NEVER DEPART Lion of Judah Tee
Fit: boxy and oversized, like a real 90s band tee. Order your normal size for the oversized look, or size down one for a closer fit.
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The biggest plot twist in the Bible takes exactly two verses.
In Revelation 5, the apostle John is crying. In the right hand of God there's a sealed scroll that holds the end of the story, and no one in heaven or on earth is worthy to open it.
Then one of the elders tells him to stop weeping:
"Behold, the Lion of the tribe of Juda, the Root of David, hath prevailed to open the book." (Revelation 5:5)
So John turns around to see the Lion.
And what he sees is a Lamb. "A Lamb as it had been slain." (Revelation 5:6)
Read that again. He turns to look for a lion and finds a lamb that's been sacrificed. That's the whole gospel in one turn of the head. The strongest King who ever lived won by laying His life down.
The title goes all the way back to Genesis 49, where Jacob blessed his son Judah and called him "a lion's whelp." King David came from Judah's line. So did Jesus.
Most lion shirts are about looking tough. This one is about a kind of strength that roars and also knows when to lay down.
What's on it
A roaring lion in rough, high contrast ink, like a screen printed concert poster pulled off a telephone pole, with LION OF JUDAH stacked in clean type down the middle. Bone ink on washed black.
Here's what you're actually getting
- Heavy 7.1 oz, 100% cotton. Real weight and structure, not the thin, clingy feel of a cheap tee.
- Garment dyed after it's sewn. The black comes out washed and faded, like a shirt you've owned for ten years. Every one fades a little differently.
- Boxy, oversized fit with dropped shoulders. The true 90s silhouette. Order your normal size for the oversized look, or size down one for a closer fit.
- Wide, twin stitched ribbed collar. Built to hold its shape instead of stretching out.
- Printed when you order it. Made for you, not pulled off a warehouse pile.
Part of Drop 01
One of the first ten designs from Never Depart. When Drop 01 closes, this design may not come back.
Our promise
If your shirt shows up damaged or misprinted, email us a photo and we'll send you a new one, free. No runaround.
Orders of $75 or more ship free anywhere in the US. Any two tees gets you there.
The Lion and the Lamb. Wear both.