Wyndham Hobsons Bay Lutheran Church

But then we're told in chapter five that John sees a lamb standing as though it was slain, which is a rather strange image when you think about it. A lamb that is standing, that is, it's alive, victorious, but also slain, that is put to death. And only this lamb is the one who can open the seven seals, which then reveal for us the meaning of it all, the meaning of scripture, the meaning of history, the meaning of sacrifice, the meaning of life.