| All Dogs Go to Heaven [message #14025] |
Sun, 19 November 2023 18:21  |
 Mark L
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For some reason this disappeared from the site. At any rate I can't find it. A while ago I was saving some of my material and I must have accidentally taken it off. So I wanted to repost it.
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| Re: All Dogs Go to Heaven [message #14026 is a reply to message #14025] |
Sun, 19 November 2023 18:22  |
Mark L
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All Dogs Go to Heaven
There was a movie about that yrs back. I never watched it but remembered it as I was thinking about this.
The main actor in the animated film is a German Shepherd named Charlie. Here is a blurb from Wiki on the plot.
Charlie is sent to Heaven by default despite not having done any good deeds in his life; a whippet angel explains to him that because dogs are inherently good and loyal, all dogs go to Heaven and are entitled to paradise.
So my question is: Do all dogs go to heaven? Or more generally do animals (any/all) go to heaven? My answer would be no of course not. Think of the uncountable numbers of birds and fish.
Eccl. 3/20-21 The spirit of man goes up the spirit of the beast goes downward into the earth.
In other words at death unlike man an animal simply ceases to exist. But there is more to say on the subject. There are apparently animals in heaven. Rev. 19/11-14 White horses for sure. I don't think it would be a big stretch to believe there are other animals as well.
I had an experience a few yrs back. We had a cocker spaniel that was dearly loved and part of the family. If you have never had a pet you won't understand how much a part of the family they are. Or how you grieve when you lose them.
This was yrs back when our kids were still home and the only one looking for divine healing was me. She got very sick and the family consensus was she needed to be put to sleep to alleviate further suffering. I of course was the one nominated to actually take her in. I told the vet I wanted to be there while he did it as I didn't want to see her go without someone she loved close by.
As she died something happened I was not expecting. I saw her spirit come out of her body at an upward angle and the Angel of the Lord appeared in front of her and caught her in his arms and took her away.
As I have said before I believe heaven is a generic term simply referring to the spiritual realm. Which I believe is filled with dominions realms universes. We think that our very elderly dog is there in one of those realms where she is young again and very happy. She knows who the creator is and who we are and is waiting for the day when our family enters eternity.
I want to emphasize this was not anything I was praying for expecting or looking for in any way. I don't believe all animals go to heaven nor do they get saved as we do. I do think that on some level every animal has a conscious awareness of the creator.
I don't want to make a bigger deal out of this than it is but there are apparently animals in heaven and I don't see any reason why beloved members of our families can't join us there.
I realize someone somewhere is thinking OK Marks really gone off the deep end this time. But can't be helped. If you've never had a family pet you won't realize how much a part of the family they are.
Paul said God is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all we can ask or even think and I think that applies even to simple little issues like this.
On a related note what is going to happen to all our animals and pets when the rapture occurs?
My answer is I don't know. I do know though that God doesn't leave anything to chance. If he has the very hairs our heads numbered he won't leave an important issue like this either. Our pets are an important part of the family.
OK going way out on a limb here. I don't see any reason why our animal family members can't go up with us. Or get caught caught away to somewhere in heaven where they are safe until we can see them again. At the very least he will make sure they are taken care of here on earth
You can read
"Meanderings on Scripture by Mark
https://mlederman.substack.com/
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