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If you ever see one in the wild, your heart will skip a beat. Between 6 and 10 feet long, weighing anywhere from 350 to 550 pounds, lions have a commanding presence over their surroundings…and you! After learning more about these fearsome creatures, it’s easy to see why Jesus was called the Lion of the Tribe of Judah.
Here are just a few of the extraordinary qualities that truly make lions the king of the jungle.
The sheer size of a lion is impressive enough on its own. But when you consider that these behemoths of nature can sprint at speeds of up to 50 mph, you realize that these predators are as quick as they are powerful. Oh, and their lethal bite is delivered at a crushing 650 pounds per square inch!
In other words, you’re not getting your arm back….
Lions don’t achieve their astounding size through a vegetarian diet; these killers are the perfect carnivores, making even the largest animals (such as zebra, wildebeests, and elephants) the brunt of their food regime. Lions’ full dominance over other animals is displayed in the fact that they typically send the lionesses to do the hunting, but have also been known to steal prey from other terrifying predators such a leopards and hyenas.
When lions roar, every animal within 5 miles is put on notice: the big cats have finally stirred from their slumber (which lasts about 20 hours of every day). The time for survival has come…again.
Jesus’ dominance over Creation is even grander than that of lions over the animal kingdom. In the Book of Revelation, readers come across a line describing Jesus and His might in the following way:
Weep no more; behold, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, has conquered…. (Revelation 5:5)
Jesus may have come to Earth the first time as the Lamb of God…but when He returns, He will do so as the Lion of the Tribe of Judah.
All Creation has been put on notice.
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Topics Illustrated Include:
Africa
Animals
Authority
Danger
Fear
Jesus
Nature
Power
Prophecy
Second Coming
Victory
(Resource cataloged by David R Smith)
