In Expectation of What Was: Hope for the Animal Kingdom in the Christian Vision

7/30/2019 In Expectation of What Was: Hope for the Animal Kingdom in the Christian Vision

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Lb Dzpde}o}lcb ca [jo} [ou7

Jcpd acv }jd Oblnoh Ilbkmcn lb }jd Ejvlu}lob Qlulcb

f|7 Gcujto Mtaa|

Ce}cfdv 60?6

Lb}vcmte}lcb

Lu }jdvd jcpd acv }jd oblnoh ilbkmcn lb }jd Ejvlu}lob lulcb3 Jod kvdo} nlbmu utej ou U}"

Otktu}lbd uc lbahtdbedm ctv ld{u lb vdkovmu }c }jd u}o}tu ca bcbjtnob evdo}lcb }jo} }jdvd lu bc c}jdv

cp}lcb ft} }c oeedp} {jo} }jd| jod pvdudb}dm3 Otktu}lbd {vc}d lb ]jd El}| ca Kcm}jo} }jd lvvo}lcboh

oblnohu }jo} ah|( u{ln( {ohi( cv evddp " " " ovd mluucelo}dm avcn tu f| }jdlv {ob} ca vdoucb( obm ovd

}jdvdacvd f| }jd gtu} oppclb}ndb} ca }jd Evdo}cv utfgde}dm }c tu }c ilhh cv iddp ohld acv ctv c{b tudu"?

Opov} avcn }doejlbku ou utej( L {lhh ovktd }jo} }jdvd lu lbmddm jcpd acv }jd oblnoh ilbkmcn lb }jd

Ejvlu}lob lulcb( obm }jo} f| vdmluecdvlbk }jd cvlklboh lb}db}lcbu Kcm jom acv evdo}lcb {d eob fd

ecbalmdb} lb dzphcvlbk uevlp}tvdu ofct} {jo} lu }c ecnd" Kdbdulu }dhhu ca o evdo}lcb }jo} {ou pdvade}( obm

ecnphd}d( hoeilbk bc}jlbk( dzlu}lbk lb pdoed obm jovncb| {l}j l}udha obm l}u Evdo}cv" Ft} Kdbdulu ohuc

}dhhu ca o }vokle fvdoej fd}{ddb evdo}tvd obm Evdo}cv( utfgde}lbk ohh evdo}dm }jlbku }c }jd monoklbk daade}u

ca ulb" ]jo} }vokdm| jom bc} }jd alboh {cvm cb }jd utfgde}" Kcmu phob ecb}lbtdm ou Jd udb} Jlu c{b ucb

}c ud} jlu udoh ca c{bdvujlp cb tu( obm pt} jlu Uplvl} lb ctv jdov}u ou o mdpcul}( ktovob}ddlbk {jo} lu }c

ecnd *6 Ecv ?766 BLQ," Uc {d jod }jlu dzpde}o}lcb( }jo} oh}jctkj Kcm mlm ucnd}jlbk ncbtndb}oh( }jd

albohlwo}lcb ca }jlu lu bc} |d} vdohlwdm" ]jlu lu }jd }dbulcb ca }jd Ejvlu}lob hlad9 ucnd}jlbk jou fddb mcbd(

ft} l} lu bc} athh| ecnphd}dm" [l}j }jlu lb nlbm( {d gctvbd| foei }c Kdbdulu( }c udd jc{ }jlbku {dvd lb }jd

fdklbblbk( obm {jo} {db} {vcbk" ]jdb( {d ujohh hcci o} {jo} {d ujcthm dzpde} {jdb }jd duejo}chckleoh

ilbkmcn ca Gdutu lu alvnh| du}ofhlujdm tpcb }jd dov}j"

POV] L" ]jd Pou}

?Uolb} Otktu}lbd( ]jd El}| ca Kcm( }vobu" Novetu Mcmu *Nouuoejtud}}u7 Jdbmvleiucb Ptfhlujdvu Lbe"( 600


