Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rutgers!aramis.rutgers.edu!athos.rutgers.edu!christian From: psburns@lims01.lerc.nasa.gov (MAUREEN BURNS) Newsgroups: soc.religion.christian Subject: Re: do dogs go to heaven ? Message-ID: Date: 30 Jan 91 09:35:47 GMT Sender: hedrick@athos.rutgers.edu Organization: NASA Lewis Research Center Lines: 34 Approved: christian@aramis.rutgers.edu In article , billy@tcom.stc.co.uk (Billy Khan) writes... > > I hope that dogs and things do go to heaven. My own dog is ill >and I will have to have her put down sometime soon. It will be nice to >see her there! I have tuned in a few times to track this raging controversy about dogs in heaven. It's kind of entertaining, because in the great scheme of things, WHAT DOES IT MATTER? I know I am going to heaven, and occasionally I like to imagine what it will be like. I like to imagine there will be the very best skiing, the most fabulous golfing, the deepest richest chocolate, all the shoes I can put my feet into, etc. I would love to see my Greta, the German Shepherd I grew up with. But I have to snap myself back to what God tells us about what heaven is really like. Look at Isaiah 6, where he gets a glimpse of heaven. I heard a sermon by R.C. Sproul on this chapter, and it left me breathless. I realize that when I get to heaven, I will be so blown away by God's glory, brilliance, perfection and majesty, that I will probably be on the ground, with my face buried in homage and worship! I think we will be so overwhelmed by His power and awesomeness and holiness that we will not even be aware of anything else like skiing or golfing or chocolate or dogs. (Well, maybe chocolate...ha ha!) We simply cannot imagine in our limited little minds how we could possible be satisfied with praising and worshipping God day and night. But HE IS WORTHY! And when we get there, we will truly understand it, and have the desire to give to Him what He deserves and desires. And we will be satisfied deeply with it. I know I can't wait to get there! To be in the presence of my Jesus!! WOW ! For eternity!!! Wow! See you there! Maureen Burns