Biblically orientated people, will instinctively react to any headline they notice, which mentions a lion, a bear and a panther all in one mention.
It’s just so has come to pass, that such a story has come into the news this very day.
In Germany, Lions, a Bear and Panthers have escaped from a zoo.
The news items is carried on various news sources.
The book of Revelation mentions a leopard, a bear and a lion.
Rev 13:1 ¶ And I stood upon the sand of the sea, and saw a beast rise up out of the sea, having seven heads and ten horns, and upon his horns ten crowns, and upon his heads the name of blasphemy.
2 And the beast which I saw was like unto a leopard, and his feet were as the feet of a bear, and his mouth as the mouth of a lion: and the dragon gave him his power, and his seat, and great authority.
If you take the time to check the original language, you will find the word used for leopard can also be translated as “panther.”
The gifted people who translated the Bible into the KJV version, from the original language were trying to convey the meaning that this was a beast possessing great speed and ferocity.
The Bible conditions people`s thinking and enables them to react in a distinctive way.
These wonderful creatures should be left alone to live out their lives in their natural habitats.