THE SATANIC LION

The lion is used in the Bible as a symbol of authority and power, applying both to Christ (the Lion of Judah), but also as the symbol for Babylon, the destroyer of nations and the seat of the apostate religion which would entice God's people into idolatry. The prophet Jeremiah uses the lion to symbolize the Babylonian power that would seek to destroy Jerusalem:

I will bring disaster from the north,

And great destruction.

The lion has come up from his thicket,

And the destroyer of nations is on his way.

He has gone forth from his place

To make your land desolate.

Your cities will be laid waste,

Without inhabitant (Jeremiah 4:6-7 NKJV).

The religion of Babylon forms the basis of all pagan religions, making Babylon a fitting symbol for the end- time confederacy of religious powers aligned against God and His people. Archaeology has revealed that a lion with eagle's wings was a common symbol in Babylonian designs and sculptures. This Babylonian lion was supposed to control events at the end of time.