Millennium · The peaceable kingdom
Isaiah 11:6-9
Isaiah · ~700 BC · Status: Future · Confidence: 60%
“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.”
King James Version · the opening — all 4 verses are below
Isaiah's vision of restored creation under the Branch of Jesse — universal peace and the earth filled with the knowledge of the LORD.
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11:6The 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.
11:7And the cow and the bear shall feed; their young ones shall lie down together: and the lion shall eat straw like the ox.
11:8And the sucking child shall play on the hole of the asp, and the weaned child shall put his hand on the cockatrice’ den.
11:9They 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.
Fulfillment References
Isaiah 11:1-5 Habakkuk 2:14 Romans 8:21 Revelation 21:4
How Traditions Read This Prophecy
Apostolic (Oneness) PentecostalThe peaceable kingdom under the Branch (Isa. 11:1) is the reign of Jesus, the one God, whose knowledge fills the earth.
JewishA cherished image of the Messianic age (yemot ha-Mashiach) — universal peace and the earth full of the knowledge of the LORD, awaited as still future.
CatholicThe peace of Messiah's reign, inaugurated in Christ and consummated in the kingdom; read morally and eschatologically.
ProtestantThe harmony of the coming kingdom; whether literal-earthly or symbolic depends on one's millennial view.
OrthodoxThe restoration of creation's peace in the Messianic age, fulfilled in Christ and consummated in the age to come.
DispensationalA literal description of the millennial kingdom on earth, when nature itself is restored under Christ's reign.
AcademicScholars read a royal-ideal oracle envisioning an idyllic Davidic reign, drawing on creation and Eden motifs.
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