The Kingdom of God is the restoration of the pre-fall world — a creation free from the curse where no creature kills and eats another.
Les Feldick teaches that when Christ sets up His Kingdom, creation will be delivered from the curse and restored as it was before Adam sinned. Before the fall nothing ate meat; every living thing ate herbs, grasses, fruits, and nuts. Isaiah 11 pictures that restoration, with the wolf dwelling with the lamb and the lion eating straw like the ox.
Genesis 1:29-30 — Shows the original plant-based diet given to man and every beast before the fall, which the kingdom restores.
Isaiah 11:6-8 — Pictures the future kingdom where animal enemies cohabit peacefully and the lion eats straw like the ox.
Romans 8:21-22 — States creation itself will be delivered from corruption, matching the kingdom's restoration of the pre-fall order.
Genesis 1:29-30 records God's original provision: man is given every seed-bearing herb and fruit tree, and every beast of the earth, fowl of the air, and creeping thing is given every green herb for food. The text does not mention any animal killing another for food. In Genesis 9:2-3, after the flood, God gives man every moving thing that liveth for food — a changed arrangement. Isaiah 11:6-8 describes the future kingdom: the wolf shall dwell with the lamb, the leopard shall lie down with the kid, a little child shall lead them, and the lion shall eat straw like the ox. Romans 8:21-22 adds that "the creature itself also shall be delivered from the bondage of corruption into the glorious liberty of the children of God."
Les Feldick reads the future Kingdom of God as a return to the conditions of the garden and the pre-fall earth. In Romans 8, he explains, creation is going to be "restored as it was before Adam fell": wildlife will no longer fear man or other species, and nothing will kill another species for food. Instead, everything will eat what grows naturally — grasses, herbs, nuts, berries, and forage (Clip1, Clip7). He points to Genesis 1:29-30 as the original diet: there is no indication that any creature had the freedom to kill and eat. By contrast, Genesis 9 shows a "whole different set of circumstances" after the flood, when God gave man — and, Les says, the carnivorous animals — permission to kill and eat (Clip3, Clip4, Clip7). Fulfillment comes in Isaiah 11, which Les calls the picture of the Kingdom after the curse is lifted. The wolf dwells with the lamb, the calf and young lion lie down together, a little child leads them, the cow and bear feed together, and the lion eats straw like the ox. The curse is the reason today's wildlife lives in fear; when it is lifted, creation will be peaceful again (Clip0, Clip2, Clip5, Clip6).
Les Feldick says that before Adam sinned, nothing ate meat and nothing killed another species for its livelihood. Everything — including wildlife — ate what grew naturally: grasses, herbs, nuts, and berries. Genesis 1:29-30 is the biblical basis: God gave every green herb to every beast, fowl, and creeping thing for food.
Les contrasts the pre-fall order with Genesis 9, where God tells Noah and his sons that the fear and dread of man will be upon every beast, and "every moving thing that liveth shall be food for you." This, Les says, is "a whole different set of circumstances" — a new ball game. He also points out that Genesis 9 institutes capital punishment to restrain human violence, a responsibility that did not exist before the flood.
In Isaiah 11, Les sees the Kingdom after the curse is lifted. The wolf dwells with the lamb, the leopard lies down with the kid, the calf and young lion are together, and a little child shall lead them. The cow and the bear feed together, their young lie down together, and the lion eats straw like the ox. Les says the lion loses his carnivorous appetite and reverts to eating grass and forage, as creatures did before sin entered.
Kingdom Animal Peace
Les pictures the kingdom literally: wild animals cohabit with domestic animals and a little child leads them, showing the peace of the kingdom.
Restoration to the Pre-Fall Creation
Les teaches that creation will be restored as it was before Adam fell: nothing eats meat, and wildlife will have no fear of man or other species.
Curse Lifted in Isaiah 11
Les says Isaiah 11 shows the animal kingdom after the curse is lifted, with the wolf dwelling with the lamb and eating grass and berries.
Genesis 1 Diet and the Flood Change
Les notes Genesis 1 gives every living thing green herbs and gives no one freedom to kill and eat; Genesis 9 changes the diet.
A Whole New Ball Game
Les contrasts the pre-flood vegetarian order with Genesis 9, where killing and eating begins.
Children in the Kingdom
Les says the lion will lose its carnivorous appetite and revert to eating grass "as they did I think before sin entered," with children present among the animals.
The Curse and Creation's Fear
Les explains that the curse causes today's wildlife to live in fear; when the curse is lifted in the kingdom, animals will cohabit peacefully.
Pre-Fall Diet and Post-Flood Government
Les reiterates that before the flood nothing killed for food, while Genesis 9 marks a new era of eating meat and human government.
Genesis 1:29: And God said, Behold, I have given you every herb bearing seed, which is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree, in the which is the fruit of a tree yielding seed; to you it shall be for meat.
God's original food provision to man before any curse.
Genesis 1:30: And to every beast of the earth, and to every fowl of the air, and to every thing that creepeth upon the earth, wherein there is life, I have given every green herb for meat: and it was so.
God's original food provision to every beast, fowl, and creeping thing.
Genesis 9:3: Every moving thing that liveth shall be meat for you; even as the green herb have I given you all things.
The post-flood change when God permits meat-eating.
Isaiah 11:6-7: 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.
The coming kingdom where animal enemies coexist and the lion's diet changes.
Romans 8:21-22: Because the creature itself also shall be delivered from the bondage of corruption into the glorious liberty of the children of God. For we know that the whole creation groaneth and travaileth in pain together until now.
Creation's deliverance from corruption parallels the kingdom's restoration.
According to Les Feldick, no. He teaches that before Adam fell nothing ate meat and nothing killed another species for its livelihood; everything ate what grew naturally. Genesis 1:29-30 is the biblical basis, where God gives every green herb to man and every beast for food.
Les teaches that meat-eating began after the flood. In Genesis 9:2-3 God tells Noah that every moving thing that liveth shall be food, and Les calls this a whole different set of circumstances from the original creation.
Les connects Romans 8 to the kingdom: creation itself will be delivered from the bondage of corruption and restored as it was before Adam fell. This restoration includes animals living without fear and eating plants, as pictured in Isaiah 11.
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