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Behold the Lamb
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04/12/05 01:50 PM
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What does it mean - Behold the Lamb!? The expression, Behold, is often used in the context of Jesus and our relationship to Him. What does it mean? What is the fruit of beholding Him?
John
1:29 The next day John seeth Jesus coming unto him, and saith, Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world.
19:5 Then came Jesus forth, wearing the crown of thorns, and the purple robe. And [Pilate] saith unto them, Behold the man!
19:14 And it was the preparation of the passover, and about the sixth hour: and he saith unto the Jews, Behold your King!
19:26 When Jesus therefore saw his mother, and the disciple standing by, whom he loved, he saith unto his mother, Woman, behold thy son!
20:27 Then saith he to Thomas, Reach hither thy finger, and behold my hands; and reach hither thy hand, and thrust [it] into my side: and be not faithless, but believing.
2 Corinthians
3:18 But we all, with open face beholding as in a glass the glory of the Lord, are changed into the same image from glory to glory, [even] as by the Spirit of the Lord.
5:17 Therefore if any man [be] in Christ, [he is] a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.
6:2 (For he saith, I have heard thee in a time accepted, and in the day of salvation have I succoured thee: behold, now [is] the accepted time; behold, now [is] the day of salvation.)
1 John
3:1 Behold, what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called the sons of God: therefore the world knoweth us not, because it knew him not.
Revelation
3:11 Behold, I come quickly: hold that fast which thou hast, that no man take thy crown.
16:15 Behold, I come as a thief. Blessed [is] he that watcheth, and keepeth his garments, lest he walk naked, and they see his shame.
22:7 Behold, I come quickly: blessed [is] he that keepeth the sayings of the prophecy of this book.
22:12 And, behold, I come quickly; and my reward [is] with me, to give every man according as his work shall be.
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Re: Behold the Lamb
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04/12/05 07:00 PM
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Are you sure this is not just semantics and archaic words vs words used today? Doing a webbible search on "behold" reveals that the quotes you made are just a few examples and that far from all these examples deal with Jesus in the way your quotes does.
Matthew 7:4
Or how wilt thou say to thy brother, Let me pull out the mote out of thine eye; and, behold, a beam is in thine own eye?
/Thomas
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Re: Behold the Lamb
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I'm confused by your statement Mike especially the part of how the word Behold is related to our relationship with Him? Could you explain.
God Bless,
Will
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Re: Behold the Lamb
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Here's how Sister White explains it:
AG 96
"But we all, with open face beholding as in a glass the glory of the Lord, are changed into the same image from glory to glory even as by the Spirit of the Lord" (2 Cor. 3:18). Beholding Christ means studying His life as given in His Word. We are to dig for truth as for hidden treasure. We are to fix our eyes upon Christ. When we take Him as our personal Saviour, this gives us boldness to approach the throne of grace. By beholding we become changed, morally assimilated to the One who is perfect in character. By receiving His imputed righteousness, through the transforming power of the Holy Spirit, we become like Him. The image of Christ is cherished, and it captivates the whole being. {AG 96.4}
COL 355
Looking unto Jesus we obtain brighter and more distinct views of God, and by beholding we become changed. Goodness, love for our fellow men, becomes our natural instinct. We develop a character which is the counterpart of the divine character. Growing into His likeness, we enlarge our capacity for knowing God. More and more we enter into fellowship with the heavenly world, and we have continually increasing power to receive the riches of the knowledge and wisdom of eternity. {COL 355.1}
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Re: Behold the Lamb
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04/13/05 04:09 AM
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The very attributes that belonged to the character of Satan, the evil one represented as belonging to the character of God. Jesus came to teach men of the Father, to correctly represent him before the fallen children of earth. Angels could not fully portray the character of God, but Christ, who was a living impersonation of God, could not fail to accomplish the work. The only way in which he could set and keep men right was to make himself visible and familiar to their eyes....
Those who would behold this glory would be drawn to love Jesus and to love the Father whom he represented. Christ exalted the character of God, attributing to him the praise, and giving to him the credit, of the whole purpose of his own mission on earth,--to set men right through the revelation of God. (RH 1/20/90)
To behold the Lamb is to perceive the character of the Father in Christ. From Christ we learn that God is not cruel, arbitrary or harsh; He is good, kind, gracious, and a supreme regarder of freedom.
By beholding Christ we may perceive the character of God, and be set right with Him. To reveal God's character was the whole purpose of Christ's mission.
