R. The short answer to this is, we don’t know. There is not any clear biblical witness to whether animals go to heaven or not.
What we know, is that God cares for all creation, including animals. God provides for the rescue of animals during the flood (Genesis 6). God calls creation and all that is in it good (Genesis 1). If heaven is a restoration of how creation was supposed to be from the beginning, then there is certainly a witness that animals will be present. Will this include those who have died in the past? Scripture does not say.
I have had many pets who I would love to have present with me in eternity. But I just can’t say for sure if this is so. To try and speak with any certainty here or to spend too much energy on speculation would be a vain attempt to peer into the mind of God, to try and be like God.
So, I trust in a merciful God who desires for the restoration of all creation and rest in the hope that God will do what is right and just.
Let me know if you have further questions by contacting me.
God’s Blessings,
Pastor Brian
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