Hello Alex,
Most excellent answer, thanks for putting out those scriptures, I had been dwelling on the fact that all things die and trying to reconcile that with the wages of sin.
So it was the plan of God for all living things to die from the beginning. So Rom 8:20 is actually referring to the whole creation being made in vanity.
Now Rom 8:21 says ( that the creation itself also shall be delivered from the bondage of corruption, does this also include all animals too or just people ( into the liberty of the glory of the children of God. )
Your answer to my original question was a huge help with my understanding.
Thanks Alex.
Thank you also Ian for your response too.
Hi Rick,
I think its pretty clear that "the whole creation" travails together in pain and one day all of it will be delivered from that bondage (of vanity and death) to liberty.
Romans 8:20 "For the creature [In Greek, this word is literally CREATION, which also goes nicely with Ecc 3:20] was made subject to vanity, not willingly, but by reason of him who hath subjected the same in hope,"
Romans 8:21 Because the creature [Greek: 'Creation'] itself also shall be delivered from the bondage of corruption into the glorious liberty of the children of God.
Romans 8:22 For we know that
the whole creation groaneth and travaileth in pain together until now.
Isaiah 11:6-9 "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. The cow and the bear shall graze; their young shall lie down together; and the lion shall eat straw like the ox. The nursing child shall play over the hole of the cobra, and the weaned child shall put his hand on the adder's den. They shall not hurt or destroy in all my holy mountain; for the earth shall be full of the knowledge of the Lord as the waters cover the sea."
Looks like the animals are going to make it too!
Revelation 21:4-5 And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and
there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away. And he that sat upon the throne said,
Behold, I make all things new. And he said unto me, Write: for these words are true and faithful.
In Christ,
Alex