[John 1:29 KJV] 29 The next day John seeth Jesus coming unto him, and saith, Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world.
There are those who say this verse proves that there is only one gospel. They say that here we can find John giving the gospel that Jesus died for our sins for the salvation of the whole world. I offer another view.
The lamb was sacrificed to make atonement for the sins of Israel in the old testament........[Numbers 6:14 KJV] 14 And he shall offer his offering unto the LORD, one he lamb of the first year without blemish for a burnt offering, and one ewe lamb of the first year without blemish for a sin offering, and one ram without blemish for peace offerings,...............Jesus is indeed the lamb of God that was foreshadowed by the sacrificial offering of the old testament lamb (Genesis 22:8 Revelation 5:6).
Jesus died to redeem the iniquities committed by Israel in the old testament...............[Hebrews 9:15 KJV] 15 And for this cause he is the mediator of the new testament, that by means of death, for the redemption of the transgressions [that were] under the first testament, they which are called might receive the promise of eternal inheritance.
John was not revealing that Jesus would die for our sins and rise for our justification. This was a mystery/a secret hid in God. If John was revealing this they would not have crucified Jesus......... [1Corinthians 2:7-8 KJV] 7 But we speak the wisdom of God in a mystery, [even] the hidden [wisdom], which God ordained before the world unto our glory: 8 Which none of the princes of this world knew: for had they known [it], they would not have crucified the Lord of glory.
What was being conveyed by John saying "Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world"
was that Jesus would come again to establish his kingdom on earth (Luke 1:32-33). Jesus will reign with righteousness and destroy the wicked sinners.................[Isaiah 11:4 KJV] 4 But with righteousness shall he judge the poor, and reprove with equity for the meek of the earth: and he shall smite the earth with the rod of his mouth, and with the breath of his lips shall he slay the wicked.
[Isiah 13:9 KJV] 9 Behold, the day of the LORD cometh, cruel both with wrath and fierce anger, to lay the land desolate: and he shall destroy the sinners thereof out of it.
[Jeremiah 3:17 KJV] 17 At that time they shall call Jerusalem the throne of the LORD; and all the nations shall be gathered unto it, to the name of the LORD, to Jerusalem: neither shall they walk any more after the imagination of their evil heart.
[Isiah 9:6-7 KJV] 6 For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace. 7 Of the increase of [his] government and peace [there shall be] no end, upon the throne of David, and upon his kingdom, to order it, and to establish it with judgment and with justice from henceforth even for ever. The zeal of the LORD of hosts will perform this.
[Daniel 9:24 KJV] 24 Seventy weeks are determined upon thy people and upon thy holy city, to finish the transgression, and to make an end of sins, and to make reconciliation for iniquity, and to bring in everlasting righteousness, and to seal up the vision and prophecy, and to anoint the most Holy..............all of the verses above is how Jesus will take away sin from the world.
The last point to consider is to look closely at John 1:29. The verse says "Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world". The verse says SIN, NOT SINS. This is a subtle difference. The verse does not say the sins of the world is taken away, but rather sin is.
Jesus will also take away the sins of the believing nation of Israel in the new covenant which will be established in the kingdom..............[Jeremiah 31:27, 34 KJV] 27 Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will sow the house of Israel and the house of Judah with the seed of man, and with the seed of beast. ... 34 And they shall teach no more every man his neighbour, and every man his brother, saying, Know the LORD: for they shall all know me, from the least of them unto the greatest of them, saith the LORD: for I will forgive their iniquity, and I will remember their sin no more.
What was not known until the Lord Jesus revealed it to Paul was that he would reconcile the world to himself............[2Corinthians 5:19 KJV] 19 To wit, that God was in Christ, reconciling the world unto himself, not imputing their trespasses unto them; and hath committed unto us the word of reconciliation.
There are those who say this verse proves that there is only one gospel. They say that here we can find John giving the gospel that Jesus died for our sins for the salvation of the whole world. I offer another view.
The lamb was sacrificed to make atonement for the sins of Israel in the old testament........[Numbers 6:14 KJV] 14 And he shall offer his offering unto the LORD, one he lamb of the first year without blemish for a burnt offering, and one ewe lamb of the first year without blemish for a sin offering, and one ram without blemish for peace offerings,...............Jesus is indeed the lamb of God that was foreshadowed by the sacrificial offering of the old testament lamb (Genesis 22:8 Revelation 5:6).
Jesus died to redeem the iniquities committed by Israel in the old testament...............[Hebrews 9:15 KJV] 15 And for this cause he is the mediator of the new testament, that by means of death, for the redemption of the transgressions [that were] under the first testament, they which are called might receive the promise of eternal inheritance.
John was not revealing that Jesus would die for our sins and rise for our justification. This was a mystery/a secret hid in God. If John was revealing this they would not have crucified Jesus......... [1Corinthians 2:7-8 KJV] 7 But we speak the wisdom of God in a mystery, [even] the hidden [wisdom], which God ordained before the world unto our glory: 8 Which none of the princes of this world knew: for had they known [it], they would not have crucified the Lord of glory.
What was being conveyed by John saying "Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world"
was that Jesus would come again to establish his kingdom on earth (Luke 1:32-33). Jesus will reign with righteousness and destroy the wicked sinners.................[Isaiah 11:4 KJV] 4 But with righteousness shall he judge the poor, and reprove with equity for the meek of the earth: and he shall smite the earth with the rod of his mouth, and with the breath of his lips shall he slay the wicked.
[Isiah 13:9 KJV] 9 Behold, the day of the LORD cometh, cruel both with wrath and fierce anger, to lay the land desolate: and he shall destroy the sinners thereof out of it.
[Jeremiah 3:17 KJV] 17 At that time they shall call Jerusalem the throne of the LORD; and all the nations shall be gathered unto it, to the name of the LORD, to Jerusalem: neither shall they walk any more after the imagination of their evil heart.
[Isiah 9:6-7 KJV] 6 For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace. 7 Of the increase of [his] government and peace [there shall be] no end, upon the throne of David, and upon his kingdom, to order it, and to establish it with judgment and with justice from henceforth even for ever. The zeal of the LORD of hosts will perform this.
[Daniel 9:24 KJV] 24 Seventy weeks are determined upon thy people and upon thy holy city, to finish the transgression, and to make an end of sins, and to make reconciliation for iniquity, and to bring in everlasting righteousness, and to seal up the vision and prophecy, and to anoint the most Holy..............all of the verses above is how Jesus will take away sin from the world.
The last point to consider is to look closely at John 1:29. The verse says "Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world". The verse says SIN, NOT SINS. This is a subtle difference. The verse does not say the sins of the world is taken away, but rather sin is.
Jesus will also take away the sins of the believing nation of Israel in the new covenant which will be established in the kingdom..............[Jeremiah 31:27, 34 KJV] 27 Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will sow the house of Israel and the house of Judah with the seed of man, and with the seed of beast. ... 34 And they shall teach no more every man his neighbour, and every man his brother, saying, Know the LORD: for they shall all know me, from the least of them unto the greatest of them, saith the LORD: for I will forgive their iniquity, and I will remember their sin no more.
What was not known until the Lord Jesus revealed it to Paul was that he would reconcile the world to himself............[2Corinthians 5:19 KJV] 19 To wit, that God was in Christ, reconciling the world unto himself, not imputing their trespasses unto them; and hath committed unto us the word of reconciliation.
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