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"every creature in heaven" Revelation 5:13. Jesus prayed "on Earth as it is in Heaven". So if Earth is to be like Heaven then Heaven must be like God wants the Earth to be.What biblical basis do you have for thinking that there will be animals in heaven?
In modern English, we sometimes use the word "creature" to mean "animal", but the word translated "creature" in Revelation 5:13 means "created thing", so it doesn't necessarily include animals."every creature in heaven" Revelation 5:13. Jesus prayed "on Earth as it is in Heaven". So if Earth is to be like Heaven then Heaven must be like God wants the Earth to be.
I do not understand what you are saying. You do not think there will be animals in Heaven?In modern English, we sometimes use the word "creature" to mean "animal", but the word translated "creature" in Revelation 5:13 means "created thing", so it doesn't necessarily include animals.
I do not understand what you are saying. You do not think there will be animals in Heaven?
Are there any donkeys or mules there?Revelation 19:11a And I saw heaven opened, and behold a white horse;
Are there any donkeys or mules there?
Some people think of Heaven as being spiritual. Only Jesus took His body with Him. So Heaven must be a physical place also. I think of it as another planet somewhere in the universe. The Bible never talks about what happened to the 500 people that were resurrected when the vail was torn and they came out of their grave.Meaning you-know-what is going on.
Some people think of Heaven as being spiritual. Only Jesus took His body with Him. So Heaven must be a physical place also. I think of it as another planet somewhere in the universe.
The middle east is not sand, it is clay.Sand is roughly 95% silicone dioxide.
Humans have roughly 7 grams of silicone.
So I'm sure God took the sand and rearranged the molecules accordingly.
What I was trying to say was that the word translated "creature" in Revelation 5:13 does not mean "animal". We sometimes use the word "creature" to mean the same as "animal", but in that verse, the word translated "creature" means "created thing". The bible therefore does not mention animals in heaven, so we cannot say definitely that there will or won't be animals there.I do not understand what you are saying. You do not think there will be animals in Heaven?
But those words "on earth as it is in Heaven" are part of the pattern prayer Jesus gave to His disciples, and they come in the context of God's will being done: "Your will be don on earth as it is in heaven." So it is praying that just as God's will is always done in heaven, it will be more and more done on earth. It is not saying, "Earth is like heaven."Earth is to be as Heaven is. "on earth as it is in Heaven".
The discussion of animals is in Isaiah. (wolves and lambs) Most people think that has to do with the 1,000 year reign of Christ or maybe the new earth. Some people think they are talking about Heaven. In Hines Feet on High Places there is an interesting discussion of why thinks are the way they are. Like why does a bee have a stinger.What I was trying to say was that the word translated "creature" in Revelation 5:13 does not mean "animal".
The wolf and lamb passage is in Isaiah 11, which starts:The discussion of animals is in Isaiah. (wolves and lambs) Most people think that has to do with the 1,000 year reign of Christ or maybe the new earth. Some people think they are talking about Heaven. In Hines Feet on High Places there is an interesting discussion of why thinks are the way they are. Like why does a bee have a stinger.
In "Hinds' Feet on High Places," the references to bees and their stingers symbolize life's challenges and the necessary defenses we build to protect ourselves. Much-Afraid’s journey is laden with obstacles, and the bees' stingers can be seen as the painful experiences or trials she must endure and overcome to grow spiritually and reach the High Places.
I use to love to read allegory but it is not as popular as it was. Also Hannah was a universalist. Although they weed that out of her christian books. She died in 1990 at 85 because she refused medical treatment. Maybe the cure is worse than the ailment sometimes.
Ok so you think this passage in Isa 11 has to do with Jesus physical returning to the Earth for the 1,000 year kingdom age. Which is going to be here soon. You can raise animals together but for bears and lions to eat grass like a cow is going to take an evolutionary transition. There is talk about the Euphrates river and that is already starting to dry up.So the context is the coming of the Lord Jesus Christ to earth.
Ok so you think this passage in Isa 11 has to do with Jesus physical returning to the Earth for the 1,000 year kingdom age.
You can raise animals together but for bears and lions to eat grass like a cow is going to take an evolutionary transition.
No I didn't say that. Isaiah 11 is about His first coming.Ok so you think this passage in Isa 11 has to do with Jesus physical returning to the Earth for the 1,000 year kingdom age. Which is going to be here soon. You can raise animals together but for bears and lions to eat grass like a cow is going to take an evolutionary transition. There is talk about the Euphrates river and that is already starting to dry up.
It depends what you mean by the "kingdom age". All Christians are in Christ's kingdom, so what is this "kingdom age"?So Isaiah 11 has nothing to do with the kingdom age?
Usually referred to as the 1,000 year reign of Christ.It depends what you mean by the "kingdom age". All Christians are in Christ's kingdom, so what is this "kingdom age"?
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