What is "lamb of god"

Lamb \Lamb\, n. [AS. lamb; akin to D. & Dan. lam, G. & Sw. lamm, OS., Goth., & Icel. lamb.]

1. (Zo["o]l.) The young of the sheep.

2. Any person who is as innocent or gentle as a lamb.

3. A simple, unsophisticated person; in the cant of the Stock Exchange, one who ignorantly speculates and is victimized.

   Lamb of God, The Lamb (Script.), the Jesus Christ, in allusion to the paschal lamb.

   The twelve apostles of the Lamb.
   --Rev. xxi. 1

4. Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world. --John i. 29. Lamb's lettuce (Bot.), an annual plant with small obovate leaves ( Valerianella olitoria), often used as a salad; corn salad. [Written also lamb lettuce.] Lamb's tongue, a carpenter's plane with a deep narrow bit, for making curved grooves. --Knight. Lamb's wool.

   1. The wool of a lamb.

   2. Ale mixed with the pulp of roasted apples; -- probably from the resemblance of the pulp of roasted apples to lamb's wool. [Obs.]
      --Goldsmith.

Adoration of the Mystic Lamb, with gushing blood, detail of the Ghent Altarpiece, Jan van Eyck,

Lamb of God (, Amnos tou Theou; ) is a title for Jesus that appears in the Gospel of John. It appears at John 1:29, where John the Baptist sees Jesus and exclaims, "Behold the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world."

Christian doctrine holds that divine Jesus chose to suffer human sacrifice at Calvary as a sign of his full obedience to the will of his divine Father, as an "agent and servant of God". The Christian concept of a Lamb of God is based very loosely on the Jewish Korban Pesach, which has nothing to do with human sacrifice nor with sin in any way. In Christian theology the Lamb of God is viewed as foundational and integral to the message of Christianity.

A lion-like lamb that rises to deliver victory after being slain appears several times in the Book of Revelation. It is also referred to in Pauline writings, 1 Corinthians 5:7 suggests that Saint Paul intends to refer to the death of Jesus, who is the Paschal Lamb, using the theme found in Johannine writings. The lamb metaphor is also in line with Psalm 23, which depicts God as a shepherd leading his flock (mankind).

The Lamb of God title is widely used in Christian prayers, and the Agnus Dei is used as a standard part of the Catholic Mass, as well as the classical Western Liturgies of the Anglican and Lutheran Churches. It also is used in liturgy and as a form of contemplative prayer. The Agnus Dei also forms a part of the musical setting for the Mass.

As a visual motif the lamb has been most often represented since the Middle Ages as a standing haloed lamb with a foreleg cocked "holding" a pennant with a red cross on a white ground, though many other ways of representing it have been used.

Lamb of God (sometimes abbreviated as LoG) is an American heavy metal band from Richmond, Virginia. Formed in 1994 (as Burn the Priest), the group consists of vocalist Randy Blythe, guitarists Mark Morton and Willie Adler, bassist John Campbell, and drummer Chris Adler. The band is considered a significant member of the New Wave of American Heavy Metal movement.

Since their formation, Lamb of God has released eight studio albums, one live album, one compilation album and three DVDs. The band's cumulative sales equal almost two million in the United States, including one album certified Gold by the RIAA. In 2010 and 2011 the band received Grammy nominations for songs from their 2009 album Wrath. They also received a nomination in 2016 for their song "512". Lamb of God has toured with the Ozzfest twice. Other appearances include Download Festival and Sonisphere Festival in the UK, Soundwave Festival, Mayhem Festival 2010 and Gigantour. From 2008 to 2010 they toured as part of Metallica's World Magnetic Tour.

Lamb of God (Agnus Dei in Latin) is a term in Christian theology.

Lamb of God may also refer to:

• Agnus Dei (liturgy), a prayer said during Mass
• Lamb of God (band), an American metal band
• The Lamb of God (book) by Sergei Bulgakov
• "Lamb of God", a song by Marilyn Manson from Holy Wood (In the Shadow of the Valley of Death)