The Highway Forums General Discussion Theology Discussion Forum Another of my random questions

Hey bestrech,

You mentioned going through this in sem. Did you deal with the Hebrew of Gen. 1:24 and 20-21? Do you think (as I do) that the word nephesh in those vv. should be translated as "beings" or something similar? Interesting though, that the sea animals that move (swarm) and the land animals that move are referred to by a Hebrew term that we translate as "living soul" in v. 30.

I'm not suggesting, of course, that "animals go to heaven," but perhaps there will be animals other than man subsequent to the resurrection. But even that does not suggest that there will be a personal identity between the animals who die now and the animals that *may* live after the final resurrection.