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Animals in heaven

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There is a world-famous poem called The Rainbow Bridge that was written to help people who are grieving pet losses. People say it is not meant to be intrepreted literally, but I can't figure that out. Some Christians say it is unbiblical, but I read a book titled "Animals Have Eternal Life" that cites Bible verses to suggest there is Scriptural proof of one (including the rainbow Noah saw after the Great Flood). I believe all animals go to heaven, but not that there is a separate area where pets wait for their beloved humans. What do you think?
 
Blue Donkey said:
There is a world-famous poem called The Rainbow Bridge that was written to help people who are grieving pet losses. People say it is not meant to be intrepreted literally, but I can't figure that out. Some Christians say it is unbiblical, but I read a book titled "Animals Have Eternal Life" that cites Bible verses to suggest there is Scriptural proof of one (including the rainbow Noah saw after the Great Flood). I believe all animals go to heaven, but not that there is a separate area where pets wait for their beloved humans. What do you think?
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Mankind was the only creature given the prospect for everlasting life...

But as for the tree of the knowledge of good and bad, you must not eat from it, for in the day you eat from it you will certainly die.” Genesis 2:17
 
Elvira said:
Mankind was the only creature given the prospect for everlasting life...

But as for the tree of the knowledge of good and bad, you must not eat from it, for in the day you eat from it you will certainly die.” Genesis 2:17
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Trees are eternal
 
Blue Donkey said:
There is a world-famous poem called The Rainbow Bridge that was written to help people who are grieving pet losses. People say it is not meant to be intrepreted literally, but I can't figure that out. Some Christians say it is unbiblical, but I read a book titled "Animals Have Eternal Life" that cites Bible verses to suggest there is Scriptural proof of one (including the rainbow Noah saw after the Great Flood). I believe all animals go to heaven, but not that there is a separate area where pets wait for their beloved humans. What do you think?
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I don't really believe in any of that religious dogma. However it wouldn't be much of a heaven without pets.
 
Hari Seldon said:
I don't really believe in any of that religious dogma. However it wouldn't be much of a heaven without pets.
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I guess my wives could serve that purpose...that probably cuts both ways.
 
There are people who have owned many, many pets in a lifetime. I hope they will not be held responsible to take them for walks every day. And don’t even talk about having to clean up after all of them. Can you imagine and angel flying down with their harp on your cloud and and ends up stepping in the poop? Slipping and falling? That’s going to be one very cross angel! That might make the prospect of being in heaven rather daunting...:(
 
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Blue Donkey said:
There is a world-famous poem called The Rainbow Bridge that was written to help people who are grieving pet losses. People say it is not meant to be intrepreted literally, but I can't figure that out. Some Christians say it is unbiblical, but I read a book titled "Animals Have Eternal Life" that cites Bible verses to suggest there is Scriptural proof of one (including the rainbow Noah saw after the Great Flood). I believe all animals go to heaven, but not that there is a separate area where pets wait for their beloved humans. What do you think?
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My fondest hope is that there is a "rainbow bridge." My kid and I were talking about this only yesterday. I do realize that animals are not God's children, and yet He does hear the fall of every sparrow...and those four horses of the Apocalypse are coming from somewhere.

Smiling as I recall my late aunt in Michigan. I was gigantic with child but had flown with my mother to attend her brother's funeral. A 9-year old cousin was at the house, and her kitten had just been run over that morning. She asked me if her kitty had gone to heaven, and I of course said yes to comfort the distraught child, and my aunt took a swing at me, screaming that only humans have souls. I guess rearing six kids made this an automatic reflex or something, and she did miss, but I can still hardly believe it.
 
Blue Donkey said:
There is a world-famous poem called The Rainbow Bridge that was written to help people who are grieving pet losses. People say it is not meant to be intrepreted literally, but I can't figure that out. Some Christians say it is unbiblical, but I read a book titled "Animals Have Eternal Life" that cites Bible verses to suggest there is Scriptural proof of one (including the rainbow Noah saw after the Great Flood). I believe all animals go to heaven, but not that there is a separate area where pets wait for their beloved humans. What do you think?
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Here's a question... why shouldn't animals be "above" us in an afterlife? After all, we're the ones who committed the "original sin" of becoming self-aware... so why do you figure we'll get rewarded for that? First shall be last and the last shall be first and all of that. Could well be that we end up as their pets in the afterlife.

All I'm saying is watch out for the chickens.... we're all going to have a lot to answer for with them.
 
If getting your pet makes you happy, you get your pet.
 
