92 THE IMMORTALITY OF ANIMALS 



Christ, which before was preached unto you, whom 

 the heaven must receive until the times of restitu- 

 tion of all things. For according to His promise, 

 we look for new heavens and a new earth." 



Now if all things are to be restored, animals are 

 to be restored ; and if this whole material system is 

 to be renewed, does not this include the material 

 forms of all living creatures ? 



"When lower animals were made to suffer for 

 man's sin at the time of the flood, God made a 

 promise to them as well as to man that such a 

 thing should never occur again, in these words: " I 

 will remember My covenant, which is between Me 

 and you and every living creature of all flesh ; and 

 the waters shall no more become a flood to destroy 

 all flesh." Why should God include in His cove- 

 nant lower animals if they were not immortal as 

 well as man, and were not to share alike a future 

 destiny ? 



Had not Satan interfered to mar the harmony 

 between man and animals in the original Paradise, 

 they would still be living in the bonds of a holy 

 and happy fellowship without sin or suffering. 



To doubt that God will restore this happy fellow- 

 ship would be to deny that it ever did exist and 



