Will a weaned child be able to put his hand on a cockatrice's den safely?
Yes, Scripture pictures the weaned child placing his hand on a cockatrice's den without harm. That venomous creature, another thing feared, will not hurt him. This describes the peace when the curse is lifted: no fear, no hurt, no destruction in God's holy mountain.
Les explains that in the coming conditions after the curse is lifted, even a baby can play on the hole of the old poisonous snake, the asp, with no fear. Verse 9 adds that a weaned child shall put his hand on a cockatrice's den, another venomous thing to be feared, yet there is no fear. Earlier, the leopard lies with the kid, the calf, young lion, and fatling pasture together, and a little child leads them; mothers need not worry about their young among leopards and lions. Under the curse predators pick on the babies of a species, which is heartbreaking to watch, but when the curse is lifted they all lie down and feed together, and the lion eats straw, grass, or forage like the cow. The result is that nothing hurts or destroys in God's holy mountain, because the earth is full of the knowledge of the Lord as waters cover the sea.
And the sucking child shall play on the hole of the asp, and the weaned child shall put his hand on the cockatrice’ den.
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Will children be safe to play around poisonous snakes like asps and cockatrices in the future restoration?
In that future time, even nursing babies and weaned children will be able to play safely at the dens of poisonous snakes like the asp and the cockatrice; there will be no fear.