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Evdo}lcb

Fhduulbk*Kdbdulu ?760.64,6

Lb }jd dovh| mo|u ca }jd evdo}lcb bovvo}ld oa}dv Kcm evdo}du }jd dov}j( }jd jdodbu( obm }jd hlkj}u

}jo} kcdvb }jd ui|( hllbk fdlbku ovd evdo}dm {jlej ovd }c alhh }jd {o}dvu obm }jd ui|" [jdb }jlu lu

ecnphd}dm Kcm fhduudm }jdn( uo|lbk( Fd avtl}ath obm nth}lph| obm alhh }jd {o}dvu lb }jd udou( obm hd}

flvmu nth}lph| cb }jd dov}j *"66," L} lu ulkblaleob} }jo} Kcm pvcbctbedu o fhduulbk cb }jdud oblnohu ou

}jd| ovd lbmdpdbmdb} avcn jtnob lbahtdbed" Ou aov ou eob fd ouedv}olbdm avcn }jd bovvo}ld( ohh }jo}

dzlu}dm vdkovmlbk oblno}d hlad {dvd Kcm( }jd aluj( obm }jd flvmu( |d} Kcm ecbadvu o fhduulbk tb}c }jdn"

Bdz}( Kcm pvceddmu }c evdo}d oblnohu {jlej {lhh hld cb uchlm kvctbm *"6=," [l}j }jlu( }jd oblnoh

ilbkmcn uddnu }c fd ecnphd}dm" Kcm hcciu o} {jo} jou fddb mcbd obm uo{ }jo} l} {ou kccm *"64,"

Foudm tpcb }jd oeectb} kldb( {d udd }jo}( opov} avcn ob| jtnob lbahtdbed( Kcm evdo}dm oblnohu

tpcb }jd dov}j( uo{ }jo} }jdlv dzlu}dbed {ou kccm( obm pvcbctbedm o fhduulbk tpcb }jdn" Obm uc }jd|

dzlu}dm( gtu} }jd| obm Kcm( acv o pdvlcm bc hduu }job }{db}|.actv jctvu *ucnd {cthm uo| no|fd ddb

nlhhlcbu ca |dovu,"5

Mcnlblcb *Kdbdulu ?761.5?,

Bdz} lb Kcmu pvceduu {ou }jd evdo}lcb ca }jd lnokc mdl( cv }jd lnokd fdovdvu" ]jlu {ou o

updeloh pov} ca evdo}lcb( cbd lb {jlej }jd evdo}dm fdlbku {dvd }c fd ofhd }c vdahde} }jd pdvucbjccm ca Kcm

lb o kvdo}dv {o| }job }jcud pvdlctuh|" Uc jtnobilbm {ou acvndm lb Kcmu lnokd( obm }jd| {dvd }c

jod mcnlblcb cdv ohh }jo} jom fddb pvdlctuh| evdo}dm *"61( 6:,"

[jdb }ohilbk {l}j Ejvlu}lobu ofct} }jd luutd ca oblnoh {dhaovd( }jlu mcnlblcb jou fddb

}jdlv }vtnp eovm( }jd ecbdvuo}lcb dbmdv( no}ej pclb}( ejdeino}d" [d( ou jtnob fdlbku( {dvd kldb

6 Ohh Uevlp}tvd {lhh fd }oidb avcn }jd Bd{ Vdludm U}obmovm Qdvulcb *?


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mcnlblcb( uc c}jdv hllbk fdlbku ovd o} ctv ndve|( dbm ca u}cv|" Ou {d jod uddb( }jlu {ou utvdh| }jd ld{

}oidb f| o btnfdv ca lbahtdb}loh }jdchcklobu utej ou Otktu}lbd(= uc {jc ovd {d }c qtdu}lcb }jd uevlp}tvoh

lb}dvpvd}o}lcb kldb f| ndb ca utej nouuld lb}dhhde}3

L} tutohh| dueopdu bc}led }jo} lnndmlo}dh| oa}dv Kcm kldu jtnob fdlbku mcnlblcb jd ohuc

pvduevlfdu o dkd}ovlob mld} acv ddv| hllbk }jlbk tpcb }jd dov}j( obm |du( }jo} lbehtmdu jtnobu"

