Well, I've read nearly every post on this thread and the first thing I've got to say is that I believe the puns on here are even scarier than I was lead to believe.

As for Animals going to heaven, here are some random comments:

1. Can an animal comprehend sin and God and the need for a savior?

2. Does the Bible tell us to preach to animals?

3. What's for breakfast on that ressurrection morn? What's for Lunch and Supper too?

4. Isn't everything here on earth a foreshadow of what is to come? If we're going to have inanimate things such as houses and riches why would we not have trees and animals, are they not just as much a part of creation and just as much used to praise God from whom all blessings flow? I recall something about the rocks crying out and declaring the glory of God.

5. Didn't a donkey tell his rider off or something in the Old Testament?

6. Didn't God have Israel slay all the animals when they were slaying certain heathen peoples?

7. You can't have a chariot without horses can you? And we see very clearly that a chariot of fire with horses of fire appeared before Elijah went up into heaven.
Also, the Lord is depicted in Revelation as comeing back on a White Horse.
Plus (And I know some people don't interpret these literally, but it's food for thought), there is that whole matter of a whore on a dragon and the Beast in Revelation.

8. What exactly are angels? They're not men, so would they fit into a catagory of animals or what?

9. The cattle on a thousand hills are the Lords. If Jesus won't loose any of us I don't see why He'd loose any of them.

10. I've heard several jokes about the five points and beef, but I should think that in the ressurection we either can't eat animals (b/c they've been sprinkled in the blood) or animals that were on earth can't be in heaven.

11. Who cares about Reformed Beef? If it's good then it's reformed, if it's bad then it's a heretical piece of meat which you ought to work on till it softens up.

12. Doesn't God provide for the Birds of the air and the Lillies of the field? And are you not more valuable than sparrows? So seek first the Kingdom and His righteousness and all these things shall be added unto you.

I know, I know, I'm bordering on the offensive here, but I think a few of these questions need thinking about. First and foremost though, we need to be less concerned with useless doctrines and more concerned with Christian living and Christian preaching. Does it matter more that your dog will be there or that you'll be there come that blessed ressurrection morn?

-Brother Luke



Who's going to shut the jackasses(KJV) up in heaven?