From the Hebrew sacrifical system, Christian application is made of the lamb as the symbol of Jesus. John the Baptist said of him "Behold the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world" (John 1:29) Similiar reference is made in the book of Revelation and in the great hymns and prayers of the Church, such as "O Lamb of God" "Crown Him with many Crowns" and "O Lamb of God, Still Keep Me".

Sometimes the lamb carries a resurrection banner, or white pennant with a red cross on the cruciform standard. The white pennant represents the body of Christ which is attached to cruciform staff, representing the cross on which the Lamb died and through which the risen Christ saves the world. When the Lamb is standing suggestion is given that the Lamb is triumphant, risen.