The next day John seeth Jesus coming unto him, and saith, Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world. John 1:29
This was the first public testimony of the efficacious nature of Jesus' mission. The Lamb of God was a sacrificial Lamb, and when John the Baptist introduced Jesus as the Lamb of God, the Jews were not ignorant of what he meant. The only way by which the lamb atones for sin was by death, therefore, when John introduced Jesus as the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world, he was simply telling them that Jesus was the sacrifice that God was going to offer for the sin of the world.
Sadly, the elders of Israel were blinded by their envy of Jesus that they could not see what John was trying to say to them. The same is true today, those who have their own agenda often are blinded to the truth about who Jesus is because the revelation of Jesus' true identity does not suit their selfish narrative.
Toni
