DOG?  CAT?  GOLD FISH?

OR SOMETHING EXOTIC?!

HEAVEN & ETERNITY #7

Some dog-lovers would swear that there will be a “DOG HEAVEN”.  Others pet-lovers would argue till the cow comes home that their beloved four-legged creative will somehow make it to heaven…

Me?  Hehehe!  My favourite animal is the chicken.  I love to eat them!!!  Deep-fried, stir-fried, steamed, stewed… all are welcomed.  Yum!  Yum!  Yum!

I think we can be quite sure that there will be animals in Heaven and Eternity.  Isa 11:6-9 paint a beautiful picture of a future harmony; where the wolf will live with the lamb, and the leopard will lie down with the goat…  Calves and lions will eat together, and be cared by little children…  I think having pets would surely be a possibility, since the texts also mentioned little children caring for these animals.  (This thought will certainly make my two daughters very very happy!)

Oh… the texts also say that the cow will feed with the bear… and the lion will eat straw like the ox…  Hmmm, if the animals would eat in Heaven and Eternity, then this will also strengthen the case of us eating as well.  YES!!!  AMEN!!!

Errr but, I hope we would not become vegetarians; or worse still, be converted to eating grass like the ox.  Hahaha!  Anyway, just trust God lah.  He knows best.

Ok finally… please remember that if you want to keep any pets in the hereafter, you would also have to feed them, bathe them, and take care of their poop!!!  Enjoy!!!

IMPORTANT NOTES:

I started thinking quite a lot about heaven a few years ago.  I read some books and listened to some messages.  There are really not too much materials on this subject.  And because of this, perhaps many Christians may have got seriously wrong ideas about Heaven.  I think Churches should be preaching and teaching more about Heaven.

This HEAVEN & ETERNITY Series is not meant to be a theological discourse.  My hope is to provoke us to be a little bit more heavenly minded.  Indeed there are many uncertainties and controversies… which should not lead to dismay but rather excitement.  It’s like the excitement of anticipating a vacation to an exotic country we have never been before.