Lamb of God meaning of phraseological unit. The Lamb is a Sacrifice in the Name of Humanity
In NT, Jesus is called the Lamb of God twice, and each time He is called so by John the Baptist (John 1: 29,35). The word amnos ("lamb") occurs in Acts 8:32; 1 Pet 1:19 and Isa LXX (53: 7). Therefore, we can assume that the words of John the Baptist about Christ the Messiah and the Lamb of God, who took upon himself the sins of the world, go back to Isa 53. Before that, John the Baptist quotes Is 40, that is, he constantly refers to this book. Even before any controversy with Christians, which forced Jewish commentators to seek other interpretations, the lamb from Isa 53 was identified with the Messiah as a servant of God. This identity of the Messiah with the Lamb of God was evident to John the Baptist (John 1: 20,23,29).
The possessive form of the adjective in the combination "Lamb of God" in a special way connects Christ with God in the act of redemption. He becomes a sacrifice given to God and a sacrifice provided by God. He bears the sin of the world and expiates it by taking it upon himself. "The Lord laid on Him the sins of us all," "He was led like a sheep to the slaughter, and like a lamb dumb before its shearer, so He did not open His mouth" (Is 53).
Some scholars see in the words of John the Baptist about the lamb an allusion to Exodus 12, since they have no redemptive meaning, while others refute this reference on the same basis. However, it is far from obvious that the Passover sacrifice has no redemptive meaning (the words from Ex. 12:13 prove the opposite: "And your blood will be a sign on the houses where you are, and I will see the blood, and I will pass you by ...") ... The Easter sacrifice is central to the sacrifice system. Therefore, the Passover allusion seems quite possible when John the Baptist was preaching, Easter was approaching (John 2: 1213), and after it the Lord was identified (John 19:36; cf. 1 Cor 5: 7). Thus, the prophecies of Isa 53: 7 and Ex 12 merge. They do not contradict, but complement each other. "All the New Testament sayings about the Lamb of God are taken from this prophecy (Is 53: 7), where the silent Passover finds the gift of speech" (AF Delitsch). All ideas related to the Lamb of God go to the ce. revelation. From them, you can create a coherent picture, as it happens in NT. Genesis speaks of the necessity of a lamb: Abel brought from the firstborn his flock (cf. Heb. 9:22); in Exodus about his power: the doorposts splattered with blood (cf. Rev. 7:14; 1 Pet. 1:12); in Leo, the lamb must be clean and blameless (cf. 1 Pet 1:19); Isa emphasizes the personality of the lamb: The Lamb is the servant of God (John 1:29; Rev 5: 1213). Therefore, this image is distinguished not only by "the meekness and condescension of Christ" (2 Cor. 10: 1), but has a sacred meaning (cf. Rev 5: 6,12; 13: 8).
In Revelation, the lamb (arnion) is mentioned eight times, it symbolizes Christ and combines the two ideas of redemption and royalty. On the one hand, there are statements such as: The slain Lamb (5: 6,12); they "washed their clothes and made their clothes white in the blood of the Lamb" (7:14); they "overcame him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony, and did not love their lives even unto death," they "are written by the Lamb in the book of life" (21:27). The redemptive work of Christ, the Lamb of God, is emphasized here. On the other hand, the idea of omnipotence is associated with it. The slain Lamb has the authority to take the book and break the seals (5:67). Revelation mentions the wrath of the Lamb (6:16); The Lamb appears in the midst of the throne (7:17); the throne in heaven is the throne of God and the Lamb (22: 1,3); the wicked wage war with the Lamb, but the Lamb will prevail (17:14). The general term "Lamb" combines the two ideas of conquering power and redemptive suffering. At the very heart of God's sovereignty is sacrificial love.
The need for a sacrificial cult was caused by the desire of a person damaged by sin to return to God and restore the broken divine-human unity. The division between him and God was so great that man himself could not overcome it; he needed an intermediary, in the capacity of which he acted in this case as a sacrificial cult. However, the latter did not possess any magical power, "for it is impossible for the blood of bulls and goats to take away sins" (Heb.10.4). The effectiveness of the Old Testament sacrifices was due to the fact that they all symbolized bud. The sacrifice of the “intercessor of the new covenant” (Heb. 9.15), Who “not with the blood of goats and bulls, but with His own blood, once entered the sanctuary and acquired eternal atonement” (Heb. 9.12), having destroyed sin “by His sacrifice” ( Heb. 9.26).
