Evolution also destroys the teaching of the new heavens and the new earth. What are we told about the new heavens and the new earth? Act 3:21 says there will be a restoration (restitution). That means things will be restored to at least what they were originally. We read about what it will be like: "They shall not hurt nor destroy in all my holy mountain" (Isa. 11:9). There will be vegetarianism and no violence. "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 ... and the lion shall eat straw like an ox" (Isa. 11:6–7) that is vegetarianism! "And there shall be no more curse" (Rev. 22:3).

In Genesis we find that man and animals were told to eat only plants (Gen. 1:29–30); they were vegetarians. Only after the Flood was man told he could eat meat (Gen. 9:3). There were only vegetarians when God first created, and there was no violence before Adam sinned. Some people object to the claim that the first creatures were vegetarian by saying that lions have sharp teeth which were created to eat meat. Is that necessarily so? Or is that just what you were taught in school? What we should say is that the lions sharp, canine teeth are good for ripping. The same teeth that are now good for ripping up other animals would also be good for ripping up plants. According to Gods Word, lions were vegetarian before the Fall and will be once again in the future paradise. By the way, "meat-eating" animals can still be vegetarian. Dogs and cats will survive quite well on a balanced diet of vegetables. Also, the Bible does not exclude the possibility of direct action by God at the time of the Fall (and in the future restoration), having a direct biological effect on the creatures in relation to feeding habits. There are many animals living today that have carnivorous-looking teeth, but only use these teeth for eating fruit or plants (e.g., the flying fox or fruit bat see Appendix 1).