22:1, it is called the throne of the Lamb as well as of God. And so in the song of praise which here follows (verses 8–13) the Lamb is honored even as the one who sits upon the throne. It is all because he “overcame and sat down with his Father in his throne” (3:21). It is a most remarkable thing that when the seer looked to behold the conquering Lion of Judah, of whom the elder spoke, he saw a little lamb standing as though it had been slain. The word ἀρνίον is strictly a diminutive, and means