The image of a lamb goes back to the Old Testament times, where it is associated with a lamb sacrificed to cleanse the people of sins, and especially with the Passover lamb (lamb), whose meat the Jews ate on the Passover holiday, and the doorposts and crossbars of doors were anointed with its blood houses in which they lived in Egypt (Ex. 12. 7), so that they were not struck by the exterminating angel sent to destroy all Egypt. firstborns. The prophecy of the Divine Redeemer who saved humanity from death is most fully presented in the Book of Prop. Isaiah, where the coming Messiah is called the "Servant" ("Child" of the Lord) (Is 52.13-15; 42.1; 53.7). The Evangelist Matthew returns to this image when he reflects on the messianic dignity of Christ: “May it be fulfilled that was spoken through the prophet Isaiah, who says:“ Behold, My Child, Whom I have chosen, My beloved, in Whom my soul delights. I will put My Spirit on Him, and He will declare judgment to the nations ”(Matthew 12:18). Ap. Philip comments on one of the passages about the Messiah from the Book of Prop. Isaiah. Hearing that the eunuch of the Ethiopian queen reads the Messianic text from this book: “Like a sheep, He was led to the slaughter, and like a lamb dumb before him, so He does not open His mouth. In His humiliation, His judgment was accomplished. But whoever will explain His generation, for His life will be taken up from the earth ”(Acts 8:32-33), he pointed out to the reader that the suffering lamb, which is narrated in this text, represents Jesus Christ (Acts 8:35) ). The name “A. B. " in relation to Christ, for the first time uses St. John the Baptist: “Behold the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world” (John 1:29). Sacred Scripture sees in Christ "an immaculate and pure Lamb" (1 Peter 1:19), whose redemptive mission and even His slaughter in the Divine Eternal Council was predestined "even before the foundation of the world" (1 Peter 1:20). Tracing the symbolic connection of Christ with the Passover lamb, St. John in his Gospel even notes such a detail regarding the death of the Savior on the cross: “So, the soldiers came and broke the legs of the first, and of the other, crucified with Him. But when they came to Jesus, as they saw Him already dead, they did not break His legs ... For this happened, that the Scripture might be fulfilled: let not His bone be broken ”(Jn 19: 32-33, 36). This note by St. the evangelist reflects the precept of the Torah, which forbade the use of the Passover lamb to crush its bones.
The apocalyptic image of the Lamb - now Heavenly - is presented in Revelation by ap. John the Theologian. A.B. is depicted here not only as slain for sins and atoning for the sins of people “from every tribe and tongue, and nation, and tribe” (5. 9), but also “sitting on the throne” (5. 13), for “worthy The Lamb that was slain was slain to receive power and wealth, and wisdom, and strength, and honor, and glory, and blessing ”(5. 12). Christ in Revelation is both the Lamb, since He gave Himself as a sacrifice for the sins of people, and “the lion from the tribe of Judah” (5. 5), who defeated the forces of evil in the world and freed the people of God, captivated by these forces (12. 10-11 ). The Heavenly Lamb, thanks to the work of salvation accomplished by Him on earth, is vested with the power to fulfill Divine determinations about the future destinies of the world (to remove the seven seals - 6.1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 12; 8.1), and in particular about the destinies of the righteous (3 . 4-5) and the wicked (6. 16-17), and conduct eschatological warfare with the forces of evil (17. 14). "To the one sitting on the throne and to the Lamb" "every creature that is in heaven and on earth, and under the earth, and on the sea, and everything in them" continually gives "blessing and honor and glory ... forever and ever" ( 5.13). Those who came “out of great sorrow ... washed their clothes and whitened their clothes with the blood of the Lamb” (7. 14), “are now before the throne of God and serve Him day and night in His temple” (7. 15 ). The marriage of the Lamb is prepared for them (19. 7, 9), on which they will glorify him as "the Lord of lords and the King of kings" (17. 14; 19. 16), for He, who made them "kings and priests of God" (5. 10), “he will feed them and lead them to living springs of waters” (7. 17), being for them both the Lamb and the Shepherd.
The image of the Lamb is reflected in the liturgical life of the Church (see Lamb, in worship).
