Pets are great company and are much loved by their owners but when the time comes when they must leave us, we feel lonely, empty and profoundly sad. We, so much desire to see our pets again after our own time comes so, will there be pets in heaven and how is it possible.?

 Let’s take a look at the Bible verses to build up a picture of how it is more than possible for our pets to be in Heaven. Before we start its always worth remembering that the most important man in history, Jesus Christ, was not born in a Holy Temple or a Castle or a Palace with 1,000 armed guards, but in a stable surrounded by farm animals.

.We have managed to find an additional third of extra Bible verses which we hope gives you all more confidence in a reunion with your pets.

 Firstly let’s look at God’s relationship with all animals.

So are there any animals in Heaven mentioned in the Bible at present?

Revelation Chapter 5 Verses 13-14 “And every creature which is in heaven and on the earth and such as are in the sea and all that are in them ,heard I saying, Blessings and honour and glory and power be unto the lamb forever and ever.”

Revelation Chapter 4 Verse 7 “And the first beast was like a lion, and the second beast like a calf, and the third beast had a face as a man, and the forth beast was like a flying eagle.”

Revelation Chapter 19 Verse 11 “And I saw Heaven opened and behold a white horse; and he that sat upon him was called Faithful and True, and in righteousness he doth judge and make war”

Revelation Chapter 19 Verse 14 “And the armies that were in heaven followed him upon white horses clothed in fine linen, white and clean.”

What do we know of animals in Heaven after the Lords Day?

Isaiah Chapter 11 Verses 6-7 “The wolf will also dwell with the lamb. And the leopard shall lie down with the kid, and the calf and the young lion and the fatling together: and a little child will lead them. And the cow and the bear shall feed: their young ones shall lie down together, and the lion shall eat straw like an ox”

Isaiah Chapter 25 Verse 13 “The wolf and lamb will feed together, and the lion will eat straw like an ox but dust shall be the serpent’s food. They will neither harm nor destroy on my Holy mountain” says the Lord.

* Snakes do deliberately and purposely eat and lick dust, they have a Jacobson organ located in the roof of their mouth. It acts as a prey detector and trail locator and is a smell organ to boost its appetite.”*

Isaiah Chapter 65 Verse 17 “For behold, I create new Heavens and a new earth : and the former shall not be remembered, nor come to mind.”

After the Lord’s Day these verses tell us that many animals will be in Heaven and that there will be perfect harmony between all the different types of animals. The Isaiah visions are also showing the placid nature of usually aggressive animals in that they can be controlled by a young child, and nothing was going to destroy this harmony.

Now let’s look at God’s relationship with animals down the years.

Genesis Chapter 1 Verse 30 “And to every beast of the earth and to every fowl of the air, and to everything that creepeth upon the earth, wherein there is life, I have given every green herb for meat; and it was so.” * All animals and mankind were vegetarian up to the time of the flood. *

Genesis 9 Verses 8 – 12 “And God spoke to Noah, and to his sons with him, saying, And I , I establish my covenant with you and your seed after you and with every living creature that is with you. This is the token of the covenant I make for perpetual generations.” *A covenant is a solemn agreement. *

If God cares about the smallest of wild birds, Its unlikely he would overlook our pets.

Luke Chapter 12 Verse 6 “Are not 5 sparrows sold for 2 pennies? And not one of them is forgotten before God.”

Pets were existing during the time of the Bible Old Testament.

Samuel II Chapter 12 Verse3 “But the poor man had nothing, save one little ewe lamb, which he had bought and nourished up : and it grew up together with him, and with his children ; it did eat of his own meat and drank of his own cup, and lay in his bosom, and was unto him as a daughter. ….

God’s concern for animals was written in the initial / earliest “books” of the Bible.

Deuteronomy Chapter 22 Verse 10 “Thou will not plough with an ox and ass together”. The footsteps and power of an ass and ox are different they could not pull together without causing the ass, much exertion, injury and tiredness as the ass is much slower than the ox.

Deuteronomy Chapter25 Verse4 “Thou shall not muzzle the ox when he treadeth the corn”  The ox serves his master well on a day-to-day basis so when the ox has the additional job of treading the corn ,he should not be muzzled. He should have free  access to any corn he desires to  sustain the animal.

Proverbs Chapter 27 Verse23 “Be sure to know the condition of your flock, give careful attention to your herds”.

Proverbs Chapter 12 Verse 10 “A righteous man regardeth the life of his beast but the tender mercies of the wicked are cruel.”

Psalm Chapter 147 Verse 9 “He giveth to the beast his food, and to the young ravens which cry”.