O nogcv pvcfhdn mddhcpu {jdb {d du}ofhluj o }jdchck| ca }vdo}lbk utfcvmlbo}d evdo}tvdu lb

o {o| {jlej lu bc} jc{ Kcm uddnu }c }vdo} utfcvmlbo}d utfgde}u lb hlkj} ca Bd{ ]du}ondb} vddho}lcb"

]jd mcnlblcb ca Kcm }c{ovmu jtnobu lu oh{o|u actbmdm cb kvoed obm ndve|( obm jdbed l} lu }jdud

o}}vlft}du {jlej ujcthm ceetp| ctv acvdncu} mdohlbku {l}j c}jdv evdo}tvdu ou {dhh" ]jd Jdfvd{ dvf

*vomoj, {d }vobuho}d mcnlblcb ecbd|u }jd bc}lcb ca dzdvelulbk mcnolb( {jd}jdv hdkl}lno}d cv bc}(

cdv }jcud {jc ovd pc{dvhduu cv c}jdv{lud tbmdv cbd+u ecb}vch"4 ]jd qtdu}lcb lu bc} {jd}jdv {d( ou

jtnob fdlbku( joqd ot}jcvl}| cdv c}jdv evdo}dm fdlbku ft} lb jc{ {d dzdvelud }jlu ot}jcvl}| {jlej lu ca

}jdchckleoh ecbedvb"1 Ou Vddvdbm Obmvd{ Hlbwd| jou op}h| u}o}dm( ulbed }jd Kcm lb {jcud lnokd {d

ovd nomd lu jch|( hclbk( obm gtu}( }jdb ctv mcnlblcb eob cbh| fd hlid{lud";

Uoffo}j *Kdbdulu ?75?.675,

Kcm uo{ dqdv|}jlbk}jo} jd jom nomd( obm lbmddm( l} {ou dv| kccm *"5?,": Ecb}vov| }c {jo}

L jod jdovm }otkj} lb }jd nogcvl}| ca udvncbu cb }jd utfgde}( Kcm mcdu bc} pvcbctbed }jd evdo}lcb ca

= Uolb} Otktu}lbd( El}| ca Kcm( 6=.4"

4Uplvcu Wcmjlo}du( dm"( ]jd Ecnphd}d [cvm U}tm| Mle}lcbov| *Ejo}}obccko7 ONK Lb}dvbo}lcboh( Lbe"( ?


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jtnobu ou dv| kccm( ft} evdo}lcb ou o {jchd" ]jd ptvpcud ca evdo}lcb lu bc} jtnobilbm ft} {jo}

joppdbu cb }jd uddb}j mo|( {jlej lu o Kcm o} vdu}( ecb}db} {l}j o evdo}lcb dzlu}lbk lb jovncb| obm

pdoed"< ]jlu( L fdhldd( lu }jd }vtd uoffo}j( }jd pdvpd}toh uoffo}j( {jlej {lhh fd vdlbu}o}dm {jdb }jd

ecnlbk Ilbkmcn ca Kcm lu du}ofhlujdm" ]jlu lu ctv duejo}chckleoh dzpde}o}lcb( o evdo}lcb }jo} vdahde}u

Kcmu cvlklboh ptvpcud acv evdo}lcb( {jlej lu o pdoedath obm jovncblctu ecnntbl}| avdd avcn }jd

ecvvtp}lcb ca ulb"

Aohh

Ohou( }jlu fhluuath t}cplo {ou lbmddm ecvvtp}dm" Kdbdulu 5 }dhhu }jd }vokle u}cv| ca nobilbmu aohh

avcn kvoed" [l}j }jlu aohh {d udd }jd du}vobkdndb} ca nobilbm avcn }jdlv Evdo}cv( }jd dov}j( obm }jcud

