What does the Bible say about pets in heaven?
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The Bible does not explicitly tell us whether our individual pets will be in heaven, so we should not claim more than God has revealed. Yet Scripture affirms that animals belong to God and are under his care: Job 12:10 says that the life of every living thing is in his hand. Isaiah 11:6-9 and 65:25 portray God’s coming renewed creation with animals living in peace, showing that redemption reaches beyond human souls to the whole created order. First Corinthians 2:9 reminds believers that God has prepared joys beyond our present imagination. Christians may therefore entrust beloved animals to God’s goodness while placing their sure hope in Christ and the resurrection.
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- Isaiah 65:25
The wolf and the lamb shall feed together, and the lion shall eat straw like the ox; and dust shall be the serpent's food. They shall not hurt nor destroy in all my holy mountain, says Yahweh.
- Job 12:10
In whose hand is the life of every living thing, The breath of all mankind?
- Isaiah 11:6-9
[6] The wolf shall dwell with the lamb, and the leopard shall lie down with the kid; and the calf and the young lion and the fattened calf together; and a little child shall lead them. [7] The cow and the bear shall feed; their young ones shall lie down together; and the lion shall eat straw like the ox. [8] The sucking child shall play on the hole of the asp, and the weaned child shall put his hand on the adder's den. [9] They shall not hurt nor destroy in all my holy mountain; for the earth shall be full of the knowledge of Yahweh, as the waters cover the sea.
- 1 Corinthians 2:9
But as it is written, "Things which an eye didn't see, and an ear didn't hear, Which didn't enter into the heart of man, These God has prepared for those who love him."
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