(poll) Do you think pets go to heaven?

I don't think animals go to heaven because they have no soul. No spirit. And it is never mentioned in the bible that animals go to heaven. Sorry for the truth...

jjchris said:

I don't think animals go to heaven because they have no soul. No spirit. And it is never mentioned in the bible that animals go to heaven. Sorry for the truth...

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Actually it doesn't say either way, so it would be a matter of opinion and not truth.

http://www.bibleinfo.com/en/questions/do-animals-go-heaven
"Because we love animals, often the question arises, "will our pets be in heaven?" However, the Bible is silent on this question. It neither confirms it nor denies it. Yet there are some points we can consider."

ImaginaryDay said:

Unfortunately, no. But I would love to be wrong!

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...don't worry, you are

chandraclaws said:

Read Romans 8:18-23. After reading that, I don't know how you can say that animals who are part of creation - God's amazing and beautiful creation - will not be a part of heaven. It is not talking about animals being "saved." It is saying that they will be restored. They do not need to be saved.

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Excellent point.

I really hope so! It would be so nice to know for sure but I don't think we can't know for sure. They (our pets) can sure be nicer to us than some people are and they don't ask for much in return.

My personal opinion is that animals are amoral, they don't have souls/spirits. They don't "sin" the way people do, they are not in need of a Savior. Will every animal ever go to Heaven? I don't know, I personally don't believe so. However, I do believe that there will be animals in Heaven (horses are specifically mentioned, as are lions, lambs, etc), but whether those animals once lived and died on earth or are new creations, I don't know. I also believe that if we had a special animal pet during our time on earth, God is more than capable of restoring that animal to us in Heaven. At the very least, if the animals aren't in Heaven, they will be on "The New Earth", because I think the new earth will be as the original earth was when God first created it and called it "good" (full of animal life). This is all personal opinion.

jjchris said:

I don't think animals go to heaven because they have no soul. No spirit. And it is never mentioned in the bible that animals go to heaven. Sorry for the truth...

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Romans 8:18-23
18 I consider that our present sufferings are not worth comparing with the glory that will be revealed in us. 19 For the creation waits in eager expectation for the children of God to be revealed. 20 For the creation was subjected to frustration, not by its own choice, but by the will of the one who subjected it, in hope 21 that the creation itself will be liberated from its bondage to decay and brought into the freedom and glory of the children of God.

22 We know that the whole creation has been groaning as in the pains of childbirth right up to the present time. 23 Not only so, but we ourselves, who have the firstfruits of the Spirit, groan inwardly as we wait eagerly for our adoption to sonship, the redemption of our bodies.

I believe the next best thing God sent us after Jesus is animals. Jesus never sinned, and animals don't sin. They are as innocent as Jesus Christ Himself in that respect! Besides, Jesus loved animals. I don't think He had any of His own, or else were they all His own? They don't need to be saved like we do, because they're born pure and die pure with no trace of evil, but they suffer in our hands on Earth everyday. If God has plans to make everything right, how could He let them suffer and have no Heaven for them? What would Heaven be like without them?

I have peered into my cat's eyes and I'm sure he has a soul. I see more love and beauty there than in the mad soulless eyes of the criminal in action. I have also looked the criminal right in the eyes and begged for mercy but there was none. The soul I see in my cat has helped me heal and kept me up, just as God has kept me going when I could have lost all Faith in Him.

I know this is not factually correct, and it isn't in the Bible, but I have the feeling animals are angels in this world. It has helped me so much to believe that. My mother says it is not a sin to believe this, God helps us heal in many ways, and we believe He sent me my cat in answer to my prayers, because that beloved pet nursed me back to life. I hope this doesn't offend anyone, it is only my personal belief!

The certainty that may be had is just with what there is in Bible texts speaking to it.

Genesis 1:29-31
God said, “See, I have given you every herb that yields seed which is on the face of all the earth, and every tree whose fruit yields seed; to you it shall be for food. Also, to every beast of the earth, to every bird of the air, and to everything that creeps on the earth, in which there is life, I have given every green herb for food”; and it was so. Then God saw everything that He had made, and indeed it was very good. So the evening and the morning were the sixth day.

Genesis 2:18-19
And Yahweh God said, It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him a help meet for him.
And out of the ground Yahweh God formed every beast of the field, and every bird of the heavens; and brought them unto the man to see what he would call them: and whatsoever the man called every living creature, that was the name thereof.

Isaiah 11:6-9
And the wolf shall dwell with the lamb, and the leopard shall lie down with the kid; and the calf and the young lion and the fatling together; and a little child shall lead them.
And the cow and the bear shall feed; their young ones shall lie down together; and the lion shall eat straw like the ox.
And the sucking child shall play on the hole of the asp, and the weaned child shall put his hand on the adder's den.
They shall not hurt nor destroy in all my holy mountain; for the earth shall be full of the knowledge of Yahweh, as the waters cover the sea.

There are more passages to show, if only I had such time for it, it can include Romans 8:18-23 which was mentioned in which all creation is groaning now for this.

God makes promises and is not giving something less in fulfillment of the promises. There are a lot of Bible passages showing God cares for his creatures, animals as well as humans.

God knows we care about our pets too and this is good. The animals are not sinners, yet suffer in the corruption of this world under the curse from the sin, and humanity is with sin, for which the plan of redemption is provided. But the animals that can be brought into the restored creation with the full revelation of those of the redemption are not just having that when certain humans choose them for pets and then love them, all creation groans for this that God promised, which we can see looking at the promises, and other animals are lovable as well when there is that chance for them, and God does give the opportunity in eternity. We cause such grief to most animals though while here, tragically too, with our choices involved in that and it does not have to still be that way.

