The early church faced a major dilemma – they struggled to reconcile their suffering with Christ’s victory. They wondered, “If Jesus has won the battle, why are we not experiencing the victory?” This is also one of the most relevant questions for us today. In Revelation 5 we see one of the greatest paradoxes of the Bible: Jesus as both the lion and the lamb. He is the Lion who conquered as a Lamb; the only one worthy to unfold God's redemptive plan for our world.