In the Bible's book of Isaiah, chapters 10-12 the prophet declares that Assyria is punishing the Israelites for their disobedience to God. Assyria is God's instrument, but Assyria fails to recognize, honor, worship, or obey the LORD, also. When the time of Judah's punishment is complete the judgment and punishment of Assyria will take place. A remnant of the Israelite people will be restored. One picture of that restoration has this appearance:
6 The wolf will live with the lamb,
the leopard will lie down with the goat,
the calf and the lion and the yearling together;
and a little child will lead them.
The cow will feed with the bear,
their young will lie down together,
and the lion will eat straw like the ox.
The infant will play near the cobra’s den,
and the young child will put its hand into the viper’s nest.
They will neither harm nor destroy
on all my holy mountain,
for the earth will be filled with the knowledge of the Lord
as the waters cover the sea. Isaiah (11:6-9)
As far as I can tell this vision has never been fulfilled in history. We still wait.
Waiting on the World to Change
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