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Leonis form the left hind leg of the lion, with sigma Leonis being the foot. The stars theta Leonis and rho Leonis form the right hind
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How do we know from scripture the meaning of the Constellation of Leo, which represents the “Lion”? We do
know the tribe of Judah used the symbol of a Lion. God the Father is also seen as Leo Major, the Great Lion.
The Great Lion represents “The Ancient of Days” that is described in Daniel 1:9. Leo represents the Deity of
Christ or a Young Lion, as Leo Minor. In Revelation 5:5 it makes the statement “behold the Lion…. has overcome so
as to open the book and its seven seals.” We now know the Lion is Christ, because the Lamb opens the seals of the
book and He is from the “Root of David.” The scripture says the Lord is the Lion and represents God’s Judgment.
Christ has been given authority to judge. This is stated in John 5:22 “....He (Father) has given all judgment to the Son.”
Scripture also states that “He will roar like a lion” which symbolizes His Wrath and Judgment.

Hosea 11:10 “They will walk after the Lord, He will roar like a lion; Indeed He will roar. And His sons
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will come trembling from the west.”

He shall roar like a lion—by awful judgments on their foes (Is 31:4; Je 25:26–30; Joe 3:16), calling His dispersed “children”
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from the various lands of their dispersion. This is from R. Jamison’s Commentary. “He” refers to the Lord.
Revelation 10:1-3 “I saw another strong angel coming down out of heaven, clothed with a cloud;
and the rainbow was upon his head, and his face was like the sun, and his feet like pillars of fire;

2 and he had in his hand a little book which was open. He placed his right foot on the sea and his
left on the land;
3 and he cried out with a loud voice, as when a lion roars; and when he had cried out, the seven
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peals of thunder uttered their voices.”

Another mighty angel—as distinguished from the mighty angel who asked as to the former and more comprehensive book (Rev
5:2), “Who is worthy to open the book?” Clothed with a cloud—the emblem of God coming in judgment. 164 R. Jamison

Revelation 5:4-5 “Then I began to weep greatly because no one was found worthy to open the book
or to look into it;

5 and one of the elders said to me, Stop weeping; behold, the Lion that is from the tribe of Judah,
the Root of David, has overcome so as to open the book and its seven seals.”
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Root of David—(Is 11:1, 10). Not merely “a sucker come up from David’s ancient root” (as ALFORD limits it), but also
including the idea of His being Himself the root and origin of David: compare these two truths brought together, Mt 22:42–45.
Hence He is called not merely Son of David, but also David. He is at once “the branch” of David, and “the root” of David,

160 H. A. Rey, The Stars — A New Way To See Them. Enlarged World-Wide Edition. Houghton Mifflin, Boston, 1997

161 New American Standard Bible : 1995 update. 1995 (Ho 11:10). LaHabra, CA: The Lockman Foundation.

162 Jamieson, R., Fausset, A. R., Fausset, A. R., Brown, D., & Brown, D. (1997). A commentary, critical and explanatory, on the Old and
New Testaments (Ho 11:10). Oak Harbor, WA: Logos Research Systems, Inc.

163 New American Standard Bible : 1995 update. 1995 (Re 10:1–3). LaHabra, CA: The Lockman Foundation.
164 Jamieson, R., Fausset, A. R., Fausset, A. R., Brown, D., & Brown, D. (1997). A commentary, critical and explanatory, on the Old and
New Testaments (Re 10:1). Oak Harbor, WA: Logos Research Systems, Inc.

165 New American Standard Bible : 1995 update. 1995 (Re 5:4–5). LaHabra, CA: The Lockman Foundation.