do animals go to heaven?

Question

creatures like dogs cats mice cockroaches toads shrimp bacteria viruses. if not all go to heaven, please specify which ones.

Answer 1

No souls , no heaven.

Answer 2

Jnwht23,

Thank you for your question.

This site claims that Christian scholars Martin Luther, John Calvin, John Wesley, Dr. Andrew Linzey, St. Francis of Assisi, Dr. Albert Schweitzer the Jack Van Impe Ministries, the late Pope John Paul 11 and many others. However, it does not cite sources.

Animals in heaven
http://www.ourchurch.com/member/w/w_lasalle/

This site claims that they mightn't because they don't they have a soul. However, it is claimed that God also created the animals and saw that they were good. It concludes "It is impossible to say definitively whether some of these animals might be pets we had while here on earth. We do know that God is just and that when we get to Heaven we will find ourselves in complete agreement with His decision on this issue, whatever it may be."

http://www.gotquestions.org/pets-heaven.html

I think that there are no set beliefs either way within Christianity. As to other religions, I cannot comment.

Regards

Answer 3

as a spiritualist we are told that there are animals in heaven , although i am not sure about all species
we know that those animals we loved will be there and held there by our love and need for them
i feel that once we have got over our earthly bond with our pets that we will progress as they do in different ways
we will go on in our spiritual development through the levels of spirit realm until joining eventually with the god force
animals i feel may join quicker when that earthly bond has gone
i have done spirit readings where spirit has brought through a pet

Answer 4

Men see in animals part of God’s generous provision for human welfare. Animals have served man as burden bearers, as sources of food and clothing, as sanitation agents, and as helpers in the vital activities of plowing and harvesting. Their variety of form and color has delighted his eye; their habits and instincts have been and still are an extensive field for inquiry into the marvels of God’s creative work. Though animals die in the same manner as man, they do not share his hope of a resurrection.—2Pe 2:12;

Animals were created with a limited life span, humans had the prospect of living on earth forever. (Genesis 3:22, 23; Psalm 37:29) Jesus Christ said that to enjoy “everlasting life,” we must exercise faith and take in knowledge of God—things that animals are incapable of doing. (John 3:36; 17:3)

God created animals for the sake of humans. Animals can help them do their work and can serve as their companions or pets. They also serve to magnify God’s love and wisdom.

The Creator gave life to both humans and animals. But for how long were they to continue to live? Scientists report that humans seem to have the potential of endless life, so that investigators are perplexed as to why man dies. The Bible gives the reason. It says that the Creator gave the first humans the opportunity of living forever. Death came only because they rebelled. (Gen. 2:17; 3:17-19; Rom. 5:12) What, though, of animals? They are not capable of conscious rebellion against God; yet they live only for a length of time and then die. Hence, it is clear that the Creator never purposed that individual animals live forever. For them death was natural.—2 Pet. 2:12.

Answer 5

Don't most believers in heaven require its inhabitants to be believers themselves? Or those judged as morally and spiritually worthy on the Day of Judgement? Have you ever met a born again dog?

Answer 6

Dwarf Hamsters For-Sure.

Answer 7

Yes.... I do not doubt it for one second. Of course, that is assuming there is a heaven. If I can't have my dog with me when I go - then I refuse to go at all.

Answer 8

all animals(including us) continually evolve into higher and higher life forms with higher and higher consciousness. everything is evolving into beings of light. eventually everything that exists will join with God and the universe will collapse only to explode again. This cycle will repeat over and over again forever and ever. Christianity is false and so is atheism.

Answer 9

Yes they go to heaven. Recently I happened to meet them while returning from Heaven !!!

Answer 10

Probably so-no one really knows for sure. There will be a new earth-so why not. We may have heaven on earth.

Answer 11

+Humans have a soul and animals have instinct. That deletes their chances of ever going to heaven.