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May 17th, 2012, 03:24 PM
What could distract us from the absolute goodness and perfection of God? Still, I would like an afterlife with animals there (although my house would be overrun with the many four-footed and feathered friends I made and lost over the years).
The answer becomes obvious when we define our terms. Heaven is nothing but the perpetual union of the rational soul (or the intellectual being, in the case of the angels) with the God whom he loves with all his heart, mind and soul. If we're lucky enough to make it to Heaven, that's what we're going to do for all eternity: we're going to know and love God for all eternity. It's going to be a constant discovery of yet newer and newer beauty and joy in the mystery of the Trinity.
It follows quite simply from this that there will be no animals there. Animals don't have rational souls.
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Some Part of the World
These Are the Pale Deaths Which
Men Miscall Their Lives
All this I Cannot Bear
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Cannot the Kingdom of Salvation
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Well, If you would like to interpret revelations literaly, then yes. There will be all sorts of mixed animals (Lions with wings, ect.) Im hoping for a Liger!
Although in actuality, probably not.
Animals did not receive the breath of life.
Before you judge someone, walk a mile in their shoes. That way, if it turns out they are right and get mad at you, they are a mile away and barefoot.
I don't know if there will be any animals in heaven, but I do know there will be double dog Gentiles there! Ephesians 2:6 KJV, Ephesians2:11-13 KJV
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I jus believe my ol dog, who looked jus like Knight's pic [I mean the pup in the op, not Knight ] when he was a puppy, will bound to meet me wiv tail wagging as of old.
So yes there will be animals in new heaven but there is not going to any fierce animals. All animals will be tamed ones.
What'll they eat? Is there eating in new heaven?
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That it ain't a crime
If all the squares
And the junkmen
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I jus believe my ol dog, who looked jus like Knight's pic [I mean the pup in the op, not Knight ] when he was a puppy, will bound to meet me wiv tail wagging as of old.
I hope he doesn't let one go like he used to when he got overexcited, we used to hire him out for a paintstripper....not a pleasing odour unto anyone.
We don't know because we don't need to know. I have toyed with the idea that as Jesus has raised us up, so we in turn may raise up our best beasts to be with us. But we have so little idea of the heavenly estate that any speculation is pretty much hot air. It is an excellant question to drive home the point that we have not been told everything, just the bare minimum necessary for us to get into heaven(whatever that is) ourselves. Humility is good for us.
- TomO
-Ktoyou
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] when he was a puppy, will bound to meet me wiv tail wagging as of old.
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