I think this text is talking about a special breed of dogs that we definetly don't want with us in heaven.

More likely a certain breed of people.

How do you know? To whom should it apply?

Blessings,

Green Cochoa.

To whom are you addressing your question, Elle, me, or both?

I wasn't addressing the question to anyone here on the forum, but just what I think the Bible is saying. What do you think it's saying? Do you think it's talking about you? As far as I know you Daryl...far from you. I don't think it's referring to man's best friends either.

As I previously posted, I also don't think it's referring to man's best friends.

I think 'dogs' in this context was used for sexual perversions, I will see if I can find it.

According to the Commentary(SDA), it says" A figure for a vile, shameless person. In Phil 3:2, the commentary says to call one a dog was a strong expression of contempt.

this is only my thought ,it may not be in line with sop,i dont know ,it would be intresting to find out what she says ,
my thought and answer to someone once ,greiving ,i said this"God is going to give us the desires of our hearts""
whos to say we wont have our pets remade by our Lord,he can do that just as easily as he made them at 1st, "eye has not seen"
nor ear heard" God has great things in store for us ,i woulndnt be surprised by him restoring a favorite pet ,as they have no consceince,or moral wrong doing ,they dont go to heaven,BUT WHOS TO SAY HE WOULD NOT BE WILLING TO REMAKE A FAVORITE PET? IF WE ASKED HIM TOO? JUST BE ASSURED HE'LL WIPE YOUR TEARS AWAY,IM JUST WONDERING WHAT SOP SAYS?

After searching through the posts I did not see anyone giving the title of Wohlberg's book: Will My Pet Go To Heaven? It is a very good book and I give it away when I can. A friend of a friend of mine gives these books out to all the local veterinarians in her area from time to time.

I found the book quite good and filled with answers and he does come to the conclusion that our pets would be in heaven.

My verse that I think about in regards to God and our relationship with Him is: All things are possible with God.

If that be true, then He could and can restore all our pets that we have loved over the years. It would be hard for me to imagine God leaving out the very creatures that He created in the Garden of Eden and Adam named as his first job on day six. Genesis says:

2:19 And out of the ground the LORD God formed every beast of the field, and every fowl of the air; and brought them unto Adam to see what he would call them: and whatsoever Adam called every living creature, that was the name thereof.

From that day I believe from the beginning to today that is why we name our pets.

When I was a little girl on the farm I was told that we do not eat the animals that we name. It was a rule that we were to live by so that we did not get close to the animals that were food. Yes, when I was a little I did eat meat, but I was not a Seventh-day Adventist, nor less any other religious denomination growing up.

My mother died never accepting Jesus. Her Jewish faith taught me much about God, but she never embraced the Son of Righteousness that saves us all. Will she be in heaven? I do not know. Will my pets be in heaven? I do not know.

What I do know is that God wants our happiness to be complete and He gave us animals on this earth to enjoy. And because of this fact I believe the ones that were in our lives that we gave names to will be with us just like the animals in the Garden of Eden will be there with Adam and Eve.

In my days for over two years I have been with people who are trying to stop the shipping of American horses to Canada and Mexico to slaughter for human consumption in Europe and Japan. I am reminded of a verse in Matthew where it says about a sheep in a pit and on a Sabbath we are to help that animal.

I see our horses being in a pit of death crossing the borders to such inhumane torture, pain and death by the hands of the kill buyers and slaughter plants. It is horrible what is being done.

From this I have seen the dark side of our nature of the people who are in this business and if any of you have any desire to help on either side of the border help those that are trying to end horse slaughter in both Canada and the transporting of our horses to a cruel and inhumane death.

Currently there are two bills in the US Congress. S 727 and HR 503 both would stop the transporting of horses to Canada and Mexico. Please call your senators and representatives of your state to support these bills out of committee and voted on the floor.

Canada also has several groups trying to end horse slaughter there as well. You can find some Yahoo Groups called antislaughtercanada. Two plants have thus been closed down due to abuse and human health violations.

We are to be stewards of God's earth. He gave us dominion over the animals and that dominion requires us to care and protect the animals that have no voice of their own.

I pray that you all will take up a cause for the horses.