The Two Lions
“One comes of Strength and righteousness, sayeth my God, delivering the people and destroying the destroyer”

The Watchman Dana G Smith

For the Lord did show me to do thus, ‘write on the Two Lions’, for the one has triumphed and the other shall go down to the dust. For the Lion of which I first do speak, shall tear as a Lion, as a young and strong Lion, for out of the rod, stem, and branch of Jesse did he come. Yea, he came as Lion from the Tribe of Judah, out of Jacob his Father. For truly, this Lion shall reign, for the Lord has said ‘of David, his line shall sit upon the throne forever’, a priest sayeth scripture, ‘after the order of Melchisedec’, and a strong one that shall ‘rule the nations thereof’, with this scepter of strength. A Lion, a strong Lion, forever, amen, for the Lord has said this shall be done and the covenant will not be undone:

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Jeremiah 33:17  ¶For thus saith the LORD; David shall never want a man to sit upon the throne of the house of Israel;
18  Neither shall the priests the Levites want a man before me to offer burnt offerings, and to kindle meat offerings, and to do sacrifice continually.
19  And the word of the LORD came unto Jeremiah, saying,
20  Thus saith the LORD; If ye can break my covenant of the day, and my covenant of the night, and that there should not be day and night in their season;
21  Then may also my covenant be broken with David my servant, that he should not have a son to reign upon his throne; and with the Levites the priests, my ministers.
22  As the host of heaven cannot be numbered, neither the sand of the sea measured: so will I multiply the seed of David my servant, and the Levites that minister unto me.
23  Moreover the word of the LORD came to Jeremiah, saying,
24  Considerest thou not what this people have spoken, saying, The two families which the LORD hath chosen, he hath even cast them off? thus they have despised my people, that they should be no more a nation before them.
25  Thus saith the LORD; If my covenant be not with day and night, and if I have not appointed the ordinances of heaven and earth;
26  Then will I cast away the seed of Jacob, and David my servant, so that I will not take any of his seed to be rulers over the seed of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob: for I will cause their captivity to return, and have mercy on them.

So it has been spoken and it shall be, for the Lion will come and has come, to do the will of his father, for even David sayeth by the “Holy Ghost, The LORD said to my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand, till I make thine enemies thy footstool” [Mark12:36]. So then as David knew, of this one who was to come, still he wrote of that time when the “Kings of the earth” who would “set themselves in array” against the “LORD and against his anointed saying, ‘Let us break their bands asunder and cast away their cords from us”. It is this them that the LORD has said, thus delivering to the peoples, a king, a warrior, a prince, and his son, saying “Yet have I set my king upon my holy hill of Zion. I will declare the decree: the LORD said unto me, Thou art my Son, this day Have I begotten thee.” To him, sayeth the LORD, “ask of me, and I shall give thee the heathen for thine inheritance, and the uttermost parts of the earth for thy possession. Thou shalt break them with a rod of iron, thou shalt dash them in pieces like a potter’s vessel. Be wise now therefore, O ye kings, be instructed ye judges of the earth, Serve the LORD with fear, and rejoice with trembling. Kiss the Son, lest he be angry, and ye perish from the way, when his wrath is kindled but a little.” Still saith the LORD, “blessed are all they that put their trust in him” [Portions from Psalm 2, the royal psalm].

Even Balaam, provoked and prodded by Balak to curse Israel, could not do so, for the LORD God provided that the curse should not come. It was to Israel, Jacob, whom was blessed saying “how goodly are thy tents, O Jacob, and thy tabernacles, O Israel!” It was to this one the LORD had chosen, from the loins of Abraham, the promise of a seed, now coming forth out of Egypt by a mighty hand, yet, Balaam saw this and said of Jacob, “He crouched, he lay down as a lion, and as a great lion, who shall stir him up? Blessed is he that blesseth thee, and cursed is he that curseth thee. [Portions from Numbers 24:5-9] It was from this great ‘Lion’ that the “Lion, prevailed, who later came out of his loins and did conquer!” For it is written in the book of Revelation of this “Great Lion”, saying: “The Lion of the tribe of Juda, the Root of David, hath prevailed to open the book, and to loose the seven seals thereof.” [Rev 5:5]

For it had been written aforetime by the prophets of this one who is to come, and come he did, “in the volume of the book, it is written of me, Lo, I come to do thy will Oh LORD”.

Psalms 40:7  Then said I, Lo, I come: in the volume of the book it is written of me,
Hebrews 10:7  ¶Then said I, Lo, I come (in the volume of the book it is written of me,) to do thy will, O God.

Even Isaiah prophesied to Ahaz saying, “ And he said, Hear ye now, O house of David; Is it a small thing for you to weary men, but will ye weary my God also?  Therefore the Lord himself shall give you a sign; Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel [Isaiah 7:13-14].” Of this, cometh forth a child to be born, the Savior, whom Isaiah later says this describing him: “For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace. Of the increase of his government and peace there shall be no end, upon the throne of David, and upon his kingdom, to order it, and to establish it with judgment and with justice from henceforth even for ever. The zeal of the LORD of hosts will perform this.” [Isaiah 9:6-7]

To this end do I speak, for of this Lion, who came, he did conquer, to deliver those who trust in his name, blessed are those who hope in the Mercy of the LORD of Hosts who has done this great thing. Again Isaiah speaks that which confirmeth the Word aforetime of Jesse, and of his roots, saying: “And there shall come forth a rod out of the stem of Jesse, and a Branch shall grow out of his roots: And the spirit of the LORD shall rest upon him, the spirit of wisdom and understanding, the spirit of counsel and might, the spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the LORD; And shall make him of quick understanding in the fear of the LORD: and he shall not judge after the sight of his eyes, neither reprove after the hearing of his ears: But with righteousness shall he judge the poor, and reprove with equity for the meek of the earth: and he shall smite the earth with the rod of his mouth, and with the breath of his lips shall he slay the wicked. And righteousness shall be the girdle of his loins, and faithfulness the girdle of his reins.

