Persia has well been called the land of “the Lion and the
Sun.” The symbol of “the Lion and the Sun” originated in the
days when the Zoroastrians were the inhabitants of the land.
The sun, being the emblem of the fire-worshipers, was taken as
their national badge. The lion was added later because Ali, the
grandson of Mohammed, was called the “Lion of God.” The woman’s
face in the sun was inserted some years later by one of the
Persian kings as a tribute to his favorite wife.
What is the Church but the land of the Lion and the Sun, the Lion of
Judah; the Sun of righteousness? What is its content but the bride of
Christ?
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=Church, Loyalty to=--See LOYALTY TO THE CHURCH.