Lit .: Volnin A. TO . Messiah according to the image of the prophet Isaiah. K., 1908; Walther G. Jesus, das Passahlamm des Neuen Bundes. Guttenberg, 1950; Bulgakov S., prot. Lamb of God. P., 1993. M., 2000p.
M. S. Ivanov
Iconography
Images of the lamb not only as a symbol of Christ, but also of Christians were widespread in early Christ. and an early visant. art. The lamb with a halo is the most common symbolic image of Christ (e.g. mosaic of the apse of the old Basilica of St. Peter in Rome, 4th century; mosaic of the vault of the chapel of the Basilica of St. John Lateran in Rome, 5th century; relief of the sarcophagus from the mausoleum of Galla Placidia in Ravenna , 5th century; diptych of the 6th century from the treasury of the Cathedral in Milan). A lamb with a cross on his head or holding a cross (Cross of Justin II. 565-578. Vatican) indicated the atoning sacrifice of Christ.
Early Christ. in art, symbolic images exist in parallel with realistic ones. The image of a lamb with a halo can be adjacent to the image of the Savior (mosaics of the vima vima San Vitale in Ravenna. C. 547). In the catacombs of Pretestat, IV century, the Old Testament Susanna is depicted in the form of a lamb, on either side of a cut of 2 wolves, and she is also represented in the pose of an oranta in the catacombs of Saints Peter and Marcellinus, III century, on either side of Susanna are two youths. A typical composition that adorns the triumphal arches of early Rome. basil, is an image of 2 cities - Jerusalem and Bethlehem, from the gates of which 12 lambs emerge or stand in front of them, symbolizing the apostles (St. Peter's Basilica, IV century; Santa Maria Maggiore in Rome, 432-440, etc. .). In the altar mosaic c. San Apollinare in Classe in Ravenna, approx. 549, in addition to the above image of the 12 apostles, the apostles Peter, James and John are also represented under the guise of a lamb in the composition of the Transfiguration.
82nd right. Trul. The Council (691-692) banned symbolic images of Christ, giving preference to the historical image of the Incarnated Word of God: “On some honest icons, the Forerunner's finger is depicted as a depicted lamb, which is adopted in the image of grace, through the law showing us the true Lamb, Christ our God. Honoring the ancient images and canopies, committed to the Church as signs and predestinations of truth, we prefer grace and truth, accepting them, like the fulfillment of the law. For this reason, so that the perfect can be represented to the eyes of all by the art of painting, we command from now on the image of the Lamb that takes away the sins of the world, Christ our God, on icons to represent human nature instead of the old lamb: through this, contemplating the humility of God the Word, we are brought to the remembrance of His life in flesh, His suffering and saving death, and in this way the redemption of the world was accomplished. " However, in the app. artistic tradition, the oldest forms are preserved even later (mosaic of the apse of St. Mark's Church in Rome, 829-830). The image of a lamb is found in monuments following the Byzantine tradition. art (a medallion with a lamb in the composition "The Descent of the Holy Spirit"; mosaic of mon-ry Grottaferrata (12th century), as well as in Russian art of the 16th century, for example, in the hallmark of the Vladimir Icon of the Mother of God with Akathist instead of Emmanuel in a medallion on the chest The Mother of God depicts a lamb (XVI century, SIKHM).
The Eucharistic meaning of the image of Christ - A. B. receives a new iconographic development in Byzantine. art. In the XII century. in connection with the spread of the composition "Service of the Holy Fathers" in the murals of the altar apses in the center of the hierarchical row they begin to depict the Infant Christ lying on the throne (frescoes of the Holy Martyr George in Kurbinov (Macedonia), 1191). Sometimes letters are given. illustration of the Eucharist and the body of the Infant is depicted dismembered (Church of St. Nicholas (Manastir), 1271). Later, these images end up in facial sewing (pokrovki). In the XVI century. the iconography of St. John the Baptist, in whose hands a bowl with the Child, which is directly illustrated by the Gospel text "Behold the Lamb of God." In Russian. In icon-painting originals, the “Lamb of God” iconography means the image of the Child on a diskos (Siya icon-painting original, 2nd half of the 17th century).
As for the actual image of A. B., it is found in the Byzantine. and Russian. art in illustrations of the Apocalypse (for example, the Apocalypse, the icon of the late 15th century, the Assumption Cathedral of the Moscow Kremlin).
