Renewal, of natural order

God's transformation of the natural order is part of his plan of redeeming the whole universe as well as humanity.

Cosmic renewal

Revelation 21:1; Romans 8:19–21 See also Isaiah 65:17, Isaiah 66:22; Matthew 19:28; 2 Peter 3:10–13; Revelation 21:5

Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and earth had passed away, and the sea was no more.

The creation waits in eager expectation for the revelation of the sons of God. For the creation was subjected to futility, not by its own will, but because of the One who subjected it, in hope that the creation itself will be set free from its bondage to decay and brought into the glorious freedom of the children of God.

The renewal of nature

Isaiah 11:6–9 See also Psalm 104:30; Isaiah 35:1–2, Isaiah 35:5–7, Isaiah 43:18–21, Isaiah 65:25; Ezekiel 34:25–27

The wolf will live with the lamb, and the leopard will lie down with the goat; the calf and young lion and fatling will be together, and a little child will lead them. The cow will graze with the bear, their young will lie down together, and the lion will eat straw like the ox. The infant will play by the cobra’s den, and the toddler will reach into the viper’s nest. They will neither harm nor destroy on all My holy mountain, for the earth will be full of the knowledge of the LORD as the sea is full of water.