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plummeted due to poaching,
deforestation and encroachment
on their habitat.
Among the Afrikan big cats,
lions are the most sociable. They
live in groups called prides,
which usually consist of related
females and their cubs. Dom-
inant males, with their flowing
manes (which are a sign of
virility), fight to maintain breed- Afrika was at one time called
ing rights. And I tell you, these
fights between rival males can be
deadly.
Afrikan lions used to be spread
out across most of the conti-
nent, but now are only found in
sub-Saharan Afrika, with 80%
located in eastern or southern
Afrika. Three of the five largest
populations are in Tanzania.
Lions have disappeared from 12
sub-Saharan countries in recent
decades.
Lions are the top predators in
their environment, whether
that’s grasslands, desert or open
woodland. It means that they
play a crucial role in keeping
a healthy balance of numbers
among other animals, especially
herbivores like zebra and wilde-
beest – which in turn influences
the condition of grasslands and
forests. By protecting a lion’s
landscape, it helps the whole
area to thrive, which doesn’t just
benefit wildlife but the people
who rely on local natural re-
sources too.
The Lion of the Tribe of Judah
A few years ago, I was in Addis
Ababa with my wife and one of
the most fascinating monuments
that we visited was the statue of
the Lion of Judah. It's a beautiful
statue which is reminiscent of
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the link between King Solomon is the reason for this article.
of ancient Israel and Ethiopia,
through his son Menelik 11 who The Sound from Afrika
he had with the Queen of Sheba. There is a sound coming forth
It looks just like a simple story out of Afrika and to which it is
of family relationships and stuff, important that Afrikans them-
but in reality, it’s a deep prophet- selves pay close heed. Accord-
ic indicator of the role of Afrika ing an old prophecy, Afrika is
in this age, particularly when you shaped like a gun – a revolver to
consider that a massive area of be precise - with Nigeria being
the trigger, Kenya the holding
Ethiopia. place of the bullet (land of
manifestation) and South Afrika
How is this important? being the nozzle from whence
Knowing that King David, the the sound is released. But not
father of King Solomon, was too long ago, the Lord showed
from the Tribe of Judah and that me that there is a more accurate
Judah, the patriarch of the tribe and more ancient image that
of Judah, was a man of color or Afrika is meant to reveal. He
black, it makes sense to speak revealed to me that Afrika is a
boldly that I believe the reason shofar in the hand of God and
why I was shown this article in that the sound which the sho-
my dream, is to both write this far will release is the sound of
article and also remind Afrikans the Lion of the Tribe of Judah.
of the covenant of rulership that South Afrika is the mouth of that
God placed upon the tribe of shofar, the west and east of Afri-
the man of color (Judah), that ka are both the holding places of
is, Afrika. Like I have written the sound and the northern part
several times before, both in this of Afrika is the place from which
magazine and on my website, the roaring sound of that shofar
saphire338.org, life and ruler- will release the sound of the
ship started from Afrika, the Lion of Judah, for the healing,
oldest civilization, went through restoration and rebirthing of the
the various civilizations and now earth.
is returning to Afrika, where it all
began. It is this rulership and life The days are here and every-
that Afrika is mandated to reveal thing is pointing to this reality,
in this age to the world, and that but are Afrikans aware?
Lion of Judah statue in Addis.
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