Lit .: Pokrovsky N. IN . The Gospel in the monuments of iconography, mainly Byzantine and Russian. SPb., 1892. S. 318-319; Nikolasch F. Das Lamm als Christussymbol. Salzburg, 1965.
N. V. Kvlividze
This expression has become commonplace in the modern world a long time ago. Most often it is used with a certain tinge of skepticism, mockery of a person. First of all, this speaks of a certain loss of the original meaning of the phrase "the lamb of God." Only a few native speakers know its true meaning today.
Who is the lamb
The very sound, the spelling of the word speaks of its antiquity, a kind of obsolescence. The very form of this expression evokes associations with the distant past and, of course, with sacred texts. So who is this very lamb?
Surprisingly, but initially this word did not conceal anything supernatural. Lamb is just an outdated name for lamb. However, anyone who is more or less familiar with Christian doctrine should ask why the son of God is usually called a lamb.
Turning to the Old Testament
If you dig a little deeper than the standard interpretation, you will notice that the first mention of the lamb within the biblical worldview is found in and, accordingly, in the Torah. It was the lamb that was brought as a sacred sacrifice to the Lord.
Hence the question arises: "Why exactly a lamb for the slaughter?" Why not a calf or, for example, a deer? It's all about the nature of this animal. The peculiarity of this herbivore is that the lamb completely voluntarily goes to its own death. Unlike other representatives of the fauna, he does not at all resist his fate. Moreover, he even contributes to her in a sense, stretching his neck, as if for the greater convenience of his killer.
The incredible obedience of this animal, such a strange biological feature, caused associations with the absolute obedience, sacrifice of the lamb, strengthening it in the memory of mankind.
Lamb of the New Testament
Despite this, what is most often associated with a lamb is not an animal given up as a sacrifice. For most, the lamb is the son of God. A person who is far from the biblical picture of the world will find it difficult to understand why the object of worship, the main figure in religion, is called a lamb.
More sophisticated people can easily draw an analogy between the sacrificial act of Jesus and the Old Testament slaughter. In fact, the original plot is almost exactly repeated in the story of Christ. Only in this case, the sacrifice was much larger, for much greater sins of mankind.
Like a submissive lamb, Jesus completely voluntarily ascended Calvary, taking upon himself the cross of human imperfections.
The analogy of inner purity is also quite obvious. Like the lamb, the Son of God did not have time to know sin, he was completely clean before being executed. It is also death in the name of life.
More depth
A closer look at the biblical triad of Father, Son, and Holy Spirit reveals its inner unity. Despite the different names and hypostases, in fact, all three phenomena are one. Thus, as he ascended to Calvary, Jesus sacrificed not only himself. At the same time, two other incarnations of the Lord were sacrificed.
It turns out that the lamb is a much more capacious concept than one might imagine at first glance.
Sacred sacrifice in Jewish culture
Despite the fact that Christianity has learned a lot from the Torah, there are also significant differences. An example of this phenomenon is understanding the lamb. Initially, the meanings completely coincided, but with the development of religions, they diverged. Christianity transferred such a successful image to Jesus, and then to God himself. In the second case, the properties were transferred to the entire Jewish people, which was destined to atone for the guilt of the past centuries.
Image in different cultures
Due to the fact that the lamb is a mainly Christian symbol, it is quite obvious that certain cultures have adopted it. It should be noted that in various countries this symbol of sacrifice and obedience has been adapted in its own version.
Among Italians and Bulgarians, for example, it is customary to roast a whole lamb on a spit in honor of the holidays. In Russia, however, a different tradition operates: on Orthodox holidays it is customary to cook pies and gingerbread in the form of lamb. The sacrifice in this case is made symbolically, and the slaughter of the animal is not required for this at all.
Lamb in art
It is quite obvious that such a multifaceted, powerful symbol could not but be reflected in art. In addition to numerous references in literature, this image is often found in painting. It is noteworthy that in almost every painting depicting the birth of Christ, there is also a lamb.
If we take special cases, the painting "Adoration of the Lamb" written by Jan van Eyck in 1432 is quite famous. It was also depicted by the famous Roerich. The Prado Museum houses a painting by Francisco de Zurbaran "The Lamb of God" as an exhibit.
So, we examined the state of affairs today. But we can safely say that in the future the word "lamb" will continue to transform, acquire new meanings, additional shades. At the moment, the lamb is one of the main, fundamental religious symbols.
