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Thank you Lively Stone for explaining thatAll animals have souls (mind, will and emotions) but they lack spirit, or a spiritual center. As far as animals in heaven---yes, seeing as Jesus will be riding on a horse, w eknow that there are certain animals in heaven now, but we also know from scripture that the New Earth is the kingdom where we will live and reifn with Christ, and we know that all will be renewed and restored by God, so there will be millions of animals of all species here, and those who have a ferocious reputation will be changed to peaceable.
Isaiah 11:6
The wolf also shall 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 shall lead them.
Isaiah 65:25
The wolf and the lamb shall feed together, and the lion shall eat straw like the bullock: and dust shall be the serpent's meat. They shall not hurt nor destroy in all my holy mountain, saith the LORD.
Psalms 49
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[sup]5 [/sup]Why should I fear in the days of evil,
When the iniquity at my heels surrounds me?
[sup]6 [/sup]Those who trust in their wealth
And boast in the multitude of their riches,
[sup]7 [/sup]None of them can by any means redeem his brother,
Nor give to God a ransom for him—
[sup]8 [/sup]For the redemption of their souls is costly,
And it shall cease forever—
[sup]9 [/sup]That he should continue to live eternally,
And not see the Pit.
[sup]10 [/sup]For he sees wise men die;
Likewise the fool and the senseless person perish,
And leave their wealth to others.
[sup]11 [/sup]Their inner thought is that their houses will last forever,
Their dwelling places to all generations;
They call their lands after their own names.
[sup]12 [/sup]Nevertheless man, though in honor, does not remain;
He is like the beasts that perish.
My dogs are certainly souls with spirits!
Only man has been given a spiritual part, where God can dwell within us. That is what makes us separate from the animal kingdom.
So people and animal spirits perish? You get this from that verse?
Psalms 49
...
[sup]5 [/sup]Why should I fear in the days of evil,
When the iniquity at my heels surrounds me?
[sup]6 [/sup]Those who trust in their wealth
And boast in the multitude of their riches,
[sup]7 [/sup]None of them can by any means redeem his brother,
Nor give to God a ransom for him—
[sup]8 [/sup]For the redemption of their souls is costly,
And it shall cease forever—
[sup]9 [/sup]That he should continue to live eternally,
And not see the Pit.
[sup]10 [/sup]For he sees wise men die;
Likewise the fool and the senseless person perish,
And leave their wealth to others.
[sup]11 [/sup]Their inner thought is that their houses will last forever,
Their dwelling places to all generations;
They call their lands after their own names.
[sup]12 [/sup]Nevertheless man, though in honor, does not remain;
He is like the beasts that perish.
If you don't like the text, please argue with the Author, not the messenger!
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Psalms 49...
My problem is not with the author or his message, it is with the messenger's interpretation.
God wrote the words. It seems YOU wish to interpret them differently than written. Thus my council for YOU to make any changes YOU deem necessary to meet YOUR agendas. Please let us know what YOU come up with so that we can all make YOUR recommended changes in our Bibles.
And if I might, PLEASE advise us as to the concise text YOU wish to delete, and also the concise text YOU wish to be inserted, for each change, -- i.e.:
Change From: xxxxxxxxxxxx
Change To: xxxxxxxxxxxx
And please provide YOUR authority (job title), initials, and date.
...... is that how you got your interpretation ...