Creation Waits With Eager Longing
Romans 8:19
“For the creation waits with eager longing for the revealing of the sons of God.” -Romans 8:19
It is not only us who must wait with patience for the day of resurrection, but the whole creation waits with us eagerly. The Greek expression Paul uses here is ἀπεκδέχομαι ἀποκαραδοκία (awaits eagerly with eager expectation).
The eager expectation that all creat…
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