𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗥𝗔𝗠 𝗔𝗡𝗗 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗟𝗔𝗠𝗕

THE RAM AND THE LAMB

From Temporary Covering to Eternal Completion
Genesis 22:13 | Matthew 27:29 | Hebrews 10:10
Believe the Gospel of Grace — 1 Corinthians 15:1–4

INTRODUCTION

The Bible is one unified revelation—but it must be rightly divided (2 Timothy 2:15).
From Genesis to the Cross, God progressively revealed how sin would be dealt with.
The RAM was a temporary substitute
The LAMB is the final sacrifice
The Law looked forward; Grace looks back
The sacrifices of Israel covered sin, but Christ cleansed sin forever

Today, we will see 9 dispensational truths that reveal how Christ fulfilled and finished what the ram only pictured.

PROVISION DECLARED
Genesis 22:13
God Himself provided the sacrifice.

A. Divine Substitute – God supplied what man could not
Genesis 22:8
B. Designated Offering – The ram was chosen, not random
Genesis 22:13
C. Displayed Picture – A foreshadowing of Calvary
John 1:29
Dispensational Insight:
The ram was a picture, not the payment.

PATTERN DEMONSTRATED
Hebrews 10:1
Old Testament sacrifices were shadows, not solutions.

A. Repeated Sacrifices – Offered continually
Hebrews 10:1
B. Restricted Effect – Could not purge conscience
Hebrews 10:4
C. Revealing Need – Pointed to something better
Galatians 3:24
The Law was a schoolmaster, not a Savior.

PROBLEM DEFINED
Romans 3:23
Sin demanded death—not effort.

A. Universal Guilt – All have sinned
Romans 3:23
B. Unavoidable Penalty – Wages of sin is death
Romans 6:23a
C. Unsolvable by Works – Law cannot justify
Galatians 2:16
Religion treats symptoms; Christ removed the disease.

PERSON DISPLAYED

Matthew 27:29
Jesus is the Lamb, not another ram.

A. Crowned with Thorns – Bearing the curse
Genesis 3:18; Matthew 27:29
B. Condemned Innocently – Without sin
2 Corinthians 5:21
C. Crucified Willingly – Gave Himself
Galatians 1:4
The thorns prove He bore the curse, not just the pain.

PAYMENT DELIVERED
Hebrews 9:26
Christ paid sin in full—once.

A. Once-for-All Offering – Never repeated
Hebrews 10:10
B. Accepted Sacrifice – God was satisfied
Isaiah 53:11
C. Abolished Sin Debt – Finished work
John 19:30
Nothing can be added to “IT IS FINISHED.”

POSITION DECLARED

Ephesians 1:7
Believers are sanctified permanently.

A. Forgiven Fully – Through His blood
Ephesians 1:7
B. Justified Freely – By grace alone
Romans 3:24
C. Sealed Forever – By the Spirit
Ephesians 1:13
Salvation is not probation—it is possession.

PURPOSE DISTINGUISHED
2 Timothy 2:15
Israel and the Church are not the same program.

A. Kingdom Gospel – Promised to Israel
Matthew 4:17
B. Grace Gospel – Revealed to Paul
Ephesians 3:1–3
C. Current Dispensation – Body of Christ
Romans 16:25
Confusion comes from mixing programs.

PROCLAMATION DEFINED
1 Corinthians 15:1–4
The Gospel is Christ’s finished work alone.

A. Death for Sins – Substitution
1 Corinthians 15:3
B. Burial Proved – Payment complete
Romans 6:4
C. Resurrection Power – Justification declared
Romans 4:25
Any message that adds works is not the gospel.

PROMISE DELIVERED

Romans 6:23
Eternal life is a gift, not a wage.

A. Gift from God – Not earned
Ephesians 2:8–9
B. Given in Christ – Not religion
1 John 5:11
C. Guaranteed Forever – Eternal means eternal
John 10:28
You don’t work for a gift—you receive it.

CONCLUSION

The RAM was caught in thorns.
The LAMB wore the thorns.
The ram was temporary
The Lamb is eternal
The ram covered sin
The Lamb took away sin
Hebrews 10:10 — Once for all.

CALL TO ACTION

Stop trusting religion.
Stop trusting works.
Believe the Gospel of Grace.

BELIEVE:
1 Corinthians 15:1–4
How Christ died for your sins,
was buried,
and rose again.

FINAL THOUGHTS

The Ram = Picture
The Lamb = Payment
The Law = Shadow
Grace = Substance
The sacrifice is finished.
The gift is free.
The time is now.