What does it mean that Jesus is the Lamb of God?
Jesus is called the Lamb of God in John 1:29 and John 1:36 in relation to His perfect sacrifice for sins. In order to understand who Christ was and what He did, we must start with the Old Testament, which contains prophecies regarding the coming of Christ as “the harvest for sin” (Isaiah 53:10). Indeed, the entire sacrificial system created by God in the Old Testament set the stage for the coming of Jesus Christ, who is the perfect sacrifice of God, for which He provided the redemption of sin (Romans 8: 3; Hebrews 10).
The sacrifice of lambs played a very important role in Jewish religious life and their sacrificial system. When John the Baptist spoke of Jesus as “the Lamb of God who will take away the sin of the world” (John 1:29), Jews who heard this might immediately think of one of several important sacrifices. The Passover feast was very close, and the first thought could be about the sacrificial lamb. Passover was one of the main Jewish holidays and celebrations in memory of when God brought the Israelites out of slavery in Egypt. Indeed, the offering of the Passover lamb and the anointing of the blood on the doorframes so that the angel of death will pass by those people who are in the “blood covenant” (Exodus 12: 11-13) is a beautiful picture of what Christ did on the cross.
Another important sacrifice involving lambs was the daily sacrifice in the Jerusalem temple. Every morning and evening, a lamb was sacrificed for the sins of the people (Exodus 29: 38-42). These daily sacrifices, like all others, were simple pointers to Christ's perfect sacrifice on the cross. Indeed, the time of Jesus' death on the cross corresponds to the time of the evening sacrifice. The Jews of that time were also familiar with the Old Testament prophets Isaiah and Jeremiah, whose prophecies foretold the coming of someone who would be “led like a lamb to the slaughter” (Jeremiah 11:19; Isa. 53: 7) and whose suffering and sacrifice would provide a ransom for Israel. Of course, the one about whom the predictions of the Old Testament prophets were, was none other than Jesus Christ, "the Lamb of God."
While the idea of a sacrificial system may seem strange to us today, the concept of payment or restitution is still easy for us to understand. We know that the wages of sin is death (Romans 6:23) and that our sins separate us from God. We also know that the Bible teaches that we are all sinners and that none of us is righteous before God (Romans 3:23). Because of our sins, we are cut off from God and remain guilty before Him. Therefore, we can only hope that He will provide an opportunity for us to be reconciled by Him. This is exactly what He did when He sent His Son Jesus Christ to die on the cross. Christ died to cleanse our sin and pay for all who believe in Him.
It is thanks to His death on the cross, as God's perfection as a sacrifice for sins and His resurrection three days later, that we can now have eternal life if we believe in Him. The fact that God Himself provided the payment for our sins is part of the good news of the Gospel, which is so clearly shown in 1 Peter 1: 18-21 - “knowing that you are not redeemed with corruptible silver or gold from the vain life betrayed to you by the fathers, but with the precious Blood of Christ, as a spotless and pure Lamb, predestined even before the foundation of the world, but appearing in the last times for you, who believed through Him in God, who raised Him from the dead and gave Him glory, so that you have faith and hope in God. "
Hello everyone.
I propose today to talk about the meaning of the concept - "Lamb of God". We know perfectly well that this expression appeared in relation to Jesus Christ as the Lamb of God, but also the Son of God. It turns out that the Lamb and the Son have the same meaning.
Lamb of God, who is this?
We know that the Heavenly Father gave his Only Begotten Son as a sacrifice for the salvation of mankind. Are you ready to give your son to the slaughter (crucifixion in the case of Jesus Christ) in the name of something? The question is rhetorical. I’m not, I’m not ready, I’m ready to sacrifice myself, I don’t have a son. A small replica.
The trouble with all researchers of this ritual of sacrifice is that they see and explain only one plane of the concept of the Lamb of God. They do not know or do not want to know the deeper meaning and significance of this unique ritual. I will repeat myself. The Lamb of God, but also the Son of Man.
In principle, the Bible is a unique book, but not understood it leads to war and degradation, and the church helps us in this. People are starting to understand everything literally. Take the same Bible scholars, they themselves are not just not ready, not capable of sacrifice, they argue about its inevitability in the most perverted form. I will try to explain the deeper meaning of the concept of the Lamb of God, and then compare with the statements of researchers.
