Lamb or Lion? 

   Believe or not believe, what do you think about Jesus?

   Was he a teacher, Mary's child grown up, a miracle worker crucified by jealous insiders? If you believe the gospel story, do you still think of him in human likeness, way up in heaven, unable or unwilling to crush evil on earth, far removed from your daily life?

   Meet the Lion of Judah, who gave his elderly disciple John visions setting the stage for his Revelation - the tribulation and ultimate victory.

   I saw...someone like a son of man (a) dressed in a robe reaching down to his feet (b) and with a golden sash around his chest. (c) His head and hair were white like wool (d) and his eyes were like blazing fire. (e) 

   His feet were like bronze glowing in a furnace (f) and his voice was like the sound of rushing waters. (g) In his right hand (h) he held seven stars (i) and out of his mouth came a sharp double-edged sword. (j)

   His face was like the sun shining in all its brilliance. (k)   

a. Daniel 7:13-14

b. as worn by priests, judges, rulers and kings; Hebrews 4:14-16

c. a mark of triumphant royalty; Matthew 28:18-20 

d. absolute purity and holiness; Daniel 7:9-10 

e. penetrating wisdom and righteous judgment; Daniel 10:6

f.  strength; his victory over Satan  

g. full and strong; Ezekiel 1:24, 29; 43:2 

h. the hand of action

i.  angels of the seven churches; Rev. 2 & 3

j.  sword of the Spirit, the Word of God; Isaiah 11:4-5; Rev. 19:15

k.  glory too bright for Moses (Exodus 33:22-23) and Saul (Acts 9:3, 9)

   And when I saw him, I fell at his feet as dead. 

 Rev. 1:12-17