Bible Discussion Thread

Where do dogs and cats go when they die?

I'd like to add scripture to the discussion.

Genesis 9:5, 1Kings 13:9-32, 1Samuel 6, note 1Samuel 6:7,10,12, Numbers 22:12-35, Daniel 6, Matthew 10:28-31, Luke 12:6-7, context Luke 12, Isaiah 11, Isaiah 11:6-10, Genesis 6:18-20, Genesis 7:1-9,23, Genesis 8, Psalms 145:8,9,

Hopefully these are helpful

My belief Dotha, is that they return back to the earth. Ecclesiastes 3:19-21 seems to spell this out; keeping in mind that the writer is speaking generally about the flesh of man & beast that go the same way: back to dust.

However, he writes, "Who knoweth the spirit of man that goeth upward, and the spirit of the beast that goeth downward to the earth?". This can be understood in various ways, but I feel that it speaks of the eternality of the human spirit (that they return to God Who judges men), whereas the life of the animal perishes in the ground, holding no accountability before its Maker. Some believe that our pets will also go to Heaven, but I don't find any Scripture to support that belief; and even if they do go, will that include all other animals in the world & even the smallest living organism created by God? I suppose one day we'll know for sure.