Lion of Judah
For Christians, Jesus is the Lion of Judah who will return to conquer the earth, in contrast to his first appearance on earth as a sacrificial lamb. This gives Christians hope that evil, which now must be endured, will one day be defeated.
The Lion of Judah also figures prominently in the history of Africa and Afro-centric movements of the 20th century such as Rastafarianism.
In all of these expressions, the lion evokes the ideas of courage, strength, ferocity, majesty, royalty and justice.