Lion of Judah Emperor Haile Selassie I (ostensibly the 225th king from King David) was deposed in 1974. Both Christian and Jewish Ethiopian history have it that there were also immigrants of the Tribes of Dan and Judah that accompanied Makeda back from her visit to Solomon; hence the Ge'ez motto "Mo`a 'Anbessa Ze'imnegede Yihuda" ("The Lion of Judah has conquered"), included among the titles of the Emperor throughout the Solomonic Dynasty. It is unknown whether John of Patmos was directly aware of this hereditary title when he penned it into the text of the prophecy. The Lion of Judah motif figured prominently
Tribe of Judah Motorcycle Ministries Tribe of Judah MM was founded in 1984 by Ben Priest. According to Priest's personal testimony he was formerly addicted to illicit drugs and a member of an outlaw motorcycle club. In 1980 Priest underwent a conversion experience after attempting to commit suicide by drug overdose. Priest reports a personal encounter with Jesus Christ and details experiences which comply with what charismatic and pentecostal Christians would describe as Spirit baptism and the practice of speaking in tongues. Priest later formed the Tribe of Judah MM as a means to spread the Christian gospel amongst the biker community he had once