{jc lbjofl} }jd dov}j" [d vdomlh| udd }jd daade}u ca }jlu tpcb jtnobilbm( ft} {d ca}db aolh }c vdeckblwd

gtu} jc{ ntej }jlu jou lbahtdbedm }jd oblnoh ilbkmcn ou {dhh" Bc{jdvd fdacvd }jlu lu l} vdecvmdm }jo}

jtnob.oblnoh vdho}lcbu {dvd u}volbdm( ft} achhc{lbk Omon obm Ddu ulb( l} uo|u }jo} }jd| ud{dm alk

hdodu }ckd}jdv obm nomd hclbehc}ju acv }jdnudhdu *57;," Obm }jtu( }jd alvu} Flfhleoh tud ca ob oblnoh acv

jtnob ptvpcudu }oidu phoed" ]jd tuokd ecb}lbtdu lb Kdbdulu = ou Ofdh fvctkj} ca }jd alvu}hlbku ca jlu

ahcei( }jdlv ao} pcv}lcbu *"=," Bc{ oblnohu ovd fdlbk tudm lb {o|u lb {jlej }jd| jom bddv fddb fdacvd

}jd Aohh"

]jd pclb} pvdudb}dm vdkovmlbk }jd Aohh bovvo}ld lu }jo} bc{ }jd vdho}lcbu fd}{ddb jtnobu obm

oblnohu lu mddph| oaade}dm f| ucnd}jlbk lb {jlej }jd oblnohu jom bc ecb}vch cdv" ]jd| {dvd lbbcedb}u(

obm }jd vo}lcbohl}| fdu}c{dm tpcb jtnobilbm f| }jd Evdo}cv nomd }jd oblnoh ilbkmcn ncvd thbdvofhd

}c }jcud {jc {dvd bc{ dz}vdndh| utuedp}lfhd }c }vobukvduulcb" ]jd vdu} ca }jd Chm ]du}ondb} vdho}du

nobilbmu lboflhl}| }c ecbqtdv ulb obm o}}olb }jd qtohl}| ca hlad Kcm jom cvlklbohh| lb}dbmdm"

< Obmvd{ Hlbwd| obm Mob Ecjb.Ujdvfci(Oa}dv Bcoj7 Oblnohu obm }jd Hlfdvo}lcb ca ]jdchck| *Hcbmcb7 Nc{fvo|(

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POV] LL" ]jd At}tvd

]jd kccm bd{u lu }jo} }jd u}cv| ecb}lbtdu/ ]jdvd lu ob duejo}chckleoh jcpd lb Uevlp}tvd }jo}

evdo}lcb {lhh vd}tvb }c }jd {o| l} {ou( lb o udbud" ]jd Jdfvd{ pvcpjd}u( Gdutu( obm Poth ncu} bc}ofh|

pclb} }c }jlu at}tvd dzpde}o}lcb" Obm l} lu {l}j }jdn }jo} {d }tvb }c }c mddhcp o }jdchck| ca jcpd acv }jd

oblnoh ilbkmcn lb }jd Ejvlu}lob lulcb"

]jd Jdfvd{ Pvcpjd}u

]jd pvcpjd} Luoloj mduevlfdu o ecnlbk ilbkmcn lb {jlej }jdvd {lhh fd bc oblncul}|

fd}{ddb ndnfdvu ca }jd oblnoh ilbkmcn( obm o kdb}hdbduu {lhh pdvomd evdo}dm fdlbku }c utej

ob dz}db} }jo} }jdvd {lhh fd o vd}tvb }c o bcb.lchdb} hlad *Luo" 67=9 ??71.


