My heart is broken. I had a coworker many many years ago who was an Atheist that asked me if I believed in God. I feel that animals have souls and emotions, just like humans. The way they were created, how different they all look, how they all have different personalities, and how they all add that extra element of love and surprise into our lives. But I remembered back to another sermon, and heard these words, “God doesn’t always give you what you want, but he always gives you what you need!” He knew Sammie needed her suffering to end and he knew I needed my suffering to end. She appeared healed. hills and valleys with lush green grass. You filled my life every day with love and joy. Lillian, Just this side of the Rainbow Bridge there is a land of meadows,  I called my family to let them know, so they could come love on her one last time. If animals were not important to God, why would He be including them in this incredible covenant He is making with all of mankind? How many of you feel the same way? At high doses intravenously, it was not only destroying cancer cells, but increasing quality of life. God obviously would have no problems in allowing all of these different kinds of animals and creatures to continue to reproduce in all of these different eras, but what about all of our pets that have already died while we were living down here on this earth? Will we see our pets again? When it comes to my dogs, each hole in my heart is a very specific shape and size that only one very specific dog will ever fit. At times I don’t think I can go on, the pain is overwhelming for me. They all know how important she is to us, and because of that considered her a family member. Mr. Graham, you probably get this question a lot, but do you think we will be reunited with our pets in Heaven? In the final analysis, I believe the promises I see in these verses (and other verses I didn’t mention) concerning restoration and/or restitution. The pets that we had to say goodbye to are alive in heaven right now in their spiritual bodies and we will see them again if we accept Jesus as our Savior. They are one of our children, I do not believe that God would separate us from them in Heaven. Then you cross the Rainbow Bridge together never again to be apart. I think the possible “tell” on all of this is the “pattern” that God has been operating on since He had created Adam and Eve and our entire world. It makes life a little bit better .again thank you so much. What has been so hard is reading about how animals “don’t go to heaven as they don’t have souls, or they don’t have souls like us.” I just can’t believe God could allow so much love between souls that might be different and not have it count for something, for everything really. God loves all. Thank you for explaining your theory based on your good Biblical knowledge. I kept picking him up and he kept going in circles. The three key words in this verse are “no good thing” will God withhold from us. There have been books and articles written on this so many times. He relayed something interesting to me that Atheists tend to agree on, and it’s not that they don’t believe in God. My heart is broken. God also gets the glory because the animals will be there who will we thank God of course the glory will be His. For instance, we know that animals have “living souls” from God, who “breathed into them the breath of life” (see Moses 3:19). This is where we will just have to make our own speculative type of guess. Anonymous. He was a cat and was a cornerstone of my life. Whether these are animals newly created for the new heavens and the new earth, or they are the redeemed souls of our pets that have perished, we can’t know for sure. If we truly did not believe this, Rainbow Bridge would not have been created. Pastor Greg asks Randy Alcorn if we will see our pets in heaven. I pray God would let me hold Sissy just one more time even if not for eternity; but if not I am so grateful for everyday He let me have her and care for her. Our dearest friend, Toby, almost 13 Golden, said good bye on April 20, 2020. As for our souls, however, it is a temporary stop with God on the way to our eternal destination of “Heaven on earth.” It is then, I believe, that we will be with our beloved pets … We can learn a lot from watching how our pets accept this concept of submission. The Love stays with you. I am just putting this out there because I really do feel the pain of those who love their pets like family. She made me feel safe when I was home alone and would stay in bed with me all day, if I were sick. : God will provide us with everything we need to be happy in Heaven -- and if animals are necessary to make us completely happy … Beliefnet Q: When I was 16, the pony that I had received as a gift when I was 5 died. That night I slowly fell asleep while crying. However, this might not rule out the possibility. So, even though our pets will live forever, yet Heaven, as it is now, is not their final destination! When a beloved pet dies, the pet goes to this place. I put my faith in your dream and what God told you and I hope and pray he gives me the same answer somewhere somehow. For God to go to this extreme length in order to save all of these living creatures shows us how much God really does love and care for all of the animals that He has personally created. He knows the way we feel about our animals. I know how hard it is to lose a pet. I hold on to his promises. Another very good verse showing that horses were coming