“But between them and the foot of the sky, there was something so white on the green grass that even with their eagles’ eyes they could hardly look at it. They came on and saw that it was a Lamb.
“Come and have breakfast,” said the Lamb in its sweet milky voice.
Then they noticed for the first time that there was a fire lit on the grass and fish roasting on it. They sat down and ate the fish, hungry now for the first time for many days. And it was the most delicious food they had ever tasted.
“Please, Lamb,” said Lucy, “is this the way to Aslan’s country?”
“Not for you,” said the Lamb. “For you, the door into Aslan’s country is from your own world.”
“What!” said Edmund. “Is there a way into Aslan’s country from our world too?”
“There is a way into my country from all the worlds,” said the Lamb; but as he spoke his snowy white flushed into tawny gold and his size changed and he was Aslan himself, towering above them and scattering light from his mane.”
– The Voyage of the Dawn Treader, C.S. Lewis
To give you some context, this is an excerpt from a book in one of my favorite series, The Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis. If you haven’t read these books, I highly recommended them. They are beautifully written and speak volumes as to who Christ is. This scene takes place as the children arrive in “Aslan’s Country,” which is a representation of heaven. As they arrive on Eternity’s shores, they see a beautiful lamb, so beautiful that they can hardly look at it, who eventually becomes a mighty, gentle lion. If you couldn’t guess, the Lion and the Lamb both represent Jesus.
Jesus is both the “Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world” (John 1:29) and “the Lion of the tribe of Judah” (Revelation 5:5). This is the best news that we could ever hear. The Lion, who is majestic in nature and King of all beasts, became the innocent Lamb to be a sacrifice for our sins. He bore our sin, our guilt, and our shame so that we may have a relationship with our heavenly father. All because he loves us that much.
Jesus Christ is the Lion that is the Lamb.
This is what my t-shirt represents. That statement right there. The beautiful Aslan became a lamb that we may have life and have it abundantly. I would love to be able to share this good news with people in Costa Rica, Guatemala, Thailand, and Eswatini! So, if you would check out the link below, that’d be awesome. Every t-shirt bought and/or donation given is you touching the heart of someone around the world.
https://www.customink.com/fundraising/thelionthatisthelamb
**shout out to my seester, kali, for the design help:)**
