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Daniel 6:16-24
Then the king commanded, and they brought Daniel, and cast him into the den of lions. Now the king spoke and said to Daniel, Your God whom you serve continually, he will deliver you.
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Daniel 7:12
As concerning the rest of the beasts, they had their dominion taken away: yet their lives were prolonged for a season and time.
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2 Timothy 4:17
Notwithstanding the Lord stood with me, and strengthened me; that by me the preaching might be fully known, and that all the Gentiles might hear: and I was delivered out of the mouth of the lion.
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The Era of Persecution
... of young virgins to meet the lion's eye without ... over with combustible materials,
were used as torches ... Rome ever systematically turned the torture of criminals ...
/.../brittain/women of early christianity/iii the era of persecution.htm

John Chapter viii. 15-18
... He has put such honor on the instrument of His own torture? Now is the cross no
longer used among the Romans in the ... that of a man, of an ox, of a lion, and of ...
/.../augustine/homilies on the gospel of john/tractate xxxvi john chapter viii.htm

Homilies on the Statues.
... Criminals, wretched appearance of at the bar, [873]396. ... 1105]387, n.; in a forest,
[1106]389; its property of rising, [1107]404; used in torture, [1108]474. ...
/.../christianbookshelf.org/chrysostom/on the priesthood/homilies on the statues.htm

Christ Our Passover
... him, like deer scattered by a lion, yet did ... was separated four days, the ancient
allegories used to say ... continued suffering"the roasting of torture; and then ...
/.../spurgeon/spurgeons sermons volume 2 1856/christ our passover.htm

On the Ten Points of Doctrine.
... saith, he goeth about as a roaring lion, seeking whom ... pleasing words, but contended
even unto torture and death ... the Son both terms, though sometimes used in a ...
/.../cyril/lectures of s cyril of jerusalem/lecture iv on the ten.htm

The Political Constitution of Egypt
... Only the general outline of the lion can now be traced in his weather-worn body. ...
and denote the attendants or court of each god; they are used to distinguish ...
/.../chapter ithe political constitution of.htm

A Traveler's Note-Book
... and we are all the work of thy hand." A similitude is used even gentler ... the worst
that can befall him"drinks the hemlock or suffers the torture"rather than ...
/.../merriam/the chief end of man/iii a travelers note-book.htm

Memoir of John Bunyan
... and which, though it may hardly be deemed presentable in serious composition, I
shall use, as Bunyan himself (no mealy-mouthed writer) would have used it, had ...
/.../bunyan/the works of john bunyan volumes 1-3/memoir of john bunyan.htm

Resources
What is the significance of lions in the Bible? | GotQuestions.org

What is the correct translation of Psalm 22:16? | GotQuestions.org

What are the Christian themes in The Magician's Nephew? | GotQuestions.org

Lion: Dictionary and Thesaurus | Clyx.com

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