Cordelier said:
Here's a question... why shouldn't animals be "above" us in an afterlife? After all, we're the ones who committed the "original sin" of becoming self-aware... so why do you figure we'll get rewarded for that? First shall be last and the last shall be first and all of that. Could well be that we end up as their pets in the afterlife.
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Read page 1 of the Old Testament for an explanation of who was made in God's image. It wasn't the animals. Nevertheless, we all see only through a glass and darkly, and as much as I love my animals, I hope to be joyously surprised.
 
Cordelier said:
Here's a question... why shouldn't animals be "above" us in an afterlife? After all, we're the ones who committed the "original sin" of becoming self-aware... so why do you figure we'll get rewarded for that? First shall be last and the last shall be first and all of that. Could well be that we end up as their pets in the afterlife.

All I'm saying is watch out for the chickens.... we're all going to have a lot to answer for with them.
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You may have just found the flaw in the theory. Maybe we are not god's gift to the planet after all.
 
Blue Donkey said:
There is a world-famous poem called The Rainbow Bridge that was written to help people who are grieving pet losses. People say it is not meant to be intrepreted literally, but I can't figure that out. Some Christians say it is unbiblical, but I read a book titled "Animals Have Eternal Life" that cites Bible verses to suggest there is Scriptural proof of one (including the rainbow Noah saw after the Great Flood). I believe all animals go to heaven, but not that there is a separate area where pets wait for their beloved humans. What do you think?
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It's a lovely thought. I guess we'll just have to see if we are reunited with our old friends.... Maggie, Sanibel, Spanky, Harley, and Murphy; my five bulldogs.

My living pet is a cat and she is about 12...
 
nota bene said:
Read page 1 of the Old Testament for an explanation of who was made in God's image. It wasn't the animals. Nevertheless, we all see only through a glass and darkly, and as much as I love my animals, I hope to be joyously surprised.
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So do I...nothing would please me more than to greet my Lab, Brownie, in the resurrection...I can't help but think of Psalm 145:16..."You open your hand And satisfy the desire of every living thing"...
 
nota bene said:
Read page 1 of the Old Testament for an explanation of who was made in God's image. It wasn't the animals. Nevertheless, we all see only through a glass and darkly, and as much as I love my animals, I hope to be joyously surprised.
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That's on Earth, though....who's to say that the same rules hold true in an afterlife?

I'd be remiss if I didn't point out that before we ate of the Tree of Knowledge, we were essentially animals ourselves. We might have been the top of the heap of the animals, but that's essentially what we were. God's pets. But then we ate the apple and realized we didn't want to be pets anymore. Do you figure He forgot about that?
 
calamity said:
You may have just found the flaw in the theory. Maybe we are not god's gift to the planet after all.
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We're definitely not. What's more, we don't seem to be what God intended us to be. He wants us to be sheep in His flock. Well, got news for everyone.... no matter how kind your shepherd is, there's only one way things out for the sheep.
 
Cordelier said:
That's on Earth, though....who's to say that the same rules hold true in an afterlife?

I'd be remiss if I didn't point out that before we ate of the Tree of Knowledge, we were essentially animals ourselves. We might have been the top of the heap of the animals, but that's essentially what we were. God's pets. But then we ate the apple and realized we didn't want to be pets anymore. Do you figure He forgot about that?
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The answer to your question is that no one can say.

I find bizarre your notion that at one point, we were God's "pets."
 
devildavid said:
And a lot of living ones already older than we are.
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You are not the sharpest knife in the drawer...in fact, you're one of the dullest, if not THE dullest...
 
Blue Donkey said:
There is a world-famous poem called The Rainbow Bridge that was written to help people who are grieving pet losses. People say it is not meant to be intrepreted literally, but I can't figure that out. Some Christians say it is unbiblical, but I read a book titled "Animals Have Eternal Life" that cites Bible verses to suggest there is Scriptural proof of one (including the rainbow Noah saw after the Great Flood). I believe all animals go to heaven, but not that there is a separate area where pets wait for their beloved humans. What do you think?
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If my puppies aren't there waiting to greet me at the door, I'll pass.
 
ataraxia said:
There are people who have owned many, many pets in a lifetime. I hope they will not be held responsible to take them for walks every day. And don’t even talk about having to clean up after all of them. Can you imagine and angel flying down with their harp on your cloud and and ends up stepping in the poop? Slipping and falling? That’s going to be one very cross angel! That might make the prospect of being in heaven rather daunting...:(
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Walks? The animals play! And even if hte Rainbow Bridge itself is not real, having a place to fetch or run with the other dogs certainly is.
 
nota bene said:
The answer to your question is that no one can say.

I find bizarre your notion that at one point, we were God's "pets."
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Well, what else were we in the Garden of Eden? How would you classify the existence of Adam and Eve before they ate of the tree of knowledge?
 
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