Why is Jesus called the Lamb of God?
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John the Baptist pointed at Jesus and said, "Behold, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!" (John 1:29). Jesus is the final Passover lamb, the spotless sacrifice whose blood frees God’s people from judgment and slavery to sin.
The Passover lamb was killed so that judgment would pass over the household marked by its blood. Jesus’ death does that for us cosmically.
The OT sacrificial system used countless lambs — all pointing to one Lamb whose blood would actually take sin away.
Revelation pictures the risen Lamb on the throne, worthy to open the scroll. Even glorified, he bears the marks of his sacrifice forever.
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Original BibleDawn answer · reviewed 2026-06. Drafted with AI assistance and reviewed for accuracy.