Ec 3:21 Who knows the spirit of the sons of men, which goes
upward, and the spirit of the animal, which goes
down to the earth?
animals do have spirits. the difference however is in the direction
they go after the body dies.
I do believe that man unlike animals is a trichonomy, that is, man
is composed of body, spirit and soul. The animals only have the
first two.
there is no record in the Bible that animals go to heaven or hell
after death.
However, let it be known that when our Lord Christ died, He
redeemed all things to God.
Col 1:20 and by Him to reconcile all things to Himself, by Him,
whether things on earth or things in heaven, having made peace
through the blood of His cross.
We thought that Christ came only to redeem sinful man. Yes, that is
true but that is not the whole picture. When sin entered the world.
it infected all of the universe: man, the earth, the planets, the
heavenly bodies, animal life, plant life and etc.
that's why all around us we see defects in nature. three footed
cows, two headed animals, and other defects.
But all that, Christ has redeemed. In the case of creatures other
than man, it is not atoning. Because these are not moral creatures.
It is only in the case of man.
When Christ will come again to rule for a thousand years, you will
see creation being in its original beauty and splendor and
glory.
Please read these verses:
Ro 8:19 For the earnest expectation of the creation eagerly waits
for the revealing of the sons of God.
20 For the creation was subjected to futility, not willingly, but
because of Him who subjected it in hope;
21 because the creation itself also will be delivered from the
bondage of corruption into the glorious liberty of the children of
God.
22 For we know that the whole creation groans and labors with birth
pangs together until now.
It was and still is the will of God that man should have dominion
over animals and other creation in this universe. Man failed the
first time. This will of God was never fulfilled by Adam or any of
us after him. We could not since we too are infected with
sin.
But God wants His will done. And so in the Second Coming of Christ
with Christians, He together with redeemed humanity will fulfill
this will where Adam failed.
Here's a picture of the Mellinium:
Isa 11:6 "The wolf also shall dwell with the lamb, The leopard
shall lie down with the young goat, The calf and the young lion and
the fatling together; And a little child shall lead them.
Isa 65:25 The wolf and the lamb shall feed together, The lion shall
eat straw like the ox, And dust shall be the serpent's food. They
shall not hurt nor destroy in all My holy mountain," Says the
LORD.
Isa 35:1 The wilderness and the wasteland shall be glad for them,
And the desert shall rejoice and blossom as the rose;
2 It shall blossom abundantly and rejoice, Even with joy and
singing. The glory of Lebanon shall be given to it, The excellence
of Carmel and Sharon. They shall see the glory of the LORD, The
excellency of our God.
The land whole land which will be desolate in the coming Great
Tribulation will be restored like the Garden of Eden:
Eze 36:35 "So they will say, 'This land that was desolate has
become like the garden of Eden; and the wasted, desolate, and
ruined cities are now fortified and inhabited.'
There are other vivid and beautiful pictures written in the Old
Testament about the coming Mellinium. Animals will lose its
predatory nature, nature will be under man's domininon and
etc.
Read Psalms 8, Psalms 148, Isaiah 11 and other Mellinial
verses.
This was the kingdom offered by the Lord Jesus when He first came.
A kingdom which ruleth all things. A kingdom of beauty and splendor
and glory.
But the Israelites did not know what they were missing.
Who will enter into the Mellinial Kingdom? All those who have
repented from their sins and trusted in Christ alone for
salvation.
