A Roaring Lion

Prov 20:2
"The wrath of a king is like the roaring of a lion; Whoever provokes him to anger sins against his own life."

In the Old Testament when the king was angry at you, most assuredly you had cause to fear because judgment, no doubt, would soon follow. The anger of the king was referred to as "roaring," though under the old covenant there actually were "teeth" involved.

That old, roaring lion, the devil, was given a PHD by Jesus--PERMANENT HEAD DAMAGE, that is.  He goes about as a "roaring lion" seeking whom he may devour.  That implies not everyone is devourable.  That's why he's "seeking."  Believers who KNOW their New Covenent, bought and paid for by the precious blood of our Lord Jesus Himself, leave a bad taste in his mouth.....if he is foolish enough to attack us.  Believers who don't know who they are in Christ can be easier prey.

Outside of Christ, however, all bets are off.  They are completely subject to his whim.  No recourse.  No defense.

His roaring is nothing more than a vain attempt to scare people into thinking that King Jesus is angry at us.  HE ISN'T.  NOTHING COULD BE FURTHER FROM THE TRUTH!

God says in Isaiah 54:9-10:
"9 For as I have sworn That the waters of Noah would no longer cover the earth, So have I sworn That I WOULD NOT BE ANGRY WITH YOU, NOR REBUKE YOU. For the mountains shall depart 10 And the hills be removed, But My kindness SHALL NOT depart from you, Nor shall My covenant of peace be removed,” Says the LORD, who has mercy on you."

He will NEVER AGAIN be angry with us EVER. ALL His righteous wrath and judgment was exhausted in the body of our Lord Jesus until there was NONE LEFT! HALLELUIA!!!.....and never means NEVER!

Young, strong, healthy lions that are agile enough to hunt creep about SILENTLY.  They stalk their prey and then strike without warning.  If they made any kind of sound, they would alert their quarry, giving it a chance to escape. 
Only old, feeble, toothless lions...you know, USELESS...that can no longer move much, let alone hunt, they're the ones that roar.  All they do is sit around and nap....a lot.....because they are USELESS:  All roar no bite.  They can't harm anybody.

That, Church, is why the useless, pointless, UTTERLY DEFEATED, head-bashed-in-by-Jesus ol' devil is pictured as a roaring lion.