WORLD RELIGIONS

Detailed explanation-1: -The Lion of Judah is a prominent symbol in the Rastafari movement. It represents Emperor Haile Selassie I as well as being a symbol of strength, kingship, pride and African sovereignty.

Detailed explanation-2: -Jesus is called the Lion of Judah who has triumphed. Jesus has triumphed over temptation and sin, over pain and suffering, over fear, over death and even over the Devil himself. Jesus is the Lion who retreats before nothing!

Detailed explanation-3: -Rasta Lion The lion of Judah was a symbol of the Ethiopian emperor, Haile Selassie. It originates from the story that the Queen of Sheba came to Judah to meet King Solomon and made a child together who returned to Sheba and later became significant in the ruling dynasty.

Detailed explanation-4: -Another belief that led to the dreadlocks among Rasta’s is that the wearing of the Dread resembles the main of a lion. The lion is significant because the lion is the respected king of the animal kingdom, as well as humble animal. Both of these traits the Rasta believes are divine and important to the “Black Man”.