Dear Victorious,
I've read your blogs for a while now and actually have seen you address this before. It's about animals going to heaven. I know you've said they don't because heaven is for spiritual beings - and animals can't be spiritual beings. But I can't accept the fact that a loving God, their creator, would have such flagrant disregard for them. Besides, isn't it possible that you're just referring to New Testament stories and overlooking the Old Testament's claims?
Jude C. - Post, TX
Dear Jude,
I don't think so. You're trying to project your own feelings onto Scripture. Besides, Scripture will never contradict itself --- even between the Old and New Testaments.
Look at the creation story in Genesis. Though God made animals first, He said they are to be mastered by mankind.
Look in Exodus, when God lead the Jews from Egypt and instituted the Passover celebration. The firstborn male of every womb was to belong to God. However, the firstborn human was always redeemed and not killed (as a sacrifice).
The examples continue. Time and again throughout the Bible, we see that mankind is made in God's image --- and animals are not. I'm sorry if you want to believe that animals go to heaven. But there's just no evidence to support such a notion.
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I agree that animals don't go to Heaven - there is no mention of animals having souls to save.
ReplyDeleteHowever - I do believe that there will be animals in the new Earth. They were, are, and will be companions - taking care of them was our first job in Genesis.
A loving God has given us animals for all kinds of reasons. A loving God doesn't make them live forever under fallen masters. A loving God is involved in their lives (see Job 39). Just because God did not give them souls, does not mean that He flagrantly disregards them.
BRAN, I totally agree! The Bible even tells us that "His eye is on the sparrow." He watches over all the animals and cares for them perfectly throughout their lives here on earth.
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