Les Feldick Bible Study

What do predators like leopards and cheetahs target in the current world?

In the present world under the curse, predators such as leopards and cheetahs target the young of other species—baby deer, baby zebras, or any animal that cannot keep up. This contrasts with the coming kingdom, when they will lie down and feed together without harm.

Les explains that if you go back to nature documentaries, leopards and cheetahs really like to pick on the baby of a species—maybe a baby deer, a baby zebra, or something that can't keep up. He says it tears his heart up and he doesn't even like to watch it anymore. This is what it is like under the curse. But when the curse is lifted, it will be different: they are all going to lie down, feed together, and the lion will eat straw or grass or forage just like the cow does today. Then there is no fear, even for a small child around poisonous snakes.