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Re: Behold the Lamb
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I didn't find your quote in RH, but I did find it in ST Jan 20, 1890. I read the entire article, and what a powerful piece of light and truth. Thanx for sharing it. However, I didn't get the same conclusion from it that you did. Yes, Jesus refuted Satan's accusations about the Father, by living and dying the perfect life and death, but she also wrote those who are renewed in righteousness and true holiness are the evidence that vindicates the kingdom and character of God.
The life and death of Jesus, alone, is not enough to cause every knee to bow, and every tongue to confess, that Jesus is right and Satan is wrong. Jesus' sacrifice, if it fails to yield the fruit of faithful souls, will fail to settle the great controversy to the honor and glory of God. The evidence that Jesus' sacrifice is worthy and efficacious is souls saved from sin, souls set free, souls who imitate the sinless example of Jesus. Without these trophies of triumph it's just Jesus' word against Satan's word.
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Re: Behold the Lamb
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04/13/05 06:29 PM
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The life and death of Jesus, alone, is not enough to cause every knee to bow, and every tongue to confess, that Jesus is right and Satan is wrong. Jesus' sacrifice, if it fails to yield the fruit of faithful souls, will fail to settle the great controversy to the honor and glory of God. The evidence that Jesus' sacrifice is worthy and efficacious is souls saved from sin, souls set free, souls who imitate the sinless example of Jesus. Without these trophies of triumph it's just Jesus' word against Satan's word.
Thank you for pointing out my error in the citation of the argument. I've been quoting it wrong. It is a wonderful argument.
I did not come to the same conclusion you did. Please quote the relevant section of the article you had in mind. To me the whole article seemed to be talking about Christ, and indeed the title of the article "God Manifested in Christ" I think it was, bears out the theme of the article.
The chapter "It Is Finished" in "The Desire of Ages" makes very clear that the unfallen worlds have made up their minds, and as far as they are concerned, the Great Controversy has been decided. Do you disagree with this? Here's a quote from that chapter:
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Satan saw that his disguise was torn away. His administration was laid open before the unfallen angels and before the heavenly universe. He had revealed himself as a murderer. By shedding the blood of the Son of God, he had uprooted himself from the sympathies of the heavenly beings. Henceforth his work was restricted. Whatever attitude he might assume, he could no longer await the angels as they came from the heavenly courts, and before them accuse Christ's brethren of being clothed with the garments of blackness and the defilement of sin. The last link of sympathy between Satan and the heavenly world was broken...Not until the death of Christ was the character of Satan clearly revealed to the angels or to the unfallen worlds. The archapostate had so clothed himself with deception that even holy beings had not understood his principles. They had not clearly seen the nature of his rebellion.
This points out that the death of Christ clarified the issues for the unfallen worlds. The only ones still in the dark are humans, so it would seem to me that this is primarily to whom the work of the 144,000 would be directed, since all others have already made up their mind.
If you have some SOP quotes in mind which address this issue, please share them. I'm particularly interested in how and to whom (i.e. for whose benefit) the 144,000 vindicate God's character.
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Re: Behold the Lamb
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The following was omitted in the ellipsis you quoted above:
DA 761
Yet Satan was not then destroyed. The angels did not even then understand all that was involved in the great controversy. The principles at stake were to be more fully revealed. And for the sake of man, Satan's existence must be continued. Man as well as angels must see the contrast between the Prince of light and the prince of darkness. He must choose whom he will serve. {DA 761.3}
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Re: Behold the Lamb
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What you quoted brings out two points:
1) Not all questions were answered for the angels.
2) For man's sake, Satan's existence was continued.
2) would agree with what I was suggesting was the reason for the 144,000, which is that there the vindication of God's character was necessary for man, because man is not aware of this reality. Angels, however, are aware, and are convinced that God is right. Satan completely lost his influence with the unfallen beings.
However, you bring out that not all of their questions were answered, which is a good point. How would what the 144,000 will do answer any questions the angels might have about God? This isn't clear to me.
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Re: Behold the Lamb
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Man as well as angels must see the contrast between the Prince of light and the prince of darkness. He must choose whom he will serve.
When born again believers choose to serve Jesus, instead of Satan, angels will see the contrast between the two - and vice versa. That is, when professing believers choose Satan, instead of Jesus, angels will see the constrast between the two. This constrast will be most obvious during the MOB crisis, especially during the 7 last plagues. It is this constrast that is lacking today, and 2,000 years ago on the cross.
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