Scene 4 Part 2
The Lion
As you are contemplating these five horses and riders on the stage, you hear coming up the aisle what sounds like wheels. Whoa! There is a large cage being wheeled in by two strong stagehands. Inside the cage is a ferocious looking lion. The lion has a large mane and is roaring as he sits perched upon the floor of the cage. One of the wheels needs to be oiled as it is squeaking as it rolls down the aisle.
The stagehands push the cage up the ramp and slowly spin the cage around with the door of the cage facing the audience. The lion is still roaring as one of the stagehands cautiously opens the door of the cage. The lion looks around and turns his gaze to the door. He slowly gets up and saunters to the door looking at the audience.
As the lion steps out of the cage and onto the stage, you now see two wings that had been held close to his body. You hadn’t noticed them before as they were the same color as his coat and had blended in as he held the wings tightly upon his sides. The lion unfurls the wings upon his sides and you can now see that these wings look like eagles wings.
The riders upon the dun colored horse and bay colored horse dismount. They walk around the rider on the white horse. The rider of the dun colored horse with the red costume and serpent’s tail passes the white horse and rider. He passes on the left side giving the rider on the white horse a fierce glance as he passes by.
The rider of the bay colored horse with the black costume and scorpion’s tail passes to the right side of the white horse and rider. As he passes, he glances towards the rider on the white horse and breaks into a smile. The smile is not a friendly smile. The smile looks more sinister than a friendly smile.
They both approach the lion and begin to pluck the feathers from the wings upon the lion’s sides. The lion appears to be in pain but does not attack these two characters. As the feathers are plucked from the eagle’s wings that are upon this lion, the feathers fall to the floor.
When there are no more feathers left, the riders in the costumes with serpents and scorpions tails that plucked the feathers, walk towards the back of the stage and remount their respective horses.
You see some motion upon the throne in the back left corner of the stage. It is the character dressed as the devil. He is pounding his hand upon the arm of the throne. It appears that he was thoroughly enjoying what was just portrayed upon the stage. He looks very eerie bathed in that dim red glow.
The lion with his wings plucked, moves forward towards the audience. As he advances forward, he begins to stand up on his hind feet. It is at this moment that you can clearly see that this is an actor wearing a lion costume. As he stands up, the lion suit falls away and drops to the ground. You then notice that this character is wearing a dirty white robe. He has wheat tassels held upon his head with a band around his head. He places a hand upon his heart, bows his head slightly, and gives the audience a huge, beaming smile.
The two stagehands pick up the discarded lion’s suit and toss it into the cage. They close the door to the cage and wheel the cage down the ramp, down the aisle, and they disappear behind the curtains at the back of the auditorium. You can hear that squeaky wheel getting fainter and fainter until it fades completely.
The man that was wearing the lion suit then takes steps backwards until he is standing beside the white horse with the rider. They look at each other, exchange smiles, and shake hands. They both then face the audience and are standing and sitting still, appearing relaxed.
The stagehands push the cage up the ramp and slowly spin the cage around with the door of the cage facing the audience. The lion is still roaring as one of the stagehands cautiously opens the door of the cage. The lion looks around and turns his gaze to the door. He slowly gets up and saunters to the door looking at the audience.
As the lion steps out of the cage and onto the stage, you now see two wings that had been held close to his body. You hadn’t noticed them before as they were the same color as his coat and had blended in as he held the wings tightly upon his sides. The lion unfurls the wings upon his sides and you can now see that these wings look like eagles wings.
The riders upon the dun colored horse and bay colored horse dismount. They walk around the rider on the white horse. The rider of the dun colored horse with the red costume and serpent’s tail passes the white horse and rider. He passes on the left side giving the rider on the white horse a fierce glance as he passes by.
The rider of the bay colored horse with the black costume and scorpion’s tail passes to the right side of the white horse and rider. As he passes, he glances towards the rider on the white horse and breaks into a smile. The smile is not a friendly smile. The smile looks more sinister than a friendly smile.
They both approach the lion and begin to pluck the feathers from the wings upon the lion’s sides. The lion appears to be in pain but does not attack these two characters. As the feathers are plucked from the eagle’s wings that are upon this lion, the feathers fall to the floor.
When there are no more feathers left, the riders in the costumes with serpents and scorpions tails that plucked the feathers, walk towards the back of the stage and remount their respective horses.
You see some motion upon the throne in the back left corner of the stage. It is the character dressed as the devil. He is pounding his hand upon the arm of the throne. It appears that he was thoroughly enjoying what was just portrayed upon the stage. He looks very eerie bathed in that dim red glow.
