When Heaven is referenced it speaks of creatures. Animals however are mentioned found in the thousand year reign. The lion shall lay down with the lamb. A small child shall play with an adder, etc. All fear and hatred between man and even wild animals shall be destroyed! Wonder if the new Earth will also have animals?! Even having no seas, I think we will still experience marine life! TR What does it mean that there will no longer be any sea? There are a few different interruptions on this ... “Randy Alcorn quotes Charles Spurgeon who asserts that this must have a spiritual meaning. The sea separates nations and to the ancients it was fearsome. It represented danger and death. So in the world to come there will be no division or danger like the sea represented.” The earth right now is covered with mostly water because of the flood judgement so when the new earth is restored it won’t look the same as we see it now. But there hast to be some large bodies of water or pools to house the dolphins and whales. The river that flows from the Throne of God hast to go somewhere or does the river water keep re-circling and loops around? :unsure: I’m sure there will be lakes, ponds and fountains to make the ducks and swans happy. What good is a garden if there are no birds, animals and critters in the midst? God created animal life before man and He call everything He created good. Why would He leave the animals out of the eternal state? Why would He just give man stewardship over the animals for a little while and not for eternity? God says He will restore ALL things. Animals were already in the Garden when God formed man out of the dust of the earth and breathe life into Adam. Animals were there in the ark. They were there in the stable when the Virgin Mary gave birth. Animals are in heaven and will be in the Millennium Kingdom. Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye. shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you: For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh. findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened. ye have not, because ye ask not. I take these promises literally. All believers who are pet owners and desire for their furry best pal to be with them in Heaven will be granted their hearts desire. Again, pets are good gifts from the Lord and the Lord loves to give gifts to His children so I claim that promise. Matthew 7:11 God has a garden up in heaven and I think He made the earth a replica of heavens gardens. For all we know the Garden of Eden could have even of had golden streets. There were gem stone rocks ... Genesis 2:10-14 And a river went out of Eden to water the garden; and from thence it was parted, and became into four heads. The name of the first is Pison: that is it which compasseth the whole land of Havilah, where there is gold; And the gold of that land is good: there is bdellium and the onyx stone. And the name of the second river is Gihon: the same is it that compasseth the whole land of Ethiopia. And the name of the third river is Hiddekel: that is it which goeth toward the east of Assyria. And the fourth river is Euphrates. Ezekiel 28:13-15 talks about Lucifer being in Eden the garden of God. Was this garden in heaven or the one on earth? :unsure: Thou hast been in Eden the garden of God; every precious stone was thy covering, the sardius, topaz, and the diamond, the beryl, the onyx, and the jasper, the sapphire, the emerald, and the carbuncle, and gold: the workmanship of thy tabrets and of thy pipes was prepared in thee in the day that thou wast created. Thou art the anointed cherub that covereth; and I have set thee so: thou wast upon the holy mountain of God; thou hast walked up and down in the midst of the stones of fire. Thou wast perfect in thy ways from the day that thou wast created, till iniquity was found in thee. All good gifts are from above ~ and our Lord promises to give us the desires of our hearts ~~ Will animals take on immortality?! Or will their lives simply be extended for a thousand years? Was not animal sacrifice a huge part of worship? Again we are simply not told their fate! My simple statement was that scripture does not illucidate or guarentee personal pets will be in Heaven. As many as are pet lovers in this life doesn't constitute a preferred reality! And if personal pets are a part of Heaven, great! Pets or not, Heaven is so we can be with Jesus! TR Acts 16:31 Believe in the Lord Jesus Christ, and you will be saved, you and your household. Are pets part of the household? Yes. They are covered under the blood of Jesus. Just like the first Passover in Goshen when the Blood was applied to the door post of each home ... their first born pets were also safe and secure. Genesis 9:15-17 God made a covenant between Noah, his family and every living creature of all flesh. The rainbow symbol is the promise of His everlasting covenant. Is the rainbow symbol seen in heaven? Yes, its around the Throne of God. Revelation 4:3 And he that sat was to look upon like a jasper and a sardine stone: and there was a rainbow round about the throne, in sight like unto an emerald. And I will remember my covenant, which is between me and you and every living creature of all flesh; and the waters shall no more become a flood to destroy all flesh. And the bow shall be in the cloud; and I will look upon it, that I may remember the everlasting covenant between God and every living creature of all flesh that is upon the earth. And God said unto Noah, This is the token of the covenant, which I have established between me and all flesh that is upon the earth.
If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children, how much more shall your Father which is in heaven give good things to them that ask Him?
pets included ~ :yes:
