Quote Originally Posted by growrilla
Yes... What I sais is true. That is why they call Halie Selassie "The king of kings, lord of lords, the conquering lion of the tribe of Judah." That was the title of Jesus. Since Halie Selassie became emperor in the land of David, He claimed that title. I used to hang out with a few REAL Rasta's.
actually he was also named Haile Selassie upon his coronation, that's not his actual name, and you left out light of this world and elect of god, and he didn't claim it, all titles given to the King are traditional for Crowned Emporers of Ethiopia and go back to the time of Menelik I