In Ruth 1:1-4:22 we find the Kinsman Redeemer had to be: Related closely to the one in need, willing to take the responsibility to redeem and able to pay the price of redemption. Only Jesus meets all the qualifications:
Jesus became one of us taking human flesh, so He is our CLOSE KINSMAN REDEEMER.
Jesus loves us and is willing to lay down His life for us, so He is our WILLING REDEEMER.
Jesus paid the price of our sin with His own body and blood, so He is our ABUNDANTLY ABLE REDEEMER.
2. THE LOCATION OF JESUS IS PERFECT: HE IS PERFECTLY POSITIONED
6 And I looked, and behold, in the midst of the throne and of the four living creatures, and in the midst of the elders, stood a Lamb as though it had been slain, having seven horns and seven eyes, which are the seven Spirits of God sent out into all the earth.
Jesus is in Heaven as our Mediator.
Jesus is in the midst of the Throne room of God.
Jesus stands bfore the Throne omnipotent ‘all authority’.
John continues his description of the scene around the throne: “the seven Spirits of God” (v. 6). That does not teach that there are seven Holy Spirits. Rather there is one sevenfold Spirit, described in Isaiah 11:2 as (1) the Spirit of the Lord, (2) the spirit of wisdom, (3) the spirit of understanding, (4) the spirit of counsel, (5) the spirit of strength, (6) the spirit of knowledge, and (7) the spirit of the fear of the Lord.
The description of the Lamb (Rev. 5:6), if produced literally by an artist, would provide a grotesque picture; but when understood symbolically, conveys spiritual truth. Since seven is the number of perfection,
Jesus is omnipotent. That means He has perfect power (seven horns),
Jesus is omniscient. That means He has perfect wisdom (seven eyes),
Jesus is omnipresent. That means He is perfectly present (seven Spirits in all the earth).
All three are attributes of God. So, the Lamb is identified as God the Son, Christ Jesus!
JESUS IS THE THE WOUNDED LAMB (v. 6-8). He was promised as the perfect lamb.
In revelation Jesus is called a lamb (little pet lamb, not big sheep) no less than 28 times!
In Genesis 22;8, 13 a ram was substituted for Isaac, a picture of Christ giving His life for the individual (see Gal. 2:20).
At Passover, the lamb was slain for each family (Ex. 12:3).
Isaiah states that Jesus died for the nation of Israel (Isa. 53:8; see also John 11:49–52).
He was pointed out as the perfect Lamb:
John affirms that the Lamb died for the whole world! (John 1:29)
Peter said 1 Peter 1:18-19 knowing that you were not redeemed with corruptible things, like silver or gold, from your aimless conduct received by tradition from your fathers,19 but with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot.
The more you meditate on the power and scope of Christ’s work on the cross, the more humbled and worshipful you become.
From TAB-14c – The Sacrifice of Jesus (980628PM) – https://youtu.be/7H1Itb207BY
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