Do animals have an afterlife?

[Hans]

I have always wondered, are they considered to have an afterlife?

[riggs]

I have always wondered, are they considered to have an afterlife?

Wouldn't that mean they would have to have a soul?

[Bluesky]

In the Bible there is no clear teaching on the disposition of animals following death.

Although it appears that there are animals in the future world that the Bible paints. I do not think these will be resurrected animals though.

[Soundbear]

There is no clear equivalent in English for the word translated soul. In fact the King James version apparently uses 25 different words to translate it to English.

This makes an answer impossible, and opinion takes over. Perhaps their "life force" returns to God??

[hobo]

http://www.archive.org/stream/immort...ge/96/mode/2up

[kitca]

everything has an afterlife!!!! life is life, not just human life, life!

[Hans]

Is it not interesting, since they do seem alive in the same manner as we are?

[Soundbear]

Is it not interesting, since they do seem alive in the same manner as we are?

Are they?? Can any of them contemplate the existence of their soul??

[Hans]

Do you require a soul to be alive?

[hobo]

In the religion section - page 5 - the vatican and aliens- you will see some previous posts on this subject.

[dancingqueen]

Are they?? Can any of them contemplate the existence of their soul??

maybe they do, how can we tell?

[Barney Rubble]

Eccl 3:21 Who knoweth the spirit of man that goeth upward, and the spirit of the beast that goeth downward to the earth?

[dancingqueen]

Eccl 3:21 Who knoweth the spirit of man that goeth upward, and the spirit of the beast that goeth downward to the earth?

Without context this verse is meaningless.

[Soundbear]

Without context this verse is meaningless.

Now, THAT is funny!!

Why don't you give it to us???

[Anapeg]

everything has an afterlife!!!! life is life, not just human life, life!

Then what of plant life?

[dancingqueen]

Now, THAT is funny!!

Why don't you give it to us???

Ohhhhhh, right, sometimes context is important, like when said context serves to support your own ideas, but context is not important other times, like when said context may not support your ideas? It doesn't matter, if the context does not support your ideas, you will just twist it in such a way that it can... no matter how much you have to stretch it...

[Soundbear]

Ohhhhhh, right, sometimes context is important, like when said context serves to support your own ideas, but context is not important other times, like when said context may not support your ideas? It doesn't matter, if the context does not support your ideas, you will just twist it in such a way that it can... no matter how much you have to stretch it...

You don't see the irony in your statement, that the verse needs to be looked at in it's context?? And when I ask you to GET the context, you either can't or won't.

The verse says that man's spirit goes up (I'm assuming heaven) and the beast's spirit goes down (I'm assuming death).

The context should either confirm or deny that. Is that right??

[dancingqueen]

I've always maintained that context matters, I just also maintain that the context in the Bible is subjective.

[Bluesky]

I've always maintained that context matters, I just also maintain that the context in the Bible is subjective.

Can you cite an example?

[Blue Lotus Rising]

everything has an afterlife!!!! life is life, not just human life, life!

You're right, kitca!