The Millennial Kingdom

The Millennial Kingdom – the Creatures and the Environment

“The wolf also shall dwell with the lamb, and the leopard shall lie down with the kid; and the calf and the young lion and the fatling together; and a little child shall lead them.  

And the cow and the bear shall feed; their young ones shall lie down together: and the lion shall eat straw like the ox.

And the sucking child shall play on the hole of the asp, and the weaned child shall put his hand on the cockatrice’ den.

They shall not hurt nor destroy in all my holy mountain: for the earth shall be full of the knowledge of the Lord, as the waters cover the sea.”

Isaiah 11v6-9

Scripture Readings:

• Isaiah 11v6-9, 51v3, 55v12-13
• Ezekiel 36v15, 35, 47v1-12
• Joel 3v18-21
• Amos 9v11-15, Zechariah 14v4, 8
• Romans 8v18-25

1. The deliverance of a groaning creation (Romans 8v18-25)

• Suffering then glory (v18)
• The present expectation of creation (v19)
• The present subjection of creation (v20)
• The future deliverance of creation (v21)
• The groaning of creation (v22)
• The groaning saint (v23)
• The hope of the saint (v24)
• The patience of the saint (v25)

2. The peace between predator and prey (lsaiah 11v6-9)

• The rest of the creature
• The child and the creatures
• The feeding of the creatures
• The knowledge of the Lord

3. The transformation of the landscape (Isaiah 51v3, 55v12-13, Ezekiel 36v&-12, 35, Joel 3v18-21)

• Joy and gladness in the dry places (her waste places, her wilderness, her desert) (Isaiah 51v3)
• The singing in the mountains (Isaiah 55v12)
• Trees instead of thorns and briers (Isaiah 55v13) – symbol of the curse removed
• Fruitfulness and multiplication in the mountains (Ezekiel 36v8-12, 35, Joel 3v18)

4. The abundance of the harvest (Amos 9v13-15)

• The ploughman and the reaper (v13)
• Vineyards and wine (v14)
• Gardens and fruit (v14)

5. The healing of the sea (Ezekiel 47v1, 10-12, Zechariah 14v 4, 8)

• The parting of the mountain (Zechariah 14v4)
• The flow of living waters (Zechariah 14v8)
• The waters from the house of God (Ezekiel 47v1)
• A river to swim in (v5)
• Trees on the bank (v7)
• The healing of the waters (of the Dead Sea) (v8)
• The abundance of fish (v9)
• The activity of the fishermen (v10)

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