All Creatures Great & Small

Since Christ’s atoning work/labor underwrites the whole of the Covenantal System, & since, as stated in the Noahic/Aegis Covenant, the Covenant is with all living things, & since the animals represent & constitute a subset of all living things, how is it that Christ’s person & work/ labor applies to animals (since animals are incapable of sinning)? 


Adamic/Antediluvian 

  • Animals
    • The Animals are created personal beings who bear God’s image, glory, & authority. 
  • Christ 
    • As to His human nature, Christ is a created personal being. As to both His (Divinity &) Humanity, Christ bears God’s image, glory, & authority. 

Noahic/Aegis  

  • Animals
    • The Animals are often ignored.
  • Christ 
    • As to His human nature, Christ labored in relative obscurity. 

Abrahamic/Patriarchal 

  • Animals 
    • The Animals are sometimes owned as pets &/or weath.
  • Christ 
    • As to His human nature, Christ was a bond servant owned by God & treated (worse than) a slave by Men.

Mosaic Sinaitic 

  • Animals
    • Animals were (and sometimes even today) used for sacrifice.
  • Christ 
    • Christ laid down His life to put an end to animal (& human) sacrifice. 

Davidic/Monarchial  

  • Animals
    • Animals & the Animal Kingdom suffer & are exiled as a result of the rise & fall of human civilizations. 
  • Christ 
    • Christ established an eternal Kingdom to end both human & animal pain & suffering due to bigotry, war, witchcraft/sorcery, gluttony, & all that contributes to the rise & fall of worldly kingdoms. 

Johannine/Reformational 

  • Animals
    • The Animals are often treated cruelly. 
  • Christ 
    • Christ was treated cruelly at the hands of Men. 

New Davidic/New Monarchial 

  • Animals 
    • Animals long for an end to their travails. 
  • Christ 
    • Christ is returning to free animals (& people) from their travails. 

Yeshuitic/Messianic


  • In the City of God, both animals & people are free indeed. 

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