Revelations Of Jesus: THE LION

From our opening text, we see that the elder told John not to weep because there is one worthy, and he called that one, the lion of the tribe of Judah. The succeeding verse of our opening scripture reads- And I beheld, and, lo, in the midst of the throne and of the four beasts, and in the midst of the elders, stood a Lamb as it had been slain, having seven horns and seven eyes, which are the seven Spirits of God sent forth into all the earth. We see that John, in response to the elder saw a different beast. The reason why the elder called Jesus a different name from what John saw was because the elder understood the culture of heaven.

Names are called in the direction of the responsibility and assignment in the time that the name called is engaging in. Thus, the elder calling Jesus the lion is the revelation of Jesus as a lion that prevails not the lamb. Understand that the lamb is as vital as any other revelation of Jesus. Each revelation meets certain needs of God’s agenda at different points, but the specific revelation of Jesus that prevails is his revelation as the lion.

Recognize that references are usually made to Jesus as the lion and the lamb. This name in the realms of the spirit is symbolic of Jesus being the author and finisher of our faith and is symbolic of Jesus being the beginning and the end. This typifies the revelations of Jesus from when he started to when he ended, from the lesser part to the greatest part. The lesser part is the lamb, because that is the introduction, the first revelation of Jesus to humanity, the sacrifice that was needed for the salvation of the world. But the greatest part of the revelation of Jesus is the lion, because that is the dimension of Jesus that prevails. Tomorrow, we go deeper into this discourse.