Yes — there will be animals in the Kingdom, and according to Les Feldick, every animal in the Kingdom Age will be a pet.
Les teaches that the Kingdom is Christ's thousand-year reign set up on the earth, not merely a distant heavenly state, and the animal kingdom is an essential part of it. When people ask whether they will have pets in the Kingdom, he answers that every animal will be a pet — not just a few dogs or cats, but every wild animal will be just as tame as household pets are tonight [Clip 1]. He grounds this in Isaiah 11, where after the curse is lifted the wolf dwells with the lamb and children play safely among all the wild animals.
Isaiah 11:6-9 — Isaiah 11 is the passage Les Feldick cites that directly pictures the animal kingdom in the Kingdom Age — the wolf dwelling with the lamb and a little child leading them.
In Isaiah 11, the Bible describes the coming Kingdom of the branch from Jesse's roots, and it speaks directly of the animal kingdom. Isaiah 11:6 says: “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.” Verse 7 continues: “And the cow and the bear shall feed; their young ones shall lie down together: and the lion shall eat straw like the ox.” Verse 8 goes further: “And the sucking child shall play on the hole of the asp, and the weaned child shall put his hand on the cockatrice' den.” The passage concludes in verse 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.” These verses show that the animal kingdom itself is transformed in the Kingdom Age — predators and prey dwell together, and children are safe even near the den of poisonous snakes. In the New Testament, Paul writes that “the whole creation groaneth and travaileth in pain together until now” (Romans 8:22), showing that creation itself awaits the lifting of the curse.
Les Feldick brings up the animal kingdom when he walks through Isaiah 11, and he openly shares the questions he receives: “We get a phone call every once in a while. Are we going to have pets in the kingdom?” His answer is emphatic: every animal is going to be a pet. “It isn't just going to be a few like a dog or a cat,” he explains, “but you see look at all the wild animals that are going to be just as tame as our household pets are tonight” [Clip 1]. Les ties this directly to the lifting of the curse. When the curse is lifted in Isaiah 11, the wolf will dwell with the lamb — the lamb will not have to worry, because the wolf will eat grass and berries like everything else instead of killing it. He points to Romans 8, where creation itself groans under the curse and looks forward to this very change [Clip 4]. Les teaches that “the kingdom is the kingdom is the kingdom” — it is both spiritual and physical, set up on the earth. The animal kingdom of Isaiah 11 — the wolf and lamb dwelling together and little kids playing among all the wild animals — is the physical side, while righteousness, holiness, and sinlessness make it spiritual [Clip 2]. He also extends the idea to the new earth, saying he feels there will be an animal kingdom there with birds — though he takes back fish, since there is no more sea [Clip 5].
Les says people call in and ask, “Are we going to have pets in the kingdom?” His answer is that every animal is going to be a pet. It will not be just a few like a dog or a cat — every wild animal will be just as tame as household pets are tonight.
Les says the animal kingdom described in Isaiah 11 is what creation is looking forward to in Romans 8. When the curse is lifted, the wolf dwells with the lamb and the lamb no longer has to worry, because the wolf eats grass and berries like other creatures. Little kids will be playing among all the wild animals.
Les says he feels the thousand-year Kingdom economy will move onto the new earth. He believes there will be an animal kingdom there, including birds — though he takes back fish, because there is no more sea in the new creation.
Les answers, “the kingdom is the kingdom is the kingdom.” It is spiritual in that it is a kingdom of righteousness, holiness, and sinlessness with no death and no curse. It is physical in that it is set up on the earth, where the wolf and the lamb dwell together and little kids play among the wild animals. It is also political, with Christ as King of kings and Lord of lords over the whole earth.
Les describes the thousand-year reign of Christ as a glorious time. Satan is locked up; there is no sin, no sickness, and no death. Christ is the absolute ruler — a benevolent dictatorship — and the Kingdom will be the utopia the secular world has been looking for. Those who enter will be flesh and blood, will have families, and will reproduce on this earthly Kingdom.
Kingdom Conditions: No Sin, Sickness, or Death
Les sets the context for the Kingdom Age: Satan is locked up, Christ rules absolutely and benevolently, and there is no sin, sickness, or death — conditions under which the animal kingdom will be transformed.
Every Animal Will Be a Pet
Les directly answers the pets question: every animal in the Kingdom will be a pet — not just a few dogs or cats — and all the wild animals will be as tame as household pets are tonight.
Isaiah 11: The Animal Kingdom in a Physical Kingdom
Les uses Isaiah 11 — the wolf dwelling with the lamb and children playing among wild animals — to show the Kingdom is a physical earthly reality, not only a spiritual state.
Isaiah 11 Repeated: The Wolf and the Lamb
This clip repeats the same Isaiah 11 teaching: the animal kingdom is part of the earthly Kingdom where Christ rules as King of kings and Lord of lords — evidence the teaching is consistent.
The Curse Lifted: Wolf Eats Grass Instead of the Lamb
Les explains the result of the lifted curse in Isaiah 11: the wolf dwells with the lamb, the lamb is safe, and the wolf eats grass and berries like other creatures — the deliverance creation groans for in Romans 8.
An Animal Kingdom on the New Earth
Les says he feels the kingdom economy extends to the new earth, where there will be an animal kingdom with birds — though he takes back fish, since there is no sea.
What Happens When the Lamb Opens the Seals — Revelation 6
Now of course, this is the future of the believer. We will indeed rule and reign under the King of kings and Lord of lords, and we will have a kingly priesthood. And we shall reign where? On the earth. See, now a lot of people don't like to believe that, but yes we are. We're going to rule and reign with Him in an earthly kingdom, promised all the way back to the book of Genesis.
Flesh-and-Blood Citizens of the Earthly Kingdom
Les describes the Kingdom as an earthly utopia where flesh-and-blood people will have families and reproduce — real physical conditions in which animals will also be present.
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 is the clearest picture of the animal kingdom at peace in the coming Kingdom — wild and tame animals dwelling together.
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.
Shows the transformation of predator animals in the Kingdom — the lion eating straw like the ox instead of hunting prey.
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.
Children play safely where poisonous snakes once posed danger, showing the complete safety of the Kingdom.
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.
The promise that nothing will hurt or destroy in God's holy mountain reveals the full restoration of creation in the Kingdom.
Romans 8:22: For we know that the whole creation groaneth and travaileth in pain together until now.
Paul confirms that creation itself is groaning under the curse, looking ahead to the deliverance pictured in Isaiah 11.
Yes. Les Feldick teaches that the animal kingdom is part of the Kingdom Age described in Isaiah 11 — the wolf dwells with the lamb, and little children play among the wild animals. Every animal, he says, will be a pet.
Les says people call in and ask whether they will have pets in the Kingdom, and his answer is that every animal is going to be a pet. The wild animals will be just as tame as household pets are tonight — not just a few dogs or cats.
Les says that when the curse is lifted in Isaiah 11, the wolf will dwell with the lamb, the lamb will not have to worry, and the wolf will eat grass and berries like other creatures. This is the restoration that Romans 8 says all creation is groaning for.
Les says he feels the kingdom economy will move into the new earth — he thinks there will be an animal kingdom with birds there. He takes back fish, however, because there is no more sea in the new creation.
The Bible describes the animal kingdom in Isaiah 11:6-9 — the wolf dwelling with the lamb, the lion eating straw like the ox, and children playing safely near the asp's hole. Romans 8:22 also speaks of creation groaning while it waits for the curse to be lifted.
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