And the first was like a lion, and the second like a calf, and the third had a face like a man, and the fourth was like a flying eagle.

And one of the elders said to me, Weep not;---Behold the lion of the tribe of Juda, the root of David, hath prevailed to open the book, and to loose its seven seals.

And he cried with a loud voice like the roaring of a lion; and when he had cried, seven thunders uttered their voices.

And the beast which I saw was like a leopard, and his feet as the feet of a bear, and his mouth as the mouth of a lion: and the dragon gave him his power, and his throne, and great authority.