prophetic Perspectives. We would all recognize that familiar weather adage as referring to the month of March. March coming in like a lamb and going out like a lion or vice versa is simply one of hundreds of sayings that have been used to predict the weather for thousands of years. From proverbs that can be relatively reliable such as “A ring around the sun or moon, means rain or snow coming soon.” To others that have little if any relevance to fact such as, “Rain before seven, clear by eleven.” From groundhogs to wooly worms to onion skins various rhymes and sayings have attempted to foretell the weather for centuries, but let us leave weather lore and turn to accurate predictor of future events—Bible prophecy. How does the adage in like a lamb and out like a lion relate to Bible prophecy? In reality the lion and lamb of Revelation is the theme of Bible prophecy and the entire Bible. Who is Revelation’s lion and lamb and what does the one who is in like a lamb and out like a lion teach us?

Outline

I. Study Revelation – Jesus is theme

A. Every chapter of Revelation reveals Jesus

1. A revelation of Jesus Christ – Rev. 1:1

2. Lion–Rev 5:5; Lamb–Rev 13:8; Priest–Rev 1:13

3. Conquering King – Rev. 19:16

B. Study w/o finding Jesus, missing – John 5:39

II. Jesus, the Messiah, is the theme of every prophecy.

A. Jesus fulfills all 60+ prophecies: greatest love story

1. Born as a babe in Bethlehem – Micah 5:2

2. Lower than angels as a son of man – Ps. 8:4, 5

3. Example perfect obedience Law – Ps. 40:6-8

4. Healing & doing good – Is. 61:1, 2

5. Walked alone, root dry ground – Is. 53:2

6. Agony of Gethsemane – Zech. 13:7

7. Betrayed by friend – Ps. 41:9

8. Sold for the price of a slave – Zech. 11:12, 13

9. Unjustly accused & condemned – Is. 53:7, 8

10. Lashed with cruel Roman whip

11. Crowd cry – Crucify, crucify

12. Bore heavy cross for us

13. Pierced hands & feet – Ps. 22:16

14. Mocked & ridiculed – Ps. 22:6, 7

15. Live crushed out for us – Ps. 22:14, 15

16. My God, why forsaken? – Ps. 22:1

17. Died broken heart for you – Ps. 69:20

18. Broke tomb & ascended on high – Ps. 68:18

19. All for our sins & iniquities – Is. 53:4-6

20. Every prophecy reveals Jesus & His mission

B. What will you do w/Jesus, the Christ? – Matt. 27:22

1. Will you take the cross & follow Jesus?

2. Gladstone – most important question facing

3. Day by day experience – Luke 9:23

4. Accept & become righteousness – 2 Cor. 5:21

5. Life eternal, not what know, who know – John 17:3