Revelation 5:6

And I beheld, and, lo, in the midst of the throne and of the four beasts, and in the midst of the elders, stood a Lamb as it had been slain, having seven horns and seven eyes, which are the seven Spirits of God sent forth into all the earth.

Cross-reference

Revelation 5:12 echoes the worship: 'Worthy is the Lamb who was slain' — directly reaffirming the slain Lamb's glory.

Revelation 5:9 reveals the song of the elders: the Lamb is worthy because he was slain and ransomed people by his blood.

Revelation 5:13 records all creation worshiping the Lamb, which is the direct response to the Lamb's appearance in 5:6.

In Revelation 22:3, the same Lamb appears enthroned in the new creation, fulfilling the slain Lamb's victory.

Revelation 13:8 mentions 'the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world' — eternal significance of the sacrifice.

Revelation 12:11 declares they overcame by 'the blood of the Lamb' — referencing the slain Lamb's sacrificial power.

Revelation 7:9-17 describes the great multitude before the throne and the Lamb who shepherds them, wiping tears.

In Revelation 4:5, the seven spirits appear as blazing lamps. In 5:6, they are the Lamb's seven eyes — a consistent symbolic identification.

In Revelation 4:4-6, the throne room setting is established — the Lamb stands in the midst of the four living creatures and twenty-four elders.

Revelation 4:2 Historical context

Revelation 4:2 sets the scene with a throne and one seated on it, which is the exact setting where the Lamb appears in 5:6.

Revelation 4:6 introduces the four living creatures around the throne, who are present in 5:6 when the Lamb stands among them.

Revelation 3:1 describes Christ as holding the seven spirits of God; in 5:6, the Lamb has them as his eyes, linking the same imagery.

Revelation 1:4 introduces the seven spirits before God's throne; in 5:6, these same spirits are identified as the Lamb's seven eyes sent out.

Revelation 22:1 shows the river of life flowing from the throne of God and the Lamb — the Lamb shares in giving life.

Revelation 21:23 says the city's light is the glory of God and the Lamb — the Lamb is exalted as the source of light.

Revelation 17:14 proclaims the Lamb will conquer as Lord of lords — the slain Lamb is also the victorious King.

Revelation 7:17 Related theme

Revelation 7:17 shows the Lamb shepherding the redeemed, expanding the Lamb's role beyond the slain appearance in 5:6 to a pastoral one.

Revelation 6:16 shows people fearing 'the wrath of the Lamb' — the same slain Lamb now brings judgment.

Philippians 2:9-11 describes Christ exalted and every knee bowing. The Lamb at the throne embodies this exalted position receiving worship.

Isaiah 53:7 Prophetic fulfillment

Isaiah 53:7 describes the suffering servant as a lamb led to slaughter, the direct OT prophecy that the slain Lamb fulfills.

Zechariah 3:9 speaks of a stone with seven eyes, a messianic image. The Lamb's seven eyes fulfill this prophetic symbol of perfect vision.

Zechariah 4:10 identifies seven eyes as the Lord's eyes scanning the earth. The Lamb's seven eyes are explicitly the seven spirits sent out, matching this.

John 1:29 Allusion

John 1:29 identifies Jesus as the Lamb taking away sin, the same sacrificial image John sees in Revelation.

John 1:36 Allusion

In John 1:36, John again calls Jesus the Lamb of God, reinforcing the identity of the slain Lamb in Revelation.

1 Peter 1:19 describes Christ as a lamb without blemish, echoing the slain Lamb's purity in Revelation.

Isaiah 52:13 introduces the suffering servant later called a lamb (53:7) — the same one seen slain.

Leviticus 4:32 describes the lamb for a sin offering — the OT type fulfilled in the slain Lamb of Revelation.

1 Corinthians 5:7 explicitly calls Christ our Passover lamb — the same sacrificial Lamb.

Genesis 22:8 foreshadows God providing a sacrificial lamb. The slain Lamb in Revelation 5:6 is the ultimate fulfillment of that provision.

Exodus 12:3-6 describes the Passover lamb without blemish. The Lamb slain in Revelation 5:6 is the antitype — Christ our Passover sacrificed.

Luke 9:31 Related theme

Luke 9:31 mentions Jesus' coming death — the event that made him the slain Lamb of Revelation.