Well..depends on what you believe...I don't believe in christian death or in any other death....you die..you die..thats it.....you don't go anywhere to spend eternity with some mystical being..thats something we made up to comfort us in the face of death.....do dogs go to heaven?...I think not..how about elephants?
We die and we just simply return to that state in which we were originally made from...whether it be dust, energy, what have you...
...you die..thats it.....you don't go anywhere to spend eternity with some mystical being..thats something we made up to comfort us in the face of death.....do dogs go to heaven?...I think not..how about elephants?
Far be it from me to tread on a man's beliefs but I will always provide biblical scripture for any questions asked. If the bible is true animals will be in heaven.
Isaiah 11: 6-9 says:
6 The
wolf will live with the
lamb, the
leopard will lie down with the
goat, the
calf and the
lion and the
yearling together; and a little child will lead them.
7 The
cow will feed with the
bear, their young will lie down together, and the lion will eat straw like the
ox.
8 The infant will play near the hole of the
cobra, and the young child put his hand into the
viper's nest.
9 They will neither harm nor destroy on all my holy mountain, for the earth will be full of the knowledge of the LORD as the waters cover the sea.
And
Isaiah 65:17-19, 25 says:
17 "Behold, I will create new heavens and a new earth. The former things will not be remembered, nor will they come to mind.
18 But be glad and rejoice forever in what I will create, for I will create Jerusalem to be a delight and its people a joy.
19 I will rejoice over Jerusalem and take delight in my people;the sound of weeping and of crying will be heard in it no more.
25 The wolf and the lamb will feed together, and the lion will eat straw like the ox, but dust will be the serpent's food. They will neither harm nor destroy on all my holy mountain," says the LORD.
The bible says animals will be on the new earth but not corrupted by sin. I could be misinterpreting this but it seems like after the corrupt earth is distroyed and passed away a new one will be created free of corruption. This means no more bad people and most of all no more sin. I think its worth hoping for because I would love to play with a lion or not have to kill to eat, how about you? And if the bible is a fairytale and we all end up the way you say we will (dust and/or energy) I lose nothing but if the bible is correct well you know the rest of that story.
HM