We’ll examine a few dog-related Bible verses in this article and make some assumptions about how they might relate to the query of whether dogs will enter heaven.
We will also look at the more prominent biblical themes of God’s love for all creatures and the hope of a renewed creation to better understand the position of animals in God’s ultimate plan.
Bible Verses About Dogs In Heaven
In this article on Bible verses about dogs in heaven, We will start by looking at some of the poems that mention dogs in the Bible and what they reveal about the relationship between humans and dogs.
We’ll give some verses about how the Biblical concept of heaven might relate to animals, such as dogs.
We will look at some verses that interpret and give points of view regarding whether or not dogs will be permitted in heaven based on biblical teachings.
Ecclesiastes 3:19-20 (ESV) – All Animals Will Return To Dust
For what happens to the children of man and what happens to the beasts is the same; as one dies, so dies the other. They all have the same breath, and man has no advantage over the beasts, for all is vanity. All go to one place. All are from the dust, and to dust all return.
Revelation 22:15 (ESV) – Significance Of Dogs
Outside are the dogs and sorcerers and the sexually immoral and murderers and idolaters, and everyone who loves and practices falsehood.
Isaiah 65:25 (ESV) – They Shall Not Hurt
The wolf and the lamb shall graze together; the lion shall eat straw like the ox, and dust shall be the serpent’s food. They shall not hurt or destroy in all my holy mountain,” says the Lord.
Genesis 9:9-10 (ESV) – A Covenant With Living Creatures
“Behold, I establish my covenant with you and your offspring after you, and with every living creature that is with you, the birds, the livestock, and every beast of the earth with you, as many as came out of the ark; it is for every beast of the earth.
Luke 12:6 (ESV) – None Is Forgotten Before God
Are not five sparrows sold for two pennies? And not one of them is forgotten before God.
Proverbs 12:10 (ESV) – Regard For Life
Whoever is righteous has regard for the life of his beast, but the mercy of the wicked is cruel.
Ecclesiastes 3:19 (ESV) – The Same Breath
For what happens to the children of man and what happens to the beasts is the same; as one dies, so dies the other. They all have the same breath, and man has no advantage over the beasts, for all is vanity.
Ecclesiastes 3:21 (ESV) – The End Of All Animals
Who knows whether the spirit of man goes upward and the spirit of the beast goes down into the earth?
Matthew 6:6 (ESV) – Pray In Secret
But when you pray, go into your room and shut the door and pray to your Father who is in secret. And your Father who sees in secret will reward you.
Revelation 5:13 (ESV)- Blessing, Honour, And Glory
And I heard every creature in heaven and on earth and under the earth and in the sea, and all that is in them, saying, “To him who sits on the throne and to the Lamb be blessing and honor and glory and might forever and ever!”
Isaiah 11:6 (ESV)
The wolf shall dwell with the lamb, and the leopard shall lie down with the young goat, and the calf and the lion and the fattened calf together; and a little child shall lead them.
Job 12:10 (ESV)
In his hand is the life of every living thing and the breath of all mankind.
Psalm 36:6 (ESV)
Your righteousness is like the mountains of God; your judgments are like the great deep; man and beast you save, O Lord.
Ecclesiastes 3:19-22 (ESV)
For what happens to the children of man and what happens to the beasts is the same; as one dies, so dies the other. They all have the same breath, and man has no advantage over the beasts, for all is vanity. All go to one place.
All are from the dust, and to dust all return. Who knows whether the spirit of man goes upward and the spirit of the beast goes down into the earth? So I saw that there is nothing better than that a man should rejoice in his work, for that is his lot. Who can bring him to see what will be after him?
Isaiah 11:6-9 (ESV)
The wolf shall dwell with the lamb, and the leopard shall lie down with the young goat, and the calf and the lion and the fattened calf together; and a little child shall lead them.
The cow and the bear shall graze; their young shall lie down together; and the lion shall eat straw like the ox. The nursing child shall play over the hole of the cobra, and the weaned child shall put his hand on the adder’s den. They shall not hurt or destroy in all my holy mountain; for the earth shall be full of the knowledge of the Lord as the waters cover the sea.
