Secrets from Beyond The Grave

--Genesis 6:19

You shall take with you seven each of every clean animal, a male and his female; two each of animals that are unclean, a male and his female; also seven each of birds of the air, male and female, to keep the species alive on the face of all the earth. --Genesis 7:2-3 Since the details of Christ's return are a part of the stories of Noah and Lot, some suggest that as God spared certain creatures in the ark, likewise He would spare certain pets of the righteous; they would be with them during the time of the Tribulation. In the story of Lot, however, we see a complete destruction of four out of five cities, with no record as to what occurred to the creatures in that region--if some escaped, or if all animals perished with the people. In Genesis 19:24-25, we read, "Then the LORD . . . overthrew those cities, all the plain, all the inhabitants of the cities, and what grew on the ground." Christ revealed that the eyes of the Lord are upon even two small sparrows when they are sold at the market (Matt. 10:29). The sparrow is very small and would seem insignificant to the average person. This verse reveals the care that God has for even the smallest of creatures in His creation. Some people are concerned about what will happen to their pets after the ingathering and catching away of the believers. We know the promise of John 14:1-4: "Where I am, there you may be also" (v. 3). We who are caught up will "always be with the Lord" (1 Thess. 4:17). If pets remain after the Rapture, then will they starve to death after their owners are taken? Or, as some suggest, will the pets of believers be somehow removed at the same moment as the believer and actually be taken as a form of protection against what is coming? A Woman "Sanctifies" Her Family In 1 Corinthians 7, Paul gave guidelines concerning marriage between a believer and an unbeliever. He instructed that if a believer married an unbeliever, and the unbeliever wished to remain in the marriage, then the believer should not separate (divorce) from the unbeliever: And a woman who has a husband who does not believe, if he is willing to live with her, let her not divorce him. For the unbelieving husband is sanctified by the wife, and the unbelieving wife is sanctified by the husband; otherwise your children would be unclean, but now they are holy. --1 Corinthians 7:13-14 When a believer lives among unbelievers, there is a special sanctity God places on the home and those dwelling in the home. The word sanctified means "to be set apart." It does not mean that the husband is automatically a believer because of his wife; the question is about separating because of the husband's unbelief. The sanctification alludes to the fact that God will permit the marriage bond because of the woman and will even bless the children because of her faith and her lifestyle in the home. If the woman separated from her husband, the husband's influence on the children could cause them to be unclean. To say that everything in the house (including pets) are sanctified by a believer living in the house is not intended in this passage and certainly is not implied in any way. A believer must have full confidence and trust in God at all times. We must understand