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I’m a 90s kid, so I grew up with the 1989 classic Don Bluth movie All Dogs Go to Heaven about Charlie, a mobster-type dog who’s been murdered but is able to go back to his old stomping grounds to make some changes in his past life. And, yes, it’s a children’s cartoon movie, so there are obviously liberties. But this movie was such a cultural staple for many kids in my generation, and it’s caused many to colloquially believe that, yes, as Angel says when Charlie finds himself in Heaven, “All dogs go to Heaven because, unlike people, dogs are naturally good and loyal and kind.” Yet even in the film, not all dogs go to Heaven; those who tamper with their life clocks aren’t allowed back in, and that’s a large part of what sets up the conflict in the movie. But (spoiler alert) Charlie does get let back in because he gives up his life to save a little girl–reminiscent of John 15:13.
Outside of nostalgic animated movies of anthropomorphized animals, do all dogs go to Heaven? What does the Bible teach about animals in paradise?
The short answer: we don’t know. The Bible doesn’t specifically say anything about animals who die on earth going to Heaven. But, of course, we’re not going to end the discussion there.
To first address this question, there are other questions that must be answered. What is Heaven? What does it mean to go there? What’s the purpose of Heaven? We know that people are allowed to go to Heaven, so what about animals? What difference is there?
So first off, what is Heaven?
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