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"For Christ, our Passover lamb, has been sacrificed." - 1 Corinthians 5:7
Here is a very interesting video (introduced by Todd Bolen) on the significance of the sacrificial lamb in Jewish thought, pointing us to the atonement of Christ.
The Sacrificial Lamb from SourceFlix.com on Vimeo.
Comments
I think in today's sanitised, 'civilised' and virtual world we need to see images like this to remind ourselves of the horrific, vulgar and primitive nature of the sacrifice - a sacrifice that was required because of the horrific, vulgar and primitive nature of us in our sin.
Most moving of all was the footage of people jumping for joy at seeing the bloodstained knife. If only we had that joy and more upon contemplating Christ's sacrifice.
Posted by: James | April 12, 2012 12:22 AM
Just uncovers my own need to die to my cowardous!
That truly was very difficult to watch.
How easy I murder people yet I just fall apart emotionally immediately when watching that animal being led to the slaughter!
Oh wretched man I am, too!
Posted by: michael | April 15, 2012 04:51 PM