The Lost Tribe of Judah is modern Russia and all other affiliated countries.
Note that in the Bible there are 2 sons of Jacob who are in perpetual competion with each other. These are Judah and Joseph.
They have different mothers, and would eventually end up leading the 2 parts of the split kingdom of ancient Israel.
Those 2 parts of the kingdom, the mount of Olives splitting in history into north and south, eventually went east and west. The southern kingdom of ancient Israel, lead by Judah, went east, forming the Soviet Block, and the northern kingdom of ancient Israel, lead by Joseph, went west.
This split in the 2 parts of David's ancient kingdom has thus been seen across most of recorded history and also maps to the east and west split in the Roman empire. The Tzars in Russia likened themselves to Ceasar, and the Russian word Tzar is simply an odd pronounciation on the word Ceasar.
Understanding this background explains the general situation in the world, but there is the issue of specific blessings given over Judah.
Jacob's pronouncement over Judah:
1 Genesis 49:8-12 8יְהוּדָ֗ה אַתָּה֙ יוֹד֣וּךָ אַחֶ֔יךָ יָדְךָ֖ בְּעֹ֣רֶף אֹיְבֶ֑יךָ יִשְׁתַּחֲוּ֥וּ לְךָ֖ בְּנֵ֥י אָבִֽיךָ׃ 9גּ֤וּר אַרְיֵה֙ יְהוּדָ֔ה מִטֶּ֖רֶף בְּנִ֣י עָלִ֑יתָ כָּרַ֨ע רָבַ֧ץ כְּאַרְיֵ֛ה וּכְלָבִ֖יא מִ֥י יְקִימֶֽנּוּ׃ 10לֹֽא־ יָס֥וּר שֵׁ֙בֶט֙ מִֽיהוּדָ֔ה וּמְחֹקֵ֖ק מִבֵּ֣ין רַגְלָ֑יו עַ֚ד כִּֽי־ יָבֹ֣א וְל֖וֹ יִקְּהַ֥ת עַמִּֽים׃ 11אֹסְרִ֤י לַגֶּ֙פֶן֙ וְלַשֹּׂרֵקָ֖ה בְּנִ֣י אֲתֹנ֑וֹ כִּבֵּ֤ס בַּיַּ֙יִן֙ לְבֻשׁ֔וֹ וּבְדַם־ עֲנָבִ֖ים 12חַכְלִילִ֥י עֵינַ֖יִם מִיָּ֑יִן וּלְבֶן־ שִׁנַּ֖יִם מֵחָלָֽב׃ (WLC)
1 Genesis 49:8-12 8Judah, thou art he whom thy brethren shall praise: thy hand shall be in the neck of thine enemies; thy fathers children shall bow down before thee. 9Judah is a lions whelp: from the prey, my son, thou art gone up: he stooped down, he couched as a lion, and as an old lion; who shall rouse him up? 10The sceptre shall not depart from Judah, nor a lawgiver from between his feet, until Shiloh come; and unto him shall the gathering of the people be. 11Binding his foal unto the vine, and his asss colt unto the choice vine; he washed his garments in wine, and his clothes in the blood of grapes: 12His eyes shall be red with wine, and his teeth white with milk.(KJV)
1 Genesis 49:8-12 8Judah, thou art he whom thy brethren shall praise: thy hand shall be in the neck of thine enemies; thy father's children shall bow down before thee. 9Judah is a lion's whelp: from the prey, my son, thou art gone up: he stooped down, he couched as a lion, and as an old lion; who shall rouse him up? 10The sceptre shall not depart from Judah, nor a lawgiver from between his feet, until Shiloh come; and unto him shall the gathering of the people be. 11Binding his foal unto the vine, and his ass's colt unto the choice vine; he washed his garments in wine, and his clothes in the blood of grapes: 12His eyes shall be red with wine, and his teeth white with milk.(KJV/NC)
1 Genesis 49:8-12 8Judah, thee shall thy brethren praise:
Thy hand shall be on the neck of thine enemies;
Thy father's sons shall bow down before thee.
9Judah is a lion's whelp;
From the prey, my son, thou art gone up:
He stooped down, he couched as a lion,
And as a lioness; who shall rouse him up?
10The sceptre shall not depart from Judah,
Nor the ruler's staff from between his feet,
Until Shiloh come:
And unto him shall the obedience of the peoples be.
