There is no animal, outside of the domestic, more generally known than the wolf, as it is found in every part of the world.
In our picture we see them out on the cold snow hunting for food, and no doubt it will be very difficult for them to find any, but we know God takes care of all His creatures in one way or another.
The way the wolf is described in Scripture is as ravening and seeking its prey in the evening. It is very destructive among sheep, destroying more than it can eat. This makes the wolf a fit emblem of the wicked, who molest the sheep and lambs of God’s flock, and even creep in among them.
During the Millennium (or one thousand years) when the Lord Jesus will reign over the earth, and Satan shall be bound, “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.” Isaiah 11:66The 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. (Isaiah 11:6).
What a change that will be from the present time. At the present, these poor creatures are under Satan’s power, and that is the reason they are ravenous; and when people hate those who belong to the Lord, they are under the power of Satan, too. Do you love the Lord’s people?
ML 12/27/1931