Hitchhiker's Guide to Religion
The Lamb
Sacred Symbol

The Lamb

Lamb

TraditionMeaning
JewishPassover lamb — blood on doorposts saved Israel from the angel of death (Exodus 12). The Tamid (daily sacrifice)
Christian”Behold, the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world” (John 1:29). Christ as the ultimate Passover Lamb
CatholicAgnus Dei — the Lamb of God. Appears in liturgy, art, and the Mass. Depicted with a victory banner
RevelationThe Lamb on the throne (Rev 5:6) — “a Lamb standing as though it had been slain” with 7 horns and 7 eyes. The slain Lamb who is simultaneously the conquering King
MasonicThe lambskin apron = innocence and purity. “More ancient than the Golden Fleece”