"Judah, thou art he whom thy brethren shall praise; thy hand shall be in the neck
of thine enemies; thy father's children shall bow down before thee.
Judah is a lion's whelp; from the prey, my son, thou art gone up,
he stooped down, he crouched as a lion, as an old lion; who shall rouse him up?
The sceptre shall not depart from Judah, nor a lawgiver from between his feet,
until Shiloh come; and unto Him shall be the gathering of the people.
Genesis 49:8-10)
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"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."
(Revelation 5:5)
Lion of the tribe of Judah
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"John receives the answer to the question the strong angel has proclaimed. One of
the elders told him, "Behold the lion of the tribe of Judah, the root of David, has
prevailed to open the book, and the seven seals thereof. No further comment is
needed; the Lord Jesus Christ is the Lion of Judah and the Root of David.
"The King's wrath is as a roaring lion"
(Proverbs 19:12)
He is now to be revealed in mighty power and strength to execute judgment.
And He is the root of David. He is the center of God's government and heaven itself,
as He is for His people the center of all their thoughts and affections. He is seen "as
a Lamb standing". Now He is seated at the right hand of God, but when the time
comes when His enemies are about to be made His footstool, He will arise to act.
He will arise and have mercy upon Zion.
"You will rise up and have compassion on Zion, for it is time to show
her favor-the appointed time has come."
(Psalm 102:13)
-Gaebelein's Annotated Bible
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