The Excellency of Christ a Sermon by Jonathan Edwards And one of the elders saith unto me, Weep not: behold, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, hath prevailed to open the book, and to loose the seven seals thereof. 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.-- Rev. 5:5-6 Introduction Many things might be observed in the words of the text; but it is to my present purpose only to take notice of the two distinct appellations here given to Christ.