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]c fdhldd }jo} }jd }lndu lb {jlej Gdutu hldm {dvd bc} dz}vdndh| mlaadvdb} avcn ctvu lu }c vddoh

ctv bold}|" Cbd utej dzonphd ca }jlu lu lb ctv vdho}lcbujlp }c {lhm oblnohu" ]jd Gd{u {cthm jod uddb

}jd ob}lpo}j| fd}{ddb }jd| obm }jd {lhm oblnohu ou o mlu}cv}lcb ca }jd evdo}dm vdho}lcbujlp fd}{ddb

jtnobu obm oblnohu vduth}lbk avcn jtnob ulb"?? Vlejovm Foteijon jou mddhcpdm }jd lmdo }jo}

Gdutu }lnd updb} {l}j }jd {lhm oblnohu lb }jd Gtmdob {lhmdvbduu o} }jd fdklbblbk ca Jlu nlblu}v| {ou

ncvd ulkblaleob}h| o }jdchckleoh oe}( vo}jdv }job jlu}cvleoh( pclb}lbk }c{ovmu o nduuloble nluulcb" [jo}

Gdutu mlm {ou tbmc }jd daade}u ca ulb lb }jd ovdo ca jtnob.oblnoh vdho}lcbu( kllbk tu o khlnpud ca jc{

}jlbku ujcthm oe}tohh| fd" Foteijon ecnndb}u( Gdutu+ ecnpoblcbofhd pvdudbed {l}j }jd {lhm

oblnohu oaalvnu }jdlv lbmdpdbmdb} ohtd acv }jdnudhdu obm acv Kcm" Jd mcdu bc} omcp} }jdn lb}c

}jd jtnob {cvhm( ft} hd}u }jdn fd }jdnudhdu lb pdoed( hdolbk }jdn }jdlv {lhmdvbduu( oaalvnlbk

}jdn ou evdo}tvdu {jc ujovd }jd {cvhm {l}j tu lb }jd ecnntbl}| ca Kcm+u evdo}lcb"?6

Poth *Vcnobu :7?


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Uevlp}tvd vdho}du Kcmu hclbk ecbedvb acv ohh ca Jlu evdo}dm {cviu( bc} gtu} jtnobu" ]c hlu} ft} o

ad{ dzonphdu7 oblnohu ovd lbehtmdm lb }jd Uoffo}j vdu} *Dzcm" 607:.??9 Mdt}" 47?6.?4,9 o jcnd acv }jd

upovvc{ ovd pvclmdm( obm o bdu} acv }jd u{ohhc{ lb Kcmu m{dhhlbk phoed *Pu" :=75.=,9 ecnpouulcb lu cb

ohh evdo}dm hlad *Pu" ?=47


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mo|u fdacvd Ejvlu} ecndu }c lbotktvo}d o ecnphd}dm Ilbkmcn( ft} ou ntej ou {d ovd ofhd( lb }jlu }lnd(

acv }jlu ptvpcud( {d ovd }c fd onfouuomcvu ca jdodb( pvceholnlbk obm mdncbu}vo}lbk }jd {lhh ca Kcm cb

dov}j ou l} lu lb jdodb *No}" 17?0," Ecnpouulcb lu o id| }c Ilbkmcn hllbk( obm {d ujcthm bc} vdu}vle}

}jlu ecnpouulcb }c ndnfdvu uchdh| ca ctv c{b updeldu" [d ntu} ld{ ohh ca evdo}lcb ou jolbk }jd uond

uctved ou ctvudhdu( obm }vdo} l} oeecvmlbkh|" Vdkovmhduu ca ctv etvvdb} oe}lcbu( Kcm lu ecnlbk( obm o

Ilbkmcn {lhhfd du}ofhlujdm( obm ou ntej ou {d ovd ofhd( {d ovd dzpde}dm }c hld ctv hldu lb hlkj} ca }jlu"

Evdo}lcb lu {ol}lbk acv }jd ucbu ca Kcm }c vddoh ctvudhdu ou {jo} {d }vth| ovd( obm }jo} lu( ucbu ca Kcm"

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In Expectation of What Was: Hope for the Animal Kingdom in the Christian Vision