A Christian on Nature

As time passes on, and men lose their faith, it'll be asked, "What did Christians view about nature?" And the staunch Conservative places forth an unwieldy verse in Genesis,---that is Antichrist---saying "Aha, we must subdue it!" Yet the LORD curses those who destroy the Earth in Revelation, and speaks of the Sabbath in the Torah. Why did Israel get sacked by Babylon? It was because the land needed its rest. The Sabbaths needed to be observed, and the soil made healthy again. 

Man is Nature's steward, and in that verse in Genesis is the opposite point of view... not that man must severely disappoint Nature, and destroy her, and strip her of her resources, but quite the opposite, that we are her steward and defender, and protector. Through Sabbaths, through the beasts which were given to us for our company--as the animals were made to help Adam be less lonely, before Eve was formed.

Then, in the restoration of Zion, the animals shall have a part in the kingdom. Nature is to be preserved, and will God not destroy those who destroy His earth? Surely He will. For Nature is beautiful, and the Natural Splendor close to God's heart.