DEVOTION - SATURDAY, MARCH 31, 2012

DEVOTION - SATURDAY, MARCH 31, 2012

Holy Land Devotions 2010 - Day 33

The Lion's Gate

by Rev. Tom Austin, Deerfield UMC

There are seven gates in the Old City Walls of Jerusalem. This gate is called the Lion's Gate because of the four "lions" that are above the gate.

Jesus is often called the "Lion of Judah" from Revelation 5:5, "And one of the elders saith unto me, Weep not: behold, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, hath prevailed to open the book, and to loose the seven seals thereof."

The Disciples were waiting for Jesus to take his place as the "Lion of Judah" and become the next King David to restore the kingdom of Israel.

John the Baptist saw Jesus differently. "The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him and said, 'Look, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!'" (John 1:29)

Some say one was right and the other was wrong. I have come to realize that they all were right. Jesus went to the cross as the "Lamb of God" and will return as the "Lion of Judah."