RamistThomist
Puritanboard Clerk
I have the whole chapter in mind, but I am focusing on these, particularly v.6.
6(J) The wolf shall dwell with the lamb,
and the leopard shall lie down with the young goat,
and the calf and the lion and the fattened calf together;
and a little child shall lead them.
7The cow and the bear shall graze;
their young shall lie down together;
and the lion shall eat straw like the ox.
8The nursing child shall play over the hole of the cobra,
and the weaned child shall put his hand on the adder’s den.
9(K) They shall not hurt or destroy
in all(L) my holy mountain;
(M) for the earth shall be full of the knowledge of the LORD
as the waters cover the sea.
Ok, this can't be literal because that would make it too carnal and fleshly. So let's spiritualize it. We know from the rest of Scripture that Christians are referred to as "lambs" and sheep. Of course, Jesus is the good Shepherd, so that makes us all lambs and sheep.
Wolves, of course, are false teachers. So in the kingdom, a time of prosperity will come when false teachers and Christians are reconciled.
I actually had an amil-postmil guy tell me that this is what the text meant.
6(J) The wolf shall dwell with the lamb,
and the leopard shall lie down with the young goat,
and the calf and the lion and the fattened calf together;
and a little child shall lead them.
7The cow and the bear shall graze;
their young shall lie down together;
and the lion shall eat straw like the ox.
8The nursing child shall play over the hole of the cobra,
and the weaned child shall put his hand on the adder’s den.
9(K) They shall not hurt or destroy
in all(L) my holy mountain;
(M) for the earth shall be full of the knowledge of the LORD
as the waters cover the sea.
Ok, this can't be literal because that would make it too carnal and fleshly. So let's spiritualize it. We know from the rest of Scripture that Christians are referred to as "lambs" and sheep. Of course, Jesus is the good Shepherd, so that makes us all lambs and sheep.
Wolves, of course, are false teachers. So in the kingdom, a time of prosperity will come when false teachers and Christians are reconciled.
I actually had an amil-postmil guy tell me that this is what the text meant.