I sincerely believe our much loved pets
will be waiting for us when we all enter the everlasting glory of God’s
presence. We can take comfort in the knowledge of their destiny. What a
wonderful promise!
Old Testament
Exodus 13:2
Consecrate to me every first born male. The offspring of every womb…belongs to
me, whether man or animal.
Numbers 22:23
Balaam’s donkey saw the angel of the Lord standing in the road.
1 Samuel 6:12
Cows carrying the ark of the Lord did not turn but went straight, keeping on the
road and lowing all the way; they did not turn to the right or to the left.
Job 12:7
Ask the animals and they will teach you.
Psalm 50:10; 148:7-14
For every animal of 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.
Praise the lord from the earth you great sea creatures…wild animals and cattle,
small creatures and flying birds…let them praise the name of the Lord for His
name alone is exalted; His splendor is above the earth and the heavens. Praise
the Lord!
Hosea 2:18
In that day I will make a covenant for them, with the beasts of the field and
the birds of the air and the creatures that move along the ground….
Jonah 1:17, 2:10
The Lord provided a great fish and commanded the fish…
Ecclesiastes 3:18-20
As for men, God tests them so that they may see that they are like the animals.
Man’s fate is like that of the animals; the same fate awaits them both: As one
dies, so dies the other. All have the same breath; man has no advantage over the
animal…All go to the same place; all come from dust, and to dust all return…
Zechariah 6:1-6
I saw four chariots coming...red horses, black, white, and the fourth horse
dapple. These are ...going out from standing in the presence of the Lord of the
whole world...
New Testament
Matthew 10:29
Not even a sparrow, worth only half a penny, can fall to the ground without your
Father knowing it.
Luke 2:6-8
Jesus was born in a manger among the animals.
Shepherds tending sheep saw the angels announcing the birth of our Savior.
Luke 19:28
Jesus, for His triumphal entry, chose two colts to ride into Bethany at the hill
of the Mount of Olives.
Revelation 4:1-8; 5:11-13
Beasts are gathered around throne
Then I looked and heard the voice of many angels, numbering thousands upon
thousands, and ten thousand times ten thousand. They encircled the throne and
the living creatures and the elders…The I heard every creature in heaven and on
earth and under the earth and on the sea, and all that is in them, singing: ”To
Him who sits on the throne and to the Lamb be praise and honor and glory and
power, for ever and ever!”
Revelations 19:11
Then I saw heaven opened, and a white horse was standing there. And the one
sitting on the horse was named Faithful and True.
Jesus will return as our Messiah riding a white horse…
All throughout scriptures, we see the animals included in important events. God
has created them all for a purpose.
May you find comfort and hope by reading about these events in your favorite
bible translations.
(Researched and prepared by Kay Chapin in the year of our Lord July 2005)
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