Ive heard that they dont... but i believe they do.. But IF they don't, will they stay in the rapture? I'm so scared over this I dont want my babies suffering in the rapture.. oh lord help me i am bawling
2007-10-13 22:26:20 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
btw please no negative comments like "theres no heaven" blah blah...
2007-10-13 22:29:09 · update #1
Why not. Heaven would be pretty boring without animals, wouldn't it? You can believe in it if you want to. I like to believe that there is place for our fur-babies in heaven. As to whether or not they have souls and can or do go to heaven.... Really isn't the point. God is God and heaven is the home of God. God made the animals (and did so BEFORE he made us), so how do we know what his plans are for our furry critters? We really don't know.
I know that everything I've ever learned about God, is that he is a loving God. I do NOT believe that he would allow one of his own to suffer in heaven because they do not have their beloved pets beside them. I mean really, there are some people out there in our world that have no other companions except for their little fur babies. You know? Why would God allow them to suffer in the next stage of life?
I, personally, think you should stop crying and you should hold onto the fact that God is a loving God and know that he's mighty powerful.... Pray to him and tell how heavy this ways on your heart and give the pain to him. Ask him to protect your babies in the future and trust that he will. Faith is mighty powerful, too. Good luck to you. Bless you....
2007-10-13 22:56:13 · answer #1 · answered by Brenda 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Much of what Christians believe about the Rapture and end times and what heaven is like is not directly derived from what is in the bible but involves a certain amount of speculation. This is why even different Christian denominations have different views about what may or may not happen in the end times or what heaven is like. There are a lot of Christians who do not think the idea of the Rapture really describes something that is going to happen at some point. And many of us also believe that animals will be in heaven with us. My own view is that God has created all things and wants to perfect them all, so why wouldn't animals be a part of the new creation?
I suggest you look at the writings of Christian authors such as C.S. Lewis for ideas of heaven that may reassure you.
2007-10-14 05:32:24 · answer #2 · answered by surlygurl 6 · 2⤊ 1⤋
(Ecclesiastes 3:19-20) For there is an eventuality as respects the sons of mankind and an eventuality as respects the beast, and they have the same eventuality. As the one dies, so the other dies; and they all have but one spirit, so that there is no superiority of the man over the beast, for everything is vanity. 20Â All are going to one place. They have all come to be from the dust, and they are all returning to the dust.
Here, the 'spirit' is the breath of life breathed into every living thing by God.
It is not a separate thing that survives death and 'does its own thing';
(Ecclesiastes 9:5-6) For the living are conscious that they will die; but as for the dead, they are conscious of nothing at all, neither do they anymore have wages, because the remembrance of them has been forgotten. 6Â Also, their love and their hate and their jealousy have already perished, and they have no portion anymore to time indefinite in anything that has to be done under the sun.
2007-10-14 06:28:31 · answer #3 · answered by pugjw9896 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Animals can not repent nor receive salvation, also they have no soul to judge, however all spirit which is breath of life returns to the creator so their spirit returns to the Lord. As for the rapture of that I can not be sure, wish I did have an answer because I love my fur-babies like crazy and I do not even like to think of that.
2007-10-14 05:35:03 · answer #4 · answered by Millie C 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
the 'rapture', really?
sigh......
if you want to believe that your animals will be with you in heaven, then you should believe the animals will be with you in heaven.
Who is to say what will and will not be after death. Has anyone ever reported back to tell you what it's like?
2007-10-14 05:32:38 · answer #5 · answered by kelly1977 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Okay... assuming there's a heaven. Pets offer unconditional love. That suggests a pure heart - so why wouldn't they go to heaven? Can you really imagine heaven without dogs? If God exists he has to have a labrador. How could he not?
2007-10-14 05:31:41 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 6⤊ 0⤋
Little Mam, I don't know about 'church" stuff, and I ain't a preacher. But it just seems to me, that if God made animals to be on earth, He would want them in Heaven......now if it is your favorite pet or a new pet , I don't know. But surely, He knows we are fond of our faithful pets and we should expect to see some in the afterlife.
2007-10-14 05:49:09 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Darlin heaven is supposed to be your final reward for living a good life. That means heaven will be ultimate happiness. if you want animals there they will be there.
2007-10-14 05:43:27 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
Do not worry! There is no "rapture" either. The word rapture is not found in the Bible; therefore, the rapture is not biblical.
2007-10-14 05:51:34 · answer #9 · answered by Aeon Enigma 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋
I had a reading from an important physic who told me that my father who he called by his nick name was with my dog who had a unique name {Babette} and there was no way he could have found out as I have never discussed my dog of my early childhood with anyone nor shown her picture etc
2007-10-14 06:12:43 · answer #10 · answered by devora k 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