Micah 5:8
And the remnant of Jacob shall be among the Gentiles in the midst of many people as a lion among the beasts of the forest, as a young lion among the flocks of sheep: who, if he go through, both treadeth down, and teareth in pieces, and none can deliver.
Micah was from a little village southwest of Jerusalem, a contemporary of Isaiah whose prophecies greatly resemble Isaiah's. The verse stands in chapters 4 and 5, which contain very definite prophecies concerning the birth of Jesus. It describes the remnant of Jacob living among many peoples and among the Gentiles in the midst of many people. That remnant is compared to a lion among the beasts of the forest and to a young lion among flocks of sheep. If it goes through, it both treads down and tears in pieces, and none can deliver its victims from it.
Chapter 5 shows that the great antagonistic church-and-state beast system begins with Babylon. That beginning was at the time the kingdom was taken away from Israel and Judah went into captivity to Babylon. Together with verse 7, the verse is linked to the latter rain, the special outpouring of God's Spirit for service. That connection places the outpouring in the present time. It also connects the outpouring with Christ's power and glory revealed before His coming.