11Binding his foal unto the vine,
And his ass's colt unto the choice vine;
He hath washed his garments in wine,
And his vesture in the blood of grapes:
12His eyes shall be red with wine,(ASV)
1 Genesis 49:8-12 8¶ Judah, your brothers shall praise you; your hand shall be on the neck of your enemies; your father's sons shall bow down before you. 9Judah is a lion's whelp; from the prey, my son, you are gone up; he stooped down, he crouched as a lion, and as a young lion; who shall rouse him up? 10The sceptre shall not depart from Judah, nor a lawgiver from between his feet, until the coming of the One to whom the sceptre belongs, to whom the Gentiles shall look forward. 11He shall tie up his foal to the vine, and his ass's colt to a branch; he shall bleach his garments with wine, and his robe with the juices of the grape; 12His eyes shall be radiant with wine, and his teeth white with milk? (LAM)
1 Genesis 49:8-12 8Judah, your brothers shall praise you; your hand shall be on the neck of your enemies; your father's sons shall bow down before you. 9Judah is a lion's whelp; from the prey, my son, you have gone up. He stooped down, he couched as a lion, and as a lioness; who dares rouse him up? 10The scepter shall not depart from Judah, nor the ruler's staff from between his feet, until he comes to whom it belongs; and to him shall be the obedience of the peoples. 11Binding his foal to the vine and his ass's colt to the choice vine, he washes his garments in wine and his vesture in the blood of grapes; 12his eyes shall be red with wine, and his teeth white with milk. (RSV)
1 Genesis 49:8-12 8"Judah, your brothers will praise you; your hand will be on the neck of your enemies; your father's sons will bow down to you. 9You are a lion's cub, O Judah; you return from the prey, my son. Like a lion he crouches and lies down, like a lioness -- who dares to rouse him? 10The scepter will not depart from Judah, nor the ruler's staff from between his feet, until he comes to whom it belongs and the obedience of the nations is his. 11He will tether his donkey to a vine, his colt to the choicest branch; he will wash his garments in wine, his robes in the blood of grapes. 12His eyes will be darker than wine, his teeth whiter than milk. (NIV)
1 Genesis 49:8-12
8'Judah, your brothers will praise you:
Your hand will be on the neck of your enemies;
Your father's sons will bow down before you.
9Judah is a lion's cub.
From the prey, my son, you have gone up.
He stooped down, he crouched as a lion,
As a lioness.
Who will rouse him up?
10The scepter will not depart from Judah,
Nor the ruler's staff from between his feet,
Until he comes to whom it belongs.
To him will the obedience of the peoples be.
11Binding his foal to the vine,
His donkey's colt to the choice vine;
He has washed his garments in wine,
His robes in the blood of grapes:
12His eyes will be red with wine,
His teeth white with milk.(WEB)
1 Genesis 49:8-12
8'Judah, your brothers will praise you.
Your hand will be on the neck of your enemies.
Your father's sons will bow down before you.
9Judah is a lion's cub.
From the prey, my son, you have gone up.
He stooped down, he crouched as a lion,
as a lioness.
Who will rouse him up?
10The scepter will not depart from Judah,
nor the ruler's staff from between his feet,
until he comes to whom it belongs.
To him will the obedience of the peoples be.
11Binding his foal to the vine,
his donkey's colt to the choice vine;
he has washed his garments in wine,
his robes in the blood of grapes.
12His eyes will be red with wine,
his teeth white with milk.(WEB/HNV)
1 Genesis 49:8-12 8Judah, your brothers will praise you; your hand will be on the neck of your enemies; your father's sons will bow down before you. 9Judah is a lion's whelp; from the prey, my son, you are gone up; he stooped down, he crouched as a lion, and as a young lion; who will rouse him up? 10The scepter will not depart from Judah, nor a lawgiver from between his feet, until the coming of the One to whom the scepter belongs, to whom the Gentiles will look forward. 11He will tie up his foal to the vine, and his donkey's colt to a branch; he will bleach his garments with wine, and his robe with the juices of the grape; 12His eyes will be radiant with wine, and his teeth white with milk? (BRB)
This blessing is often linked by Christians to Jesus, as Jesus was descended from David, himself from the tribe of Judah. This blessing appears to go deeper, and has fulfilled in at least 2 key ways in the modern era.
The first is the general nature of the Russian empire, formed by military conquest of lands surrounding Russia. The kingdom implied in Jacob's blessing.
The second, and perhaps more interesting application, is the United Nations. The general structure of the United Nations follows the structure of Soviet governments. To reflect that pattern, the general iconography of the United Nations also follows traditional Soviet types and patterns.
This is no accident, the United Nations is the goverment that if Jesus came back today he would take the reigns of... It is Judah's government, the one being prepared for Jesus to take control of.
Judah was the prominent son of Leah. Leah had bad eyes, and that seems to be reflective of an inability to see what God is doing. There is a history of religous persecution across Russia and that history appears to be hinted at in the way Judah could not correctly handle Tamar. Tamar is also interesting, as the name is associated in scripture with the richly ornamented robe and the story in Genesis of Judah's dealing with Tamar is a prophetic story of Russia dealing with the English speaking west. In general Judah wants to stone and burn Tamar, but eventually relents.
The millennial reign of Christ is intricately interwoven into the Christianization of Russia. Around the year 990 the Russian peoples converted to Christianity. I've written up a seperate article with an extensive explanation of this key event in world history. For 1000 years Christ has reigned in the land of Gog and Magog...
This was the key headline around the year 1000. Many thought Jesus would return around the first millennium from his first visit 2000 years ago. The miracle was the general conversion of nations across Europe to Christianity, and Russia was one of the last.
Peter is the disciple to Judah, modern Russia, and this is seen in many place names in Russia. St. Petersburg, though nominally named for Tzar Peter... is a prophetic match to the Apostle to Russia...