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Christ the King is a title of Jesus in Christianity referring to the idea of the Kingdom of God where Christ is described as being seated at the right hand of God. [ 1 ] Many Christian denominations consider the kingly office of Christ to be one of the threefold offices : Christ is a prophet, priest, and king.
The so-called 'triumphal entry' was thus clearly messianic." [50] The Golden Gate is located in the north section of the east wall of the Temple Mount. In Jewish belief, the gate is called 'The Gate of Mercy' (Sha'ar HaRakhamim), and is considered to be the place from which the Messiah will enter in the end of days.
Lamb bleeding into the Holy Chalice, carrying the vexillum Adoration of the Mystic Lamb, with gushing blood, detail of the Ghent Altarpiece, Jan van Eyck, c. 1432. The title Lamb of God for Jesus appears in the Gospel of John, with the initial proclamation: "Behold the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world" in John 1:29, the title reaffirmed the next day in John 1:36. [1]
In the King James Version of the Bible the text reads: The next day John seeth Jesus coming unto him, and saith, Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world. The New International Version translates the passage as: The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him and said, "Look, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!
Henricus Sedulius believes that Bethlehem is meant, since he was born there. St. Jerome understands it to be Nazareth, because Jesus was brought up there. Most other church fathers (see below) believe it is Capernaum, in which Christ often dwelt (see Matthew 4:13). [3]
Isaac is the author of a forthcoming book, entitled “Christ in the Rubble: Faith, the Bible, and the Genocide in Gaza,” which, according to the publisher’s description, makes the case that ...
3. The Lamb of God. The term "The Lamb of God" holds religious significance in Christianity, and primarily refers to Jesus Christ, carrying a range of symbolic meanings like purity, innocence and ...
This is the Lamb whom the wolves fear; even the slain Lamb, by whom the lion was slain." [ 3 ] Bede : "The Lamb therefore he calls Him; for that He was about to give us freely His fleece, that we might make of it a wedding garment; i. e. would leave us an example of life, by which we should be warmed into love."