oh, and Geri- i love Randy Alcorn's Heaven book! it's been a decade since i've read it- need to again, but got several books i want to read, so hopefully will just be experiencing it soon instead! (preferably by way of the "alive and remain" at a soon Rapture :flyup: :flyup: and kolleen- in answer to that question...um, absolutely...sadly, always saving things online (poor hubby i've filled up the bookmarks on the computer and then can't find stuff in them and just re-find them online anyway)...and in person physical things in case i need or want it in the future and rarely find it when i do want or need it cuz i'm not a good organizer and have too much stuff...yes, i pray we will always have access to our Bibles and even if not that Holy Spirit will always remind us of the Word of God when we are still and quiet enough to recognize the still small voice inside as He ministers to our souls...cuz i'm not great at memorizing full scriptures in order to "find" them in my minds' recollection... Ok, here is an interesting verse … Psalm 36:6 Thy judgments are a great deep; O Lord, Thou preservest man and beast. (Preservest means to keep from decay) :yes: Do you believe the earthly Garden of Eden was more superior than the heavenly Garden? Do you think the heavenly garden is going to be missing the variety of animals, birds, insects, etc.? I don’t think so :whistle: So why wouldn’t our precious fur babies not be brought up to the heavenly garden and be kept safe from judgment time when God pours His wrath against the disobedient lost? Malachi 4:5 “Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the coming of the great and dreadful day of the LORD:" Great day for us because we are raptured out but dreadful day for the lost because judgment is coming. Will God leave our beloved fur babies here to be judged with the unsaved? My vote :bye: its a no, way, Jose. :whistle: Well said Kolleen! All the Lord creates is good and glorious! Sadly, we abuse all God has created. Ourselves, spouses, children, and sometimes our pets! Then the other extreme is deifying Gods creation! Persoective and balance! We can offer crumbs from the masters table, but it is still the masters table! TR God definitely works in mysterious ways. ^^ This thread inspired to look into pets and animals in regards to eternity more closely. I especially enjoyed reading the blog that talked about Exodus 10 and the redemption of animals. https://deborahsbiblestudies.wordpress.com/2015/02/18/do-our-pets-go-to-heaven-2/ After this thread was created, I was asked on short notice by an elder at my church to give a message as our Pastor could not be there. Interestingly enough, the Parsha for the week was Exodus Chapters 10-13. (Parsha Bo) So, I preached about Passover and how it is a glorious picture of our salvation. (Yeshua, our Passover Lamb) I even got to put in a good word for the animals, even using No hoof, nor paw, nor claw will be left behind. 😉 https://jewsforjesus.org/parsha-weekly-torah-portion/parsha-bo Anyway, I see God's Hand in this. So thank you KWS, for creating this thread. Like ripples on a pond, it will have far reaching effects. :good:
Perspective is import! Even though God repented of making man, we alone are called the crown of his creation!