It is to this Kingdom, of which, he shall govern, and that righteously, forever, unto this One, the true LORD, the Savior, the LION of the tribe of Judah, the branch of Jesse, the Son of God, only begotten, doth the gentiles seek, for he is the ensign and banner for the people. That all may be in one, both Jew and Gentile, male and female, one in him, the Messiach, Yeshua, Jesus Christ! Isaiah speaks to this further revealing that “The wolf also shall dwell with the lamb, and the leopard shall lie down with the kid; and the calf and the young lion and the fatling together; and a little child shall lead them. And the cow and the bear shall feed; their young ones shall lie down together: and the lion shall eat straw like the ox. And the sucking child shall play on the hole of the asp, and the weaned child shall put his hand on the cockatrice’ den. They shall not hurt nor destroy in all my holy mountain: for the earth shall be full of the knowledge of the LORD, as the waters cover the sea. ¶And in that day there shall be a root of Jesse, which shall stand for an ensign of the people; to it shall the Gentiles seek: and his rest shall be glorious.” [Portions of above paragraphs from Isaiah 11:1 - Isaiah 11:10].

This one who came as a Lion, conquered as a “Lamb”, being led as a sheep to the slaughter, for the cross beareth him upon it, for the sins of mankind.. Scripture saith in the book of Revelation that the “Lion of the tribe of Juda” has conquered, and has brought salvation to us, thus it is written: “And I beheld, and, lo, in the midst of the throne and of the four beasts, and in the midst of the elders, stood a Lamb as it had been slain, having seven horns and seven eyes, which are the seven Spirits of God sent forth into all the earth.” [Revelation 5:6]

Yea, it is true, “Thou art worthy to take the book, and to open the seals thereof: for thou wast slain, and hast redeemed us to God by thy blood out of every kindred, and tongue, and people, and nation.” [Revelation 5:9]

Truly the song they sung and all those to whom it is given to do so, shall ring out in chorus’ of:

Worthy is the Lamb that was slain to receive power, and riches, and wisdom, and strength, and honour, and glory, and blessing.

Blessing, and honour, and glory, and power, be unto him that sitteth upon the throne, and unto the Lamb for ever and ever.

Now thusly in closing do I write of the  other Lion, who devours, steals, and has destroyed, yea, he is become defeated, and that quite mightily. For the True Lion of the Tribe of Judah has triumphed over all principalities, powers, and has cast down that one who is now defeated! Defeated yes, and that one, whom is the adversary, still walks about seeking whom he can devour and destroy. Yet, we must resist this one in the faith, for the Lion who triumphed, of Judah has given us his strength to prevail!

1 Peter 5:8  ¶Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour:
9  Whom resist stedfast in the faith, knowing that the same afflictions are accomplished in your brethren that are in the world.

To our beneficence, I say that with faith and obedience to Him our Lord, Jesus Christ, we can walk in him as scripture saith, rooted, built up, and established in him in the faith. It is to this One, our LORD, that did tear down the high powers against us so that we may overcome all thing, even him, who walks about us today, seeking to deceive us, devour us, destroy us, if we are not awake and aware of his presence. For we are not ignorant of his ways!

Colossians 2:6  As ye have therefore received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk ye in him:
7  Rooted and built up in him, and stablished in the faith, as ye have been taught, abounding therein with thanksgiving.
8  Beware lest any man spoil you through philosophy and vain deceit, after the tradition of men, after the rudiments of the world, and not after Christ.
9  For in him dwelleth all the fulness of the Godhead bodily.
10  And ye are complete in him, which is the head of all principality and power:
11  In whom also ye are circumcised with the circumcision made without hands, in putting off the body of the sins of the flesh by the circumcision of Christ:
12  Buried with him in baptism, wherein also ye are risen with him through the faith of the operation of God, who hath raised him from the dead.
13  ¶And you, being dead in your sins and the uncircumcision of your flesh, hath he quickened together with him, having forgiven you all trespasses;
14  Blotting out the handwriting of ordinances that was against us, which was contrary to us, and took it out of the way, nailing it to his cross;
15  And having spoiled principalities and powers, he made a shew of them openly, triumphing over them in it.

Be strong, and let the Word of God abide in you, so too, you will overcome the wicked one!

1 John 2:14  I have written unto you, fathers, because ye have known him that is from the beginning. I have written unto you, young men, because ye are strong, and the word of God abideth in you, and ye have overcome the wicked one.

We overcame [past tense] by the ‘blood of the Lamb’, by the word of our testimony, and loving not our lives unto the death.

Revelation 12:11  And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony; and they loved not their lives unto the death.

The wicked one, shall make war with the Lamb and with his saints, but in all this he shall not win, for those who are with the Lamb, are called, chosen, and faithful!

Revelation 17:14  ¶These shall make war with the Lamb, and the Lamb shall overcome them: for he is Lord of lords, and King of kings: and they that are with him are called, and chosen, and faithful.

Originally posted 2010-01-10 06:46:59. Republished by Blog Post Promoter