Secrets from Beyond The Grave

especially to a couple who has never been able to conceive. The thought of the pet dying and the owner never seeing that pet again is hard to bear, and it has created a question: Is it possible that my pet will be in heaven? The fact that God created all animals and that Adam gave them all their names is amazing in itself. This was prior to Eve being formed, so apparently the animals served as friends to Adam. Of course Eve provided far better companionship than Adam laying his head on a lion or hugging a little bear! A dear hug (not deer ) from this two-legged beauty called Eve was far better for this handsome first man than Adam stroking the finest four-legged animal in the garden! Pets in Heaven? Several years ago a teaching emerged that said a person's pet will join them in heaven. I was personally listening to a man I know and have always admired in his Bible knowledge as he explained to his audience that when the Rapture occurs, Christians' pets would be raised from the dead and would join them in heaven. I had studied the Bible for more than forty-five thousand hours, and I never recalled reading any reference to animals in the Rapture or the resurrection. Are there animals in heaven? The answer is that there are creatures in heaven that have the exact appearance of certain animals that God created on Earth. They appear in spirit form and are living creatures and various types of angels. In the temple of heaven are four living creatures with the faces of a lion, an ox, an eagle, and a man (Rev. 4:7-8). One of the descriptions of the cherubim is that they have faces like a lion and wings like an eagle and feet like calves (Ezek. 1:3-28). When the saints return to Earth, we will join our "commander in chief," Jesus Christ, who will be on a white horse (Rev. 19:11). When Elijah was transported from the plains of Moab into heaven, "a chariot of fire appeared with horses of fire" (2 Kings 2:11). While there are animals in heaven, and there are mysteries about heaven that even Paul was unable to speak about when he had a vision of paradise, when it comes to earthly pets, there are some points to be made. One of the most important is this: What about the resurrection of a pet that has died? Everyone I have ever met--especially children--loves animals. I have a pocket parrot, my son and daughter both have cats, and we have fish. If I allowed it, we could become a miniature zoo! Pets are beneficial as fun friends for children and are especially important to those without children. They are also very popular with the elderly. Pets fill a void, which leads to the second observation. On Earth we marry--as the Lord Himself said, "It is not good that man should be alone" (Gen. 2:18). Companions, friends, and pets are needed on Earth for fun, fellowship, and relationship. Heaven, however, is a different dimension of perfection that we have never experienced on Earth. We are not married or given in marriage in heaven, and yet on Earth God ordained it for companionship and procreation. Elderly believers whose families live in another state and who are unable to travel as they once did need the warmth of a cat, dog, or other pet on Earth to fill the void. However, in heaven the perfection, the joy, the peace, and the family of God united as one will fill every emotional need a person has. We cannot understand this at this time, but that perfection fills all voids. The Creature Being Delivered

One of the passages used to teach that pets will be in heaven is the following: