When will the world finally have peace and prosperity?
The world will have peace and prosperity only when the Prince of Peace comes. Until then, despite humanity's desire for a utopia of peaceful living among all groups and races, such harmony will not happen. At that time, creation will be restored: predators will dwell with prey, and the earth will be full of the knowledge of the LORD.
Les explains that Scripture depicts a coming kingdom where the wolf dwells with the lamb, the leopard lies down with the kid, and the calf and young lion are together with a little child leading them. The cow and bear feed together, and the lion eats straw like an ox, losing its carnivorous appetite and reverting to grass and forage as before sin entered. The suckling child plays on the hole of the asp, and the weaned child puts his hand on the cockatrice den; they shall not hurt nor destroy in all God's holy mountain, which in Scripture represents a kingdom. The earth shall be full of the knowledge of the LORD as waters cover the sea. This is what the Lord's prayer instructs to pray for. The world wants a utopia of peace and prosperity, peaceful living among all groups and races, but it will not happen until the Prince of Peace comes.