We must not continue to build Babylon upon the blood of sacrificial victims—instead we are invited to join the New Jerusalem built on the blood of Jesus. Jesus is the Lamb of God who became the final scapegoat. Jesus is the sacrificial victim who shows us that sacrifice is not what God wants. God wants mercy, not sacrifice; forgiveness, not scapegoating. Jesus is the Good Shepherd who forgives us and calls us out of the crowd and into his little flock.