down from heaven is when Elijah saw a chariot of fire with horses of fire coming directly at him. Some Christians think heaven would be lacking something essential to their happiness if their pets were not there with them, Madsen said. Visualizing her up in heaven playing ball with my husband who passed away a few years ago is the only way I’m getting through it right now. As we all know, the final ending for us as Christians will be God the Father forming out a New Heaven and a New Earth after the 1000 year millennial reign of Jesus has ended. So, if as a human, you lead a righteous life and worship God ALONE, submit to the will of God, you will be reunited with your pets in Heaven. However, when you put all of these verses together on this topic, I believe there might be a little clue in all of this that might possibly give us the answer. I laid beside her Thursday night and dozed off watching a sermon from Rick Warren about trusting God. You’d be here this very moment as the sun is coming up greeting me to start the day…From the day we knew our time was short, you never missed a beat. And having some of the pets we really loved while living down here on this earth will just add that much more into this picture-perfect, fairy tale ending for all of us. A spirit? It’s a long drawn out story that I will spare you all from but the guilt and anguish over the decision is overwhelming me. But I was going to pray that God take care of my baby. Though we do not have any specific verses definitely answering this question one way or the other, the answer may possibly be in the verses already laid down on this subject. I in my heart, know God is Love, Love does not condemn the children of God and our pets are part of our lives to cherish and God loves us so much he wouldn’t be mean he is not mean I believe they have not sinned because they don’t have souls so they are clean and innocent to enter heaven. I ask him to send angels to get my baby and I truly believe he did. There is only one thing missing,  I can’t wait for that day. How do we know this? So we don’t have the answer, but we can’t limit our understanding of heaven to the family all being back together, my wife and I getting along perfectly. This is when Elijah literally gets raptured up into heaven. I am so glad to know our love ones are still with us. Just lost my beautiful puppy and your words are very healing. Some even suggest it would be somehow “wrong” for our actual pets to get resurrected because Jesus only died for humans…. She had been diabetic for almost 4 years, recently lost all her vision and hearing and was starting to have back pain. So special. Ecclesiastes 3:18-21 TEV "I decided that God is testing us, to show us that we are no better than animals. I miss her so. Not only was this an emotional assault on me and my husband, but also my children and grandkids. The grief was horrible. She struggled and became a shell of the dog I so desperately wanted to save. Kind, never a foul moment. Perhaps most moving, though, is found in Jesus’s teachings of the sparrows: “Ar… The Shepherd named Prince had great spiritual significance to me. I lost him to kidney failure. I believe animals are created as a gift to us to teach our hearts true depth of what it means to love, then as they have to leave us, we learn what it means the grieve( and that is because we were able to love) I believe they will be with us there in heaven. I never took her for granted and thanked Him always for such a special dog in my life and our family. By closing this banner or continuing to browse this website, you agree to the use of cookies. Take comfort in the fact that you were able to do right by your pet, even though it was painful for you. They were so lucky to have you in their lives. Do you have a passage of scripture you would like added? So on the 4th and 5th days of creation, God created all of the living creatures, both in the waters, in the air, and on the ground. I appreciate the Biblical references you provided to help substantiate your thoughts. She was the boss of the other pets, and a loyal, loving protector of her family. And even though I felt like God wasn’t answering my prayers and wasn’t doing things my way. My husband and I brought her home two weeks after we bought our house, as a puppy. He throwed up one day and refused to eat after. Consider this very carefully: I believe the answer to this question is a big fat yes – that God will continue this pattern and allow all kinds of these animals and creatures to still live among us. In my dream I was crying bitterly because I had lost my beloved pets. A: Yes, I firmly believe we will be reunited with those who have died in Christ and entered heaven before us. We do not need angels to care for us when we have a God who loves us more than I can even imagine and hope for. This is true for our pets as well as the many wild animals that also go to the Other Side, where there are vast herds roaming about. Each day after that became harder and harder, she became worse and worse until Sunday came. However this has made me look more keenly at scripture and not just project my broken heartedness into it. I love her very much and 6 yrs of caring for her she was loyal smart and brave,and I hope she forgives me for what I did ,I can’t sleep and I have a lump in my stomach .I wish to know if she is in heaven with no pain and being happy and waiting for me when it’s time. When I sat down, he would come sit in my lap. He said if we love him and