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Blessing of the animals worship service

OldRegular

Well-Known Member
Cats in Heaven? :tonofbricks: And come to think of it the thought of spending eternity with that cur we called Bandit ain't too settling either. Dog tore up half the furniture, busted two second story windows because she want to sit on the porch roof.

That said, I believe we could make a stronger Biblical argument for celebrating Purim than blessing pets.
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OldRegular

Well-Known Member
When you have nothing else worthy to believe in I guess this kind of nonsense is the next logical step in your devolution.

Augusta is across the river. There are some fine Baptist Churches over there. But then there is the congregation that is pretending to be Episcopalian I am afraid.
 

OldRegular

Well-Known Member
Harsh words my friend. Think about this a moment ....have you ever had a pet? And if you ever did, did any ever treat you rudely? I think not!

Personally I like animals allot more than I like people....just saying.

I like some animals, mostly dogs. My wife likes horses. But they are still animals. I see no place in Scripture where animals are blessed but I am willing to be corrected.
 

OldRegular

Well-Known Member
I'm a fundy & the passage in Rev with Jesus Christ riding a white horse & His armies riding white horses is literal. (Rev 19:14)

Why would God the Son need to ride a horse when he returns to cast Satan and all the lost into the Lake of Fire? Surely you don't take all the following literally:

Revelation 19:11-16
11. And I saw heaven opened, and behold a white horse; and he that sat upon him was called Faithful and True, and in righteousness he doth judge and make war.
12. His eyes were as a flame of fire, and on his head were many crowns; and he had a name written, that no man knew, but he himself.
13. And he was clothed with a vesture dipped in blood: and his name is called The Word of God.
14. And the armies which were in heaven followed him upon white horses, clothed in fine linen, white and clean.
15. And out of his mouth goeth a sharp sword, that with it he should smite the nations: and he shall rule them with a rod of iron: and he treadeth the winepress of the fierceness and wrath of Almighty God.
16. And he hath on his vesture and on his thigh a name written, KING OF KINGS, AND LORD OF LORDS.


Do you really think that Jesus Christ has a sharp sword sticking out of His mouth?


Also, 2 Kings 2:11 Elijah went to heaven on a chariot and horses of fire.

So there are fiery horses and white horses in heaven and lots of white horses for the armies riding behind Jesus Christ.

LITERALLY.

And I like the idea of blessing the animals because they bless us.
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OldRegular

Well-Known Member
For those who support the "blessing the animals service", are there limitations on what animals can be blessed? Can a farmer bring a cow, hog or chicken? Is there a sanitary requirement?

Can a farmer have the animal blessing service in his barn so that all 30 of his cows can be blessed?

And then there are fleas on the dogs!
 

Michael Wrenn

New Member
The passage says absolutely nothing about animals in Heaven!

It focuses on the redemption of the creation, of which humans and animals are both a part. Just what do you suppose this redemption of the whole creation involves? Whatever the destination and final state of redeemed humanity is, the same is true for the redeemed creation.
 

Salty

20,000 Posts Club
Administrator
For those who support the "blessing the animals service", are there limitations on what animals can be blessed? Can a farmer bring a cow, hog or chicken? Is there a sanitary requirement?

Can a farmer have the animal blessing service in his barn so that all 30 of his cows can be blessed?

would anyone have a problem if some of our believers in West VA, brought their church animal in for a blessing? would it be necessary to take them out of their locked box.

The bottom line is what is the necessity of it?
 

OldRegular

Well-Known Member
would anyone have a problem if some of our believers in West VA, brought their church animal in for a blessing? would it be necessary to take them out of their locked box.

The bottom line is what is the necessity of it?

Be careful Salty, some of thm W. Va. folks can be kantankerous, same as usens from Southwest Virginia.

Seriously I doubt that even those who believed in handling snakes would stoop to "blessing the animals". That appears to be an elitist program, probably started with blessing the hounds in merrie old amongst the C. of E. before they killed the unblessed fox! Now there is discrimination for you!
 
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