1 Thessalonians 4:13-18 (ESV)
But we do not want you to be uninformed, brothers, about those who are asleep, that you may not grieve as others do who have no hope. For since we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so, through Jesus, God will bring with him those who have fallen asleep.
For this we declare to you by a word from the Lord, that we who are alive, who are left until the coming of the Lord, will not precede those who have fallen asleep. For the Lord himself will descend from heaven with a cry of command, with the voice of an archangel, and with the sound of the trumpet of God. And the dead in Christ will rise first.
Then we who are alive, who are left, will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air, and so we will always be with the Lord. …
John 3:16 (ESV)
“For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.
Isaiah 65:17 (ESV)
“For behold, I create new heavens and a new earth, and the former things shall not be remembered or come into mind.
Job 12:7-10 (ESV)
“But ask the beasts, and they will teach you; the birds of the heavens, and they will tell you; or the bushes of the earth, and they will teach you; and the fish of the sea will declare to you. Who among all these does not know that the hand of the Lord has done this? In his hand is the life of every living thing and the breath of all mankind.
Genesis 1:30 (ESV)
And to every beast of the earth and to every bird of the heavens and to everything that creeps on the earth, everything that has the breath of life, I have given every green plant for food.” And it was so.
Revelation 21:1 (ESV)
Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away, and the sea was no more.
Revelation 19:11-14 (ESV)
Then I saw heaven opened, and behold, a white horse! The one sitting on it is called Faithful and True, and in righteousness he judges and makes war.
His eyes are like a flame of fire, and on his head are many diadems, and he has a name written that no one knows but himself. He is clothed in a robe dipped in blood, and the name by which he is called is The Word of God. And the armies of heaven, arrayed in fine linen, white and pure, were following him on white horses.
Ecclesiastes 3:20 (ESV)
All go to one place. All are from the dust, and to dust all return.
2 Peter 3:13 (ESV)
But according to his promise we are waiting for new heavens and a new earth in which righteousness dwells.
Philippians 3:20-21 (ESV)
But our citizenship is in heaven, and from it we await a Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ, who will transform our lowly body to be like his glorious body, by the power that enables him even to subject all things to himself.
Matthew 6:26 (ESV)
Look at the birds of the air: they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not of more value than they?
Isaiah 11:6-8 (ESV)
The wolf shall dwell with the lamb, and the leopard shall lie down with the young goat, and the calf and the lion and the fattened calf together; and a little child shall lead them.
The cow and the bear shall graze; their young shall lie down together; and the lion shall eat straw like the ox. The nursing child shall play over the hole of the cobra, and the weaned child shall put his hand on the adder’s den.
Romans 8:21-22 (ESV)
That the creation itself will be set free from its bondage to corruption and obtain the freedom of the glory of the children of God. For we know that the whole creation has been groaning together in the pains of childbirth until now.
Matthew 19:26 (ESV)
But Jesus looked at them and said, “With man this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.”
Psalm 13:1-6 (ESV)
To the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. How long, O Lord? Will you forget me forever? How long will you hide your face from me? How long must I take counsel in my soul and have sorrow in my heart all the day?
How long shall my enemy be exalted over me? Consider and answer me, O Lord my God; light up my eyes, lest I sleep the sleep of death, lest my enemy say, “I have prevailed over him,” lest my foes rejoice because I am shaken. But I have trusted in your steadfast love; my heart shall rejoice in your salvation. …
Mark 3:34 (ESV)
And looking about at those who sat around him, he said, “Here are my mother and my brothers!
Conclusion
This article’s verses imply that it’s possible for animals, including dogs, to exist in the afterlife.
These verses demonstrate the significance of animals to God and the fact that they served a purpose in their creation.
The Bible’s view of heaven strongly emphasizes the renewal and restoration of everything, including the bond between people and other animals.
According to some theologians and academics, this implies that animals—including dogs—will be present in heaven and will be returned to their pre-human state.
