Is there any place in the bible that refers to whether animals goto heaven or not?
2006-12-06 00:53:29 · 20 answers · asked by Vanessa 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
I haven't come across anything in the Bible yet. But unlike Archbishop Fulton J Sheen, I believe animals have souls and will be reunited with us in Heaven.
Our animals are such loving companions in this life that I can't believe our Heavenly Father who loves us so much would turn His back on them and deny them entry into His Kingdom.
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2006-12-06 01:43:32 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
No, animals will nither go to Heaven nor Hell. But they will pass the Day of Judgement. Once the Judgement is done between them
(During an animals life if he suffered from some other animal e.g. a horned goat defeats a hornless goat. This wll be judged and the hornless goat will have justice by defeating the horned goat on the Judgement Day because Allah is the most Judge of all and none will be spared from being judged be it an animal, a human or a jinn). But after these animals are judged they will just disappear into thin air.
2006-12-06 09:07:03 · answer #2 · answered by Danish 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I can find no empirical source to say that animals do not go to heaven. That being said, the argument is that only humans have "souls" and only "souls can gain entrance to heaven".
Probably why many believers in Heaven have no issue with how an animal dies or is treated for that matter. It has no soul and does not count against the "sins" of the human on this world.
2006-12-06 09:04:45 · answer #3 · answered by wolf560 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I believe that animals have no spirit. Only man can go to heaven or hell because we are the only living thing with a spirit. In the Bible it does state that man is the only living thig that can originate the difference between right and wrong. God created MAN in HIS IMAGE. Which means that only humans are made like God. So we have limbs like him a spirit like him a concience like him , etc. You can read that in Genesis 5:1&2. So when an animal dies it would be comforting to think he is in heaven keeping our great great grandmother company, however he doesn't he just dies and get buried or cremated and thats it. That's as far as it goes for the pet we have loved for many years.
2006-12-06 09:20:50 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The is no place in the Bible that mentions animals in heaven.
2006-12-06 08:55:14 · answer #5 · answered by WC 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I don't know if the Bible specifically refers to animals being able to go to Heaven, but I do believe that animals are aware of God and know Him to be the Creator - furthermore, I believe animals are incapable of evil and do end up in the God's arms when they pass on.
2006-12-06 09:00:09 · answer #6 · answered by alis volat propriis 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The Bible promises that in the near future, people and all animals will be at peace with one another . Humans though, are the only ones created with the ability to love and worship the true God and prove their loyalty to him and his righteous laws. Animals cannot serve God nor can they love him unconditionally, so they are not able to receive life in heaven. Only people who remain faithful until death and prove themselves worthy, can be given that reward.
2006-12-06 09:12:26 · answer #7 · answered by Micah 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Yes, I believe it is in Ephesians. God created the creatures and gave us care over them. He says in the Bible that He has numbered every feather on the birds...if He did that I think they'll definitely be in heaven.
2006-12-06 08:58:06 · answer #8 · answered by vanhammer 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
not in the bible no theres not but they are gods creation 2 so i belive they go 2 heaven also like us
2006-12-06 08:56:04 · answer #9 · answered by high times 1 · 3⤊ 0⤋
I've heard many times that they don't but I really hope they will or I am going to miss my cat forever!
anyway it's not written in bible or any other religious books!
2006-12-06 08:58:56 · answer #10 · answered by Mysterious 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