JOSEPH W. TKACH
July 1987
Dear Friend:
Thank you for your recent inquiry concerning the existence
of poisonous snakes and spiders and why animals devour each
other.
There is a reason the world -- including the animal kingdom
-- suffers strife and violence. In chapters 2 and 3 of Genesis,
we see that in the beginning, before sin entered the world, God's
creation had been one of total harmony and peace! God offered our
first parents a way of life which would lead to every blessing
imaginable and, ultimately, to eternal life.
However, they rejected God's way and chose the way of Satan
the devil instead. Because of their disobedience and rebellion,
God told Adam and Eve the earth would come under a curse (Gen.
3:17-19). The result of sin is misery, suffering, violence, and
death. This is why even the nature of most wild animals was
changed, becoming fierce and hostile toward man and each other.
Instead of assisting man during his lifetime, the earth became a
hostile environment in which to live.
Thankfully, Jesus Christ will soon intervene in the affairs
of mankind and establish God's Kingdom on earth. When this
occurs, there will be a "restitution of all things" (Acts 3:21).
God's creation will be restored to its original state before sin
entered the world. Then the nature of animals will again be
gentle and tame. You can read of this in Isaiah 11:
"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. And the
cow and the bear shall feed; their young ones shall lie down
together: and the lion shall eat straw like the ox. And the
sucking child shall play on the hole of the asp, and the weaned
child shall put his hand on the cockatrice' den. 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"
(verses 6-9).
When Jesus Christ establishes God's Government on the earth,
the cause of sin will be removed. The nature of the animals --
including poisonous snakes and spiders -- will be changed, and
the entire earth will experience peace and prosperity undreamed
of by man!
For additional details about the prophesied world ahead,
please refer to our free book THE WONDERFUL WORLD TOMORROW --
WHAT IT WILL BE LIKE.
Whenever we can be of additional service, we hope you will
let us know.
PERSONAL CORRESPONDENCE DEPARTMENT
PASTOR GENERAL