The lion with his wings plucked, moves forward towards the audience. As he advances forward, he begins to stand up on his hind feet. It is at this moment that you can clearly see that this is an actor wearing a lion costume. As he stands up, the lion suit falls away and drops to the ground. You then notice that this character is wearing a dirty white robe. He has wheat tassels held upon his head with a band around his head. He places a hand upon his heart, bows his head slightly, and gives the audience a huge, beaming smile.
The two stagehands pick up the discarded lion’s suit and toss it into the cage. They close the door to the cage and wheel the cage down the ramp, down the aisle, and they disappear behind the curtains at the back of the auditorium. You can hear that squeaky wheel getting fainter and fainter until it fades completely.
The man that was wearing the lion suit then takes steps backwards until he is standing beside the white horse with the rider. They look at each other, exchange smiles, and shake hands. They both then face the audience and are standing and sitting still, appearing relaxed.
The Book (Bible)
The lion which is really a man with a lion’s suit is the description of a ‘beast’ in a dream Daniel had.
Daniel 7:4 The first was like a lion, (Multitude) and had eagle's wings: I beheld till the wings thereof were plucked, (The woman in the wilderness, (144,000) are given two wings of an eagle to fly into the wilderness. The two wings of an eagle is the Lord’s protection of the 144,000. The wings of the eagle that were plucked is a picture of what the Multitude had with the protection of the Lord, but they threw it away by following other gods and moving away from the Truth. The wings of protection are therefore removed – the wings are plucked) and it was lifted up from the earth, and made stand upon the feet as a man, (because it is a man – the Multitude) and a man's heart (Multitude) was given to it. (The Lord gives the Multitude the heart of the Multitude to fulfill His will)
Ezekiel 38:13 Sheba, (Multitude) and Dedan, (Multitude) and the merchants of Tarshish, (Multitude) with all the young lions (Multitude) thereof, shall say unto thee, (Serpents and Scorpions) Art thou come to take a spoil? (Scorpions) hast thou gathered thy company to take a prey? (Serpents) to carry away silver and gold, to take away cattle and goods, to take a great spoil? (Scorpions)
Nahum 2:13 Behold, I am against thee, (Multitude) saith the LORD of hosts, and I will burn her (Multitude) chariots in the smoke, (Smoke of the Serpents and Scorpions) and the sword shall devour (Serpents) thy young lions: (Multitude) and I will cut off thy prey (Multitude) from the earth, and the voice of thy messengers (144,000) shall no more be heard. (Multitude has received the message from the 144,000 but it will no longer be heard because the Multitude has been killed. The message of the 144,000 is only for the Multitude and not for the Serpents and Scorpions)
The young lions spoken about in the scriptures above are the Multitude. Lions can be the Lord, Satan, Serpents, Scorpions or Multitude. You need to look at the context of the verse to determine which lion identity is being portrayed.
The man steps back and stands beside the white horse and its rider because he is another representation of the Multitude.
Daniel 7:4 The first was like a lion, (Multitude) and had eagle's wings: I beheld till the wings thereof were plucked, (The woman in the wilderness, (144,000) are given two wings of an eagle to fly into the wilderness. The two wings of an eagle is the Lord’s protection of the 144,000. The wings of the eagle that were plucked is a picture of what the Multitude had with the protection of the Lord, but they threw it away by following other gods and moving away from the Truth. The wings of protection are therefore removed – the wings are plucked) and it was lifted up from the earth, and made stand upon the feet as a man, (because it is a man – the Multitude) and a man's heart (Multitude) was given to it. (The Lord gives the Multitude the heart of the Multitude to fulfill His will)
Ezekiel 38:13 Sheba, (Multitude) and Dedan, (Multitude) and the merchants of Tarshish, (Multitude) with all the young lions (Multitude) thereof, shall say unto thee, (Serpents and Scorpions) Art thou come to take a spoil? (Scorpions) hast thou gathered thy company to take a prey? (Serpents) to carry away silver and gold, to take away cattle and goods, to take a great spoil? (Scorpions)
Nahum 2:13 Behold, I am against thee, (Multitude) saith the LORD of hosts, and I will burn her (Multitude) chariots in the smoke, (Smoke of the Serpents and Scorpions) and the sword shall devour (Serpents) thy young lions: (Multitude) and I will cut off thy prey (Multitude) from the earth, and the voice of thy messengers (144,000) shall no more be heard. (Multitude has received the message from the 144,000 but it will no longer be heard because the Multitude has been killed. The message of the 144,000 is only for the Multitude and not for the Serpents and Scorpions)
The young lions spoken about in the scriptures above are the Multitude. Lions can be the Lord, Satan, Serpents, Scorpions or Multitude. You need to look at the context of the verse to determine which lion identity is being portrayed.
The man steps back and stands beside the white horse and its rider because he is another representation of the Multitude.
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