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Are there animals in heaven?

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Are there animals in heaven?
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Are there animals in heaven?
October 31, 2015 at 4:51 pm
Man has been given dominion over animals here on earth and animals have been put here for us, but there's nothing specific in the Bible about animals in heaven.

There are Christians here, what do you think? Are there animals in heaven?
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RE: Are there animals in heaven?
October 31, 2015 at 4:57 pm
Swedenborg's writings say yes.
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RE: Are there animals in heaven?
October 31, 2015 at 4:59 pm
Animals don't have immortal souls and are not sons of Adam.

So, no, there are no animals in heaven.
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RE: Are there animals in heaven?
October 31, 2015 at 5:05 pm
If I say "Yes", then you'd ask do cats go to heaven?
then do rats?
do spiders?
do ants?
do fish?
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do bacteria?
do genes?
do dna?
do molecules?
do planks?
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Ah you'll never shut up, so NO, other than humans whom I personally like and who think the same way I do, no one goes to heaven!!!!!!!!!!
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RE: Are there animals in heaven?
October 31, 2015 at 5:07 pm
A shitload of very unhappy goats.
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RE: Are there animals in heaven?
October 31, 2015 at 5:07 pm
No. But they do get a glimpse when they are in heat.
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RE: Are there animals in heaven?
October 31, 2015 at 5:09 pm
(October 31, 2015 at 4:57 pm)ChadWooters Wrote: Swedenborg's writings say yes.

Why does he say yes?  I see no Biblical evidence.
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RE: Are there animals in heaven?
October 31, 2015 at 5:10 pm
Doesn't anybody eat meat in heaven?
I thought heaven was paradise.
The first thing I'm gonna ask for when I get to heaven is a meat lovers pizza!
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RE: Are there animals in heaven?
October 31, 2015 at 5:21 pm
Supposedly animals don't have souls, so if there are animals there it will be kind of fake. Like you may see a dog in your yard, but it won't be YOUR dog. Like everything else, though, it's up to interpretation. I've heard everyone will get a mansion, though I always found that odd. I get a mansion, and so does my sister, and so forth. It's not like my family gets one mansion, so who lives there aside from me? My servants, wives, and such? I don't need that much space.

In a more idealistic sense, you get what you want when you go to heaven. In a more cynical sense, you get what Yahweh wants, and we all know Yahweh wants absolute servitude. You think what he wants you to think. You do what he wants you to do. There is no other option.

Are there animals in heaven? Only if he wants there to be. It's not like your opinion matters to him.
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RE: Are there animals in heaven?
October 31, 2015 at 5:26 pm
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