Jeremiah Chapter 8 Verse 7 “Yea, the stork in heaven knoweth her appointed times ; and the turtle and the crane and the swallow observe the time of their coming but my people know not the judgement of the Lord”

Psalm Chapter 36 Verse 6 “Thy righteousness is like the great mountains; thy judgements are a great deep : O’Lord thou preservest man and beast.”

Romans Chapter 8 Verses 21 – 22 “Because the creature itself, also shall be delivered from the bondage of corruption into the glorious liberty of the children of God. For we know that the whole creation groans and travels in pain together until now”.

Ecclesiastes Chapter 3 Verse 19 “ For that which befalleth the sons of men befalleth beasts: even one thing befalleth them, as the one dieth, so dieth the other : yes they have all one breath so a man hath no pre-eminence above a beast ; for it is all Vanity.”

Hosea Chapter 2 Verse 18 “ And in that day I will make a covenant for them, with the beasts of the fields and the fowls of heaven and with the creeping things of the ground : and I will break the bow and the sword and the battle out of the earth and will make them to lie down in safety.”

Luke Chapter 3 Verse 6 “And all flesh shall see the salvation of God”.

1^st Corinthians Chapter 15 Verse 39 – 44 “ All flesh is not the same : but there is one kind of flesh for men, another flesh of beasts another of fishes and another of birds. There are also celestial bodies, and terrestrial bodies : but the glory of the celestial is one and the glory of the terrestrial is another. There is one glory of the sun, and another glory for the moon, and another glory of the stars, for one star differieth from another star in glory”.

“So also is the resurrection of the dead. It is sown in corruption ; it is raised in incorruption. It is sown in dishonour: it is raised in glory : It is sown in weakness it is raised in power. Sown in humiliation, it is raised in glory. Sown in an animal body, it is raised as a spiritual body”.

Here are some scriptures that should build trust that God, will fulfil his promise to our pets / animals.

1^st Corinthians Chapter 2 Verse 9 shows the depth of love and compassion God has for his people “Eye hath not seen nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of men, the things which God hath prepared for them that love him.”

Jesus was to say this in Matthew Chapter 7 Verse 11 “Is there a man among you who will offer his son a stone when he asks for bread, or a snake when he asks for fish? If you then, bad as you are, know how to give your children what is good for them, how much more will your heavenly Father give good things to those who ask him!

Although the hope of being in heaven for our-selves and our animals is a hope and not a certainty, however according to the apostle Paul in Romans Chapter 5 Verse 5 “Hope does not disappoint.”

Pet bereavement is one of the most miserable experiences and I’m sure you’ve known it too. However, hopefully these verses have given hope to you all for the future and for those feeling the effects of pet bereavement the following verses should give comfort.

Matthew Chapter 5 Verse 4  “Blessed are they that mourn; for they will be comforted”

Romans Chapter 8 Verse 22 “For I reckon that the suffering we now endure will bear no comparison with the splendour as yet unrevealed, which is in store for us”.

God loves his creation and is proud to call them his own; Psalm Chapter 50 Verses 10 – 11.  “Every animal in the forest is mine, and the cattle on a thousand hills. I know every bird in the mountains, and the creatures of the field are mine”.

Luke Chapter 1 Verse 37. “For with God nothing shall be impossible”.

Psalm Chapter 34 Verse 18 “The Lord is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart : and saveth such as be of a contrite spirit”.

John Chapter 14 Verse 2 “In my father’s house are many mansions ; If it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you.”

Psalm Chapter 147 Verse 3 “He healeth the broken in heart, and bindeth up the wounds”.

  Pets have taught us to receive unconditional love, they have also made us better people by encouraging us to develop the fruits of the spirit, such as Love, Joy, Peace, Patience, Kindness, Gentleness and Self-Control. It is inconceivable that the great works our pets had done on earth did not make them strong candidates for Heaven.

  Psalm Chapter 145 Verse 21 “My mouth will speak in praise of the Lord. Let every creature praise his holy name for ever and ever.”

Revelation Chapter 21 Verse 4  “ He will wipe every tear from their eyes : there shall be an end to death and to mourning and crying and pain; for the old order is passed away!”

John Chapter 3 Verses 16 – 18 “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish but have everlasting life”. “For God sent Not his Son to condemn the world ; but that the world through him might be saved”.

AWAY IN A MANGER

“THE CATTLE ARE LOWING

THE BABY AWAKES

BUT LITTLE LORD JESUS

NO CRYING HE MAKES”

Based on Luke 2: 4 - 7