serve him. I believe God gave you this chance to say goodbye one last time and not letting your dog just die on the cold road alone. He loved as hard as I did. And not only will He be riding on a white horse, but so will all of the saints who will be coming back down with Him. He had a form of canine dementia and went in small circles all the time and kept falling down.He finally wouldn’t sleep or eat but wanted to do his circling. There is no question that animals will be in heaven. If our pets will be resurrected or not, we just cannot say for sure. Whenever heaven is described, though it may be in highly imaginative language, it is a place where animals seem to be present. Well, he then explained that when it comes to our “wealth” in heaven, it is not based on your actions or good deeds here on earth. I walked miles and miles of trails with him in all seasons. We’ll sing and shout the victory”. Most of them tend to believe in a higher spiritual nature, just not the name of God. I don’t believe my love and relationship with them was misplaced. And not only will we be having many of these different kinds of animals still living among us in the New Heaven and New Earth – but for all those who have had pets they were really close to in this life, I believe God will be bringing these special pets back to life for us so we can enjoy them for all of eternity – just like we will be able to enjoy the Lord, His angels, and all of our saved loved ones for all of eternity. I just lost my sweet talk doodle yesterday. Your words comforted me. He who was seated on the throne said, “I am making everything new!”. I believe one of the reasons Heavenly Father gave us pets is for comfort. the word clearly states people and animals have souls. In other words, the last person to die would be the first to be judged and enter until we arrive at Able since he was the first of us humans to arrive there and start the line to eternity. Dawn, I’m so sorry for your loss. I guess I’m still grieving too much to know for sure…but maybe one day… . What joy and love he had brought into our lives. Kristin Kaldahl (author) on January 17, 2017: Thank you! I felt like you were reading my mind. Will Our Pets Be in Heaven With Us? Which was I supposed to do? But we do not want you to be uninformed, brothers, about those who are asleep, that you may not grieve as others do who have no hope. In Leviticus 16: below (different verses in 16) And not only did God not take these animals away from us, but He also did not take them away from us when He decided that He was going to wipe out all of mankind with a flood with the exception of Noah and his family. I think these two verses are perfectly lining up, thus giving us a very good possibility that all of God’s creation will be saved, thus giving all of the animals and living creatures eternal life in the New Heaven and New Earth we will all be given by the Lord. They shall not hurt nor destroy in all My holy mountain, for the earth shall be full of the knowledge of the Lord as the waters cover the sea.” (Isaiah 11:6-9). It was as though it wasn’t happening, your love, it never ceased. Enjoy and imagine the glory of creatures of every kind playing joyfully in that rich green meadow up above. After studying the possible verses on this question, it is my own personal opinion that God does not specifically say one way or the other whether or not any of our own personal pets will be crossing over with us. The voice said to me in my dream “Why do you weep”? There is no question that animals will be in heaven. Pets don’t have hateful intent so nothing to repent for. God did for me what he knew I couldn’t do it. As Christians we know we will go to heaven when we die but what would be the reason God would not reunite us with the pets we were so close to during our lives? “One day, we will see our animals again in the eternity of Christ. In other words, if God started everything off with us having different kinds of animals on our earth, then He will end it with us having these same kinds of animals in the New Heaven and New Earth. My heart is literally torn,cracked,and shattered, I miss her so deeply. Don’t forget that when we put our dogs to sleep, we’re not doing something to them. So I just know that she couldn’t have all of those qualities and not have a soul. Sissy always protected her and guided her through the day. She became extremely fatigued, very confused, and struggled with her breathing. my opinion is yes our animals will be with us, God wants us happy and loves us. He would look to the left and to the right. Pastor Gene Kim teaches how mankind will have hobbies and pets in God's paradise on earth, just like we do today. Discipleship in the home happens as we live together—and as we bury pets together. As the vet put her to sleep I felt led to pray. If animals were not going to be fully enjoyed by Adam and Eve and everyone to follow after them, then God would have never created them in the first place. He was a stray when we took him in. All I AM saying here is that the idea that a different dog could be considered “restoration” or “restitution” just makes no sense to me. The Bible says we will only “know in part” while we are living down here on this earth, and I am afraid this question is probably one of those questions that we will have to wait until we get into heaven to see who had the right answer. He was 17 yrs 10 months old and came to me when he was 10 months old. 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