A lamb is a lamb unable to defend itself, but also an animal. Let's note.
Man has three types of consciousness in himself - these are mineral, vegetable and animal. At this stage of development, a person goes through the stage of development of the animal type of consciousness - this is the development of instincts through the acquisition of reflexes under the conditions of natural selection. Small replica. Maybe this kind of consciousness was imposed on us? But that's another topic.
Remember the Old Testament - "Tooth for a tooth, an eye for an eye" - the initial form of animal consciousness and the New Testament, its completion - "Hit on one cheek, turn the other." That is, the consciousness is ready for sacrifice in order to acquire the consciousness of the Heavenly Father, the consciousness of God. I'll tell you more clearly.
Next comes the resurrection, but this time as the Son of God. By itself, the crucifixion ritual carries in itself the information of the transition from the state of animal consciousness, the state of creation to the state of Mind, the state of the Creator (the Son of God). Jesus showed the way, but also said that only through it can one enter the Kingdom of Heaven, that is, through the rejection of the animal type of consciousness in oneself.
The sacrifice of the Lamb (crucifixion of Jesus) is the rejection of the animal type of consciousness in oneself.
At the end of the article, I will repeat this unique formula of the sacrifice of the Lamb of God, which is a ritual of transition from the state of creation to the state of the Creator.
Lamb of God in comparison
And now let us analyze in comparison the statements of the researchers.
The Lamb of God is a symbolic name for Jesus Christ. In the doctrine of Christianity, the Son of God sacrifices himself for the salvation of mankind, taking upon himself all the sins of man.
Let me draw your attention to the fact that Jesus said: I am the Son of Man. The Church did not notice this or did not want to notice and does not want to use this expression as a component of the sacrifice.
In the Bible, the sacrificial animal is mentioned in many places in the Old Testament (Genesis - Ch. 22, Art. 8 - a lamb for a burnt offering, "Lamb without blemish" - for sacrifice in honor of the Passover holiday).
Lamb traditionally means a pure, harmless, meek creature, which already by its meekness belongs to a different kind of consciousness.
Allegorically
- A pure, blameless, meek person.
People, in order to ponder the meaning of the ritual, rushed to kill these meek animals like a sacrificial animal on church holidays, enjoying the very sight of death. Forgive them, Lord, for they do not know what they are doing ... even after two thousand years of their development.
I am not trying to accuse the church, she herself does not know what she is doing, because at the head are the same people who have not gone through the ritual of sacrifice and resurrection. Origen once said - at the head of the church are those who imitate Jesus Christ, not worship, but imitate. This is how priests should be.
It is useless to tell the wolf about the productivity of the sacrifice ritual, he uses it to his advantage, simply kills and satiates himself. This is the level of consciousness of the majority of humanity, with some exceptions. John says that there are only 144,000 of them.
All researchers enjoy the fact that Jesus ascended the sacrificial cross in the name of all mankind, but in the name of all mankind - this only means the way out of the animal state of life to the consciousness of God, that is, the Creator. Researchers believe that Jesus has already atoned for all sins by going up to the cross ... He atoned for the sins of Mankind, but not a specific person, that is what people do not want to understand.
Let me draw your attention to the fact that next to Jesus - the Lamb of God, two robbers were crucified and one who repented, even having the appearance of an animal consciousness, was promised salvation, that is, the opportunity to become the Son of God.
I want to note one more detail. Jesus never called himself a Lamb, although he used this expression, for example, in this form - "a wolf in sheep's clothing" ...
But expressions such as Jesus and the Shepherd carrying a sheep on his shoulders are used in life. And again people did not understand or did not even see, they began to call all the priests Shepherds, and the followers “flock”. No, I do not mind, but there should be completely different requests to the pastor.
The secret meaning of the Lamb of God as a sacrifice reveals the path and meaning of life in the human image, which is the Son of God in an animal body.
And I will repeat myself.
A person who has abandoned the animal type of consciousness (who sacrificed it) will find his true self, become the Son of God, which is the Creator of Creation, for it is said that I and the Father are one.
And again, I tried to voice the secret meaning of the concept of the Lamb of God, which has never been secret. We see what we want to see, not what it really is. But this is because we did not get rid of the animal type of consciousness, did not sacrifice it on the altar of Reason.
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