Natural Evil

The Bible clearly teaches that God reveals Himself through creation. For His invisible attributes have been clearly perceived since the beginnig of creation. Before Adam and Eve sinned they lived in a protective state inside the Garden of Eden which was located eastward in the promised land. The destructive forces outside the promised land were God’s judgements held in readiness. If we would not have sinned we would been able to have witnessed all this in the promised land. But because we sinned God cursed the ground in the promised land and Adam and Eve were cast from the Garden of Eden and banished from the tree of life. These forces are good in one sense because the animals, stars, and such do not sin. They work in a harmonious balance with one another. Even if Adam and Eve had not sinned they would have given glory to God because in destroying each other they demonstrate His mighty power and His wrath.
The Bible is quite clear that God is not ashamed of of Hs judgements including Hell but is glorified by them. The Bible tells us that they are good. While hell is a horrible reality on this side of the grave I think when we are in heaven it will be erased from the mind and we will see things from God’s perspective.

Also, in dealing with carnivorous activity we see that it increases the quality of life for the herbivors as a whole. Without carnivorous activity disease would spread and there would be starvation and genetic decline. Without predators we have to thin out the herbivore population to keep it healthy and alive. Moreover, the carnivores go after the weakest, and the sickest and therefore protect the herbivore species.

As psalm 104 states (the creation Psalm) carnivorous activity is good and not evil.

THE LIONS ROAR FOR THEIR PREY AND SEEK THEIR FOOD FROM GOD……

How many are your works, O Lord!
In wisdom you made them all;
the earth is full of your creatures.
There is the sea, vast and spacious,
teeming with creatures beyond number-
living things both large and small.
There the ships go to and fro,
and the leviathan, which you formed to frolic there,

These all look to you
to give them their food at the proper time.
When you give it to them,
they gather it up;
When you open your hand they are satisfied with GOOD THINGS

When you hide your face they are terrified;
When you take away their breath,
they die and return to the dust.
May the glory of the Lord endure forever;
may the Lord rejoice in all His works-
He who looks at the earth, and it trembles,
who touches the mountains, and they smoke.

Praise the Lord.

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