Jesse2014 said:

I personally believe there will be animals in heaven.

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Ditto. And if they're not, I'll ask to be moved to wherever they happen to be, 'cause heaven wouldn't be heaven without them, IMO.

Hi,
A lot of people are talking about their pets going to heaven. What about the farm animals? Not to sound like a preachy vegan but if you think pets go to heaven, why not the farm animals you eat? Do you believe their less than your pets? That's great that you believe that your pets are important! What about the other animals, they didn't sin? Huge animal lover here! Not sure if I believe about ONLY our pets go to heaven. It's just my simple opinion.

Ilovegod888 said:

Hi,
A lot of people are talking about their pets going to heaven. What about the farm animals? Not to sound like a preachy vegan but if you think pets go to heaven, why not the farm animals you eat? Do you believe their less than your pets? That's great that you believe that your pets are important! What about the other animals, they didn't sin? Huge animal lover here! Not sure if I believe about ONLY our pets go to heaven. It's just my simple opinion.

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Good point. It makes sense to me that all animals will go on to heaven.

Soma Seer said:

Good point. It makes sense to me that all animals will go on to heaven.

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All creation...

Soma Seer said:

And if they're not, I'll ask to be moved to wherever they happen to be, 'cause heaven wouldn't be heaven without them, IMO.

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Ilovegod888 said:

A lot of people are talking about their pets going to heaven. What about the farm animals? Not to sound like a preachy vegan but if you think pets go to heaven, why not the farm animals you eat? Do you believe their less than your pets? That's great that you believe that your pets are important! What about the other animals, they didn't sin? Huge animal lover here! Not sure if I believe about ONLY our pets go to heaven.

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Soma Seer said:

Good point. It makes sense to me that all animals will go on to heaven.

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I was making this very point, just above, but perhaps as it seems all of what I write to post isn't really looked at. You can be vegan without being preachy, but animals are of the creation that groans under the curse, from our rebellion against the perfect will of Yahweh the God who is, for the full revealing of those of the redemption with restoration of creation to what it should be in perfection, without any of the sin or sinners and with no curse. There isn't reason to think it would just be the animals that any of us among all of humanity, all of whom are of the fall to sin, choose for pets for us and care for as I said, there is great suffering of a very great many more animals, billions and billions, that comes with the demand for the animal products, with which we have to do with our choosing what we have for ourselves, even with our purchases, while yet we don't have to do so. It's not to be expected that such will not receive of that promise with visions showing it in scripture, for which they groan. It is shown we are doing better with not taking part in it with such choices and having any of it for ourselves, and there are examples for it, such as in the Bible, as it was for Daniel and his three friends, and for other individuals in such Bible times, and with well known individuals in recent times and even our own time. Even with it shown #‎ClarkKentWasVegan.

‬Yes it is shown animals will be in this restoration, they groan under this curse in creation with what is imposed on so many of them, and they would be there in that, with peace and no suffering among them again, in that perfect will of God, as it is in Heaven. God's will even with that perfect will should be in this world we are now in, even as we would pray, and as we should be living for, in fact. I don't think this is too much to bring up, in discussion of such things that are in topics that relate to this.

FredVB said:

‬Yes it is shown animals will be in this restoration, they groan under this curse in creation with what is imposed on so many of them, and they would be there in that, with peace and no suffering among them again, in that perfect will of God, as it is in Heaven.

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It's my sincere hope that when my time on this earth is up, I will find myself immediately surrounded by the largest variety of animals imaginable. (Yes, I hope to see "human" loved ones there, too, but a greeting from the animals first would, for me, make it truly Heaven. )

(<-- You get the idea.)

Soma Seer said:

It's my sincere hope that when my time on this earth is up, I will find myself immediately surrounded by the largest variety of animals imaginable. (Yes, I hope to see "human" loved ones there, too, but a greeting from the animals first would, for me, make it truly Heaven. )

(<-- You get the idea.)

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God really shows in what is written that God cares for creation and any of the creatures in it, Proverbs 12:10 for one among such shows that clearly. The restoration of uncursed creation that can include the redeemed who with being glorified no longer have the old nature that they did to sin will certainly have the other creatures that were not responsible for sin, and for many of them shouldn't have been subject to have their lives spent in horror that there really is these days among farmed animals. God indeed never gave permission for having such general abusive activity included in anything, and we really shouldn't have any involvement with anything of that in any of our choices. And the restoration with God's will as it is in Heaven will include all such creatures, yet Heaven is really only that with us coming truly into God's presence.

Soma Seer said:

Ditto. And if they're not, I'll ask to be moved to wherever they happen to be, 'cause heaven wouldn't be heaven without them, IMO.

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What makes heaven heavenly is that God is there in perfect communion with His beloved, redeemed people. Just as a sun won't be needed because there will be something far better than a sun, the full, unveiled brilliance, so to speak, of God Himself (Revelation 21:23) animals won't be needed: Christ will be there in all His glory. Through Him we will enjoy full, unspoiled communion with God Himself. (Revelation 21:3-4) If there are no animals, we won't miss them, however much we loved them on this earth. The primary source of comfort and joy here and now (Christ Jesus) will be fully realized in heaven.

I believe animals go to Heaven.

I have asked God to bring ALL of my pets to Heaven. I don't know if all of them will live with me, but I do want them all to live for eternity. Maybe some will live on another planet. Hopefully they will all be restored.

Streampaws said:

I believe animals go to Heaven.

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Salem looks like my Onyx who was hit by a car on Halloween 2012. It was just two days after my aunt's birthday, yet she died in September. That cat was my aunt's favorite.