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Chaque homme et chaque femme doit choisir de suivre l'Agneau ou de se soumettre au Dragon et à son programme antéchrist . Satan a tenté Jésus en lui offrant le pouvoir sur toutes les nations de la Terre. Cependant, il a refusé cette offre séduisante, choisissant plutôt de marcher sur le chemin du sacrifice de soi et de l'obéissance à Dieu, une décision qui a abouti à sa mort sur la croix impériale.

Jesus is the high priest of his people, and he summons us to participate in his ministry and reign as members of his priestly kingdom . Jesus is our high priest, and as such, he oversees his congregations and mediates for them from the Divine Throne. He is also the sacrificial Lamb who purchased us for God with his death and transformed us into a kingdom of priests, shining his light to illuminate a dark world.

Jésus est le souverain sacrificateur de son peuple, et il nous appelle à participer à son ministère et à régner en tant que membres de son royaume sacerdotal . Jésus est notre souverain sacrificateur, et en tant que tel, il supervise ses congrégations et sert de médiateur pour elles depuis le Trône Divin. Il est aussi l'Agneau sacrificiel qui nous a rachetés pour Dieu par sa mort et nous a transformés en un royaume de prêtres, faisant briller sa lumière pour illuminer un monde sombre.

Jesus is the Lamb, the King whose sovereignty is total, and the Messiah sent by God to redeem men from every nation . Jesus is the Faithful Witness and the Ruler of the Kings of the Earth. These designations are inextricably linked. The first establishes how he obtained the second, namely, his sovereignty. Through his sacrificial death, Jesus redeemed his people, and because of his “ obedience unto death ,” God exalted Christ and made him Lord over all things.

Jesus is the glorious Son of Man, the High Priest of his people, and the Lamb who redeemed us by his blood – Revelation 1:9-20. Jesus is the faithful High Priest who oversees the churches of Asia. He is the exalted Son of Man who will return at the end of the age to gather and vindicate his saints. And he is the reigning Lamb who purchased men and women by his blood and made them priests for his God.