Because in God's Kingdom the curse, sin, death, and Satan are removed, and Christ rules with perfect righteousness.
Les Feldick teaches that the Kingdom Age will be much like the Garden of Eden: no death, no sickness, no curse, and no adversary. With Satan locked up and Christ as King, even wild animals will be peaceable, and children will play without danger. The Bible promises that no one will hurt or destroy in all of God's holy mountain.
Isaiah 11:9 — This verse directly states the reason there will be no harm or destruction in God's kingdom: the earth will be filled with the knowledge of the Lord.
Isaiah 2:4 — This verse shows the Kingdom's peace by describing weapons of war being beaten into farm tools.
Isaiah 11 pictures the peace of God's coming Kingdom. The wolf shall dwell with the lamb, the leopard shall lie down with the kid, the calf and the young lion and the fatling shall be together, and a little child shall lead them. The cow and the bear shall feed; their young ones shall lie down together, and the lion shall eat straw like the ox. A sucking child shall play on the hole of the asp, and a weaned child shall put his hand on the cockatrice's den. Then in Isaiah 11:9 God gives the reason for this safety: "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 2:4 adds that the Lord "shall judge among the nations, and shall rebuke many people: and they shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruninghooks: nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall they learn war any more."
Les teaches that the Old Testament prophets promised a literal, earthly kingdom that will cover the whole earth. The reason there will be no harm or destruction is that the conditions of the curse will be removed. He points out that all of human history has been under the curse, and that wild animals and birds live in constant fear of being somebody else's lunch. In the Kingdom Age, sin, death, sickness, disease, and the curse will be gone, and Satan will be locked up. Christ will rule as King over the whole earth with a perfect, righteous government, and flesh-and-blood people will live, work, and have children in the absence of the adversary. Les also stresses that Isaiah 11's picture of a wolf dwelling with a lamb and children playing among wild animals is a physical description of the Kingdom, not just a metaphor. Because the curse is lifted and Christ is in control, nothing will hurt or destroy on God's holy mountain.
Yes. Les says Isaiah 11 describes a literal physical Kingdom where the wolf and the lamb dwell together and little children play among wild animals that were once dangerous. He explains that under the curse, animals live in constant fear, but when Christ returns and the curse is lifted, that fear and danger will be removed.
Les teaches that in the Kingdom Age there is no death to speak of, no sickness, and no disease, making it much like the Garden of Eden. He also notes that at the start of this age God locks up Satan, so the citizens of the Kingdom live in the absence of the adversary and under the perfect righteous rule of Christ the King.
This peace will begin after the tribulation when Christ returns. Les says all human history up to that point has been under the curse, and when the curse is lifted at Christ's return, the beauty of Isaiah 11 becomes reality. Praise will fill the earth as the Kingdom is established.
Human History Under the Curse
Les sets the context that all human history until the Kingdom Age has been under the curse, which is why the peace of Isaiah 11 is a future change.
The Kingdom's Righteous Rule
Les explains that the Kingdom will operate in the absence of sin and the adversary, under the perfect righteous rule of Christ the King, removing the causes of harm.
An Indestructible Kingdom
Les notes that the kingdom God sets up is one that shall not be destroyed, underscoring the permanence of the peace described.
No Death, Sickness, or Curse
Les says that in the Kingdom Age there will be no death, no sickness, no disease, and that Satan will be locked up, making it like the Garden of Eden.
The Physical Peace of Isaiah 11
Les applies Isaiah 11's wolf-lamb imagery to the earthly Kingdom and ties it to no curse, no sin, no want, no poverty, and no famine.
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And as the New Testament teaches so plainly, Paul, as well as in the book of Revelation, when that kingdom is set up, if you and I are in the body tonight, we're truly, genuinely born from above, we're going to rule and reign with Him over that glorious kingdom. So now I'll still say what I've said before, the kingdom is the kingdom is the kingdom. It's spiritual? Yes. It's physical? Yes.
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And as the New Testament teaches so plainly, Paul, as well as in the book of Revelation, when that kingdom is set up, if you and I are in the body tonight, we're truly, genuinely born from above, we're going to rule and reign with Him over that glorious kingdom. So now I'll still say what I've said before, the kingdom is the kingdom is the kingdom. It's spiritual? Yes. It's physical? Yes.
Curse Lifted at Christ's Return
Les says the animal creation has lived under the curse in fear, but when the curse is lifted at Christ's return, the conditions that cause harm will be gone.
Isaiah 11:6: 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.
This verse shows the peaceable nature of the animal kingdom in God's future Kingdom.
Isaiah 11:7: And the cow and the bear shall feed; their young ones shall lie down together: and the lion shall eat straw like the ox.
This verse confirms that even former predators will live peacefully together.
Isaiah 11:8: And the sucking child shall play on the hole of the asp, and the weaned child shall put his hand on the cockatrice' den.
This verse promises that children will be safe even around previously dangerous animals.
Isaiah 11:9: 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.
This is the direct biblical promise that no harm or destruction will occur in God's Kingdom.
Isaiah 2:4: And he shall judge among the nations, and shall rebuke many people: and they shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruninghooks: nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall they learn war any more.
This verse illustrates the end of warfare and the peaceful conditions of the Kingdom.
No. Les Feldick teaches that there is no death to speak of, no sickness, and no disease during the Kingdom Age. It will be much like the Garden of Eden, and people will have children for a thousand years.
Yes. Les says Isaiah 11 pictures the wolf and the lamb dwelling together and little children playing among wild animals. Because the curse is lifted and Satan is locked up, the danger animals once caused will be gone.
Les teaches that it is both. It is physical because Christ will rule over the whole earth with real people, children, and peaceful animals. It is spiritual because it is a kingdom of righteousness, holiness, sinlessness, no death, and no curse.
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