tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20213892.post4520681310874162615..comments2023-12-22T08:29:29.230-08:00Comments on WHAT IS TRUTH: Do Animals Have Souls and Spirits?Kent Brandenburghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13419354741455959191noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20213892.post-71174579322941221262015-05-19T09:35:52.410-07:002015-05-19T09:35:52.410-07:00Dear John Mark,
You are correct in the statement ...Dear John Mark,<br /><br />You are correct in the statement that there is no basis for concluding that animals alive today will go to heaven, although Revelation 19 indicates that there are horses in the eschaton, and I don't see why there would be no animals on the new Earth.<br /><br />Also, as noted in the post, one who has a King James Bible with the marginal notes from 1611 will notice in Genesis 1:20 that animals have "soul."<br /><br />Thanks for the comment.KJB1611https://www.blogger.com/profile/09696273086955004524noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20213892.post-16812559983751614672015-05-18T22:30:04.354-07:002015-05-18T22:30:04.354-07:00John Mark IB
Dear Dr Ross,
I hope you and your...John Mark IB <br /><br />Dear Dr Ross, <br />I hope you and yours are well, <br />Thanks for the great article that gives the easy answer, that scholars like yourself and Pastor Brandenburg and Dr Strouse would easily know, but it helps less theologically educated folks like myself better understand the issue, I always thought I had the answer, and that the difference between us, mankind and animals, was here in the passage:<br />Genesis 2:7 KJV<br />And the Lord God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul.<br />As it is in English, since my Hebrew is horrible, I thought the fact that GOD breathed the life of the eternal soul, and animals not having the same etc., that was the difference, thanks very much for pointing out, that it is in fact the actual image of GOD, and man being created in His image, that is the key to the passage, I used to want to believe that our pets go to heaven and live up in heaven eternally, but I no longer believe that, so basically I think your question of do animals have souls or spirits? is actually meant to be, or what most people ask is do animals go to heaven? Would seem to be if they are not created in the image of GOD, and don't have the same eternal breath of life, soul, then the answer seems to be no? Is that correct? Thanks very much for your excellent help and teachings as always may The LORD bless you and yours with health love joy and peace always in Jesus name amen! Have a blessed day and week Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com