Are there any animals in heaven?

Question

Cats, dogs, monkeys etc. If not, what happens to them?

Answer 1

I saw this question asked to Billy Graham in the newspaper once. His answer was no.

No animals in heaven? If I was a Christian and believed in heaven, that would be enough to make me not want to go!

Here's one of my favorite quotes of all time:

"If there are no dogs in Heaven, then when I die I want to go where they went." Will Rogers

I'm with ya, Will.

Answer 2

The animals in the material world all possess souls, there are 8,400,000 different types of material body, including aquatics, bird forms, beast forms etc, that one can obtain, the difference between the human form of life and all other forms is that in the human form of life, we possess free will, we can use that free will to understand spiritual or transcendental subjects and adopt a lifestyle according to those teachings, which will connect us back to the Supreme soul or God, or if we choose to adopt more worldly activities, a type of mentality will be created according to desire and activity, then the material energy, which is the external energy of God, will award another material body to perfectly match the mentality that has been created during the course of this lifetime. If we continually misuse the free will that we have and consider there is something better for us then our original position with the Supreme, then we can stay in the material world eternally transmigrating from body to body, therefore this human form of life is very valuable.

Make a wise choice, for further discussion:- Sriman Sankarshan Das Adhikari ([e-mail])

Answer 3

According to the Hindu religion they do... I mean not like animal but like souls. I do not belong to that religion but still i think soul don't have a shape of human or animal or ET... it's far more than that. So the soul encaged in a dog would be similar to the human one, but again there comes the philosophy of the Hindu. They say the souls belonging to the animal such as those are because people did something wrong and were lowered.
Possible YES, if you still have a doubt let's meet up and I'll kill you, then you tell me what it is like, OK?

Answer 4

If you believe in the Christian concept of heaven, the question
really comes down to:
1: Do they have souls?
2: Have they been redeemed?

Clearly, since Christians don't prohibit the killing of animals
for meet, they have no souls, so presumably those souls
haven't been redeemed.

Presumably, that means when they die, they are gone.

Other religions will have different answers, but most
differentiate humanity from the rest of the animal kingdom
with respect to salvation.

So ... no pets for you!

Answer 5

As far as I know by reading Holy Qur'an and Hadith,I have not found that animals are in heaven.But I know that all our daily needs are in heaven such as foods,all kind of fruits and all kind of drinks inclusive khamar alkoholic drinks but do not make someone who drinks it will be drunk.The inhabitans of heaven will be served by young and beautiful angels.All what we want are in heaven,maybe included pet animals.are exist without hard effort.We can seat on a couch with silk cloth and golden glass.
In surah 78 An Nabaa (Big News) verse nr 31 up to 37 our God spoke that as a reward for people who are devout or pious or God fearing,will become a winner and have gardens/farms and grape,glass full of drink,no unhonest and unuseful words,Our God are merciful who takes care the sky and earth and who are in between of both.All heathens or unbelievers will be regret they do not look before they leap.

Answer 6

In the Doctrine and Covenants, Section 77, paragraph 3, Joseph Smith received this revelation about the status of animals in heaven. The question was referencing the Book of Revelation as recorded by John: "Are the four beasts limited to individual beasts, or do they represent classes or orders?"

"They are limited to four individual beasts, which were shown to John, to represent the glory of the classes of beings in their destined order or sphere of creation, in the enjoyment of their eternal felicity."

In other words, animals have souls and they will attain heaven's place in their own felicity.

Answer 7

Of course there are animals in heaven. Have you ever heard of the Rainbow Bridge where we will meet the pets that have gone on before us.? God wanted the animals to be saved on the Arc before the Great Flood, so of course He would want them in Heaven!!!

Answer 8

I believe that all living things are so complex and so intricately made by God, that He loves all His creations. So naturally He would want them with Him.

Look sometime at the way animals live. Most of the day they go about their business and fulfill God's desire for them. That is more than can be said for most people!

The Bible says that not one single sparrow falls without God knowing it.

I believe very strongly that love and life is transformed after death. No love is lost, no energy is lost, just converted.

Read the life-after-death experiences of people and see what animals they have seen.

Don't worry. You will see and know your pets again.

Answer 9

Good Question!!!

Unfortunately I do not have an equally good answer... because it is conflicted in me...

first... animals were created for our use here on earth... nothing was said about in Heaven...

second... I have had some pets that I really liked and would like to think that they had an existence after death...

third... hmmm.. I sure don't want all those cattle and chickens that I ate to come look me up and hound me for all eternity!!! EEeeekkkkKKK!

in conclusion... I don't think so.

Answer 10

If you want a bible answer, there doesn't seem to be any direct comment on that.

Indirectly, you get things like "No greater love has this, that a man lay down his life for friends", and "There is no greated commandment than to love your neighbor as yourself".

When you consider how much love an animal gives, it does seem to be fulfilling God's laws to the ultimate. And it's hard to imagine God would not be pleased with that, and reward those critters.

Answer 11

No. When they die, they are dead.
The only difference between them and us, is we have hope in Christ for resurrection.
Anyway, here is scripture showing we have the same death.
Again, we are promised resurrection, they are not.
Sorry, I pray this raw truth doesn't hurt.


Ecc 3:19 Therefore the death of man, and of beasts is one, and the condition of them both is equal: as man dieth, so they also die: all things breathe alike, and man hath nothing more than beast: all things are subject to vanity.
Ecc 3:20 And all things go to one place: of earth they were made, and into earth they return together.
Ecc 3:21 Who knoweth if the spirit of the children of Adam ascend upward, and if the spirit of the beasts descend downward?


Man's condition when he is dead.

Ecc 9:4 There is no man that liveth always, or that hopeth for this: a living dog is better than a dead lion.
Ecc 9:5 For the living know that they shall die, but the dead know nothing more, neither have they a reward any more: for the memory of them is forgotten.
Ecc 9:6 Their love also, and their hatred, and their envy are all perished, neither have they any part in this world, and in the work that is done under the sun.


Our promise of being raised.

Joh 5:25 Amen, amen, I say unto you, that the hour cometh, and now is, when the dead shall hear the voice of the Son of God: and they that hear shall live.
Joh 5:26 For as the Father hath life in himself, so he hath given to the Son also to have life in himself.
Joh 5:27 And he hath given him power to do judgment, because he is the Son of man.
Joh 5:28 Wonder not at this: for the hour cometh wherein all that are in the graves shall hear the voice of the Son of God.
Joh 5:29 And they that have done good things shall come forth unto the resurrection of life: but they that have done evil, unto the resurrection of judgment.
Joh 5:30 I cannot of myself do any thing. As I hear, so I judge. And my judgment is just: because I seek not my own will. but the will of him that sent me.