Sunday, November 26, 2017

Animals Do Have Souls and Spirits



"The Hebrew word for 'creature' and 'life' is 'nephesh' and means 'soul.' Man is referred to as a 'soul' (nephesh) more than 130 times!" (From: There is Eternal Life for Animals) The Word, therefore, shares not only man has a soul, but all his animal creation does too. I've often thought of soul as being the individual attitude, personality, and disposition. Animals also have these same characteristics.

Genesis 9:9-10 GOD says, "Behold, I (GOD) establish My covenant with you and your seed after you; and with EVERY LIVING CREATURE (soul-nephesh) that is with you, of the fowl, of the cattle, of every beast of the earth with you."


Revelation 4:11, is scripture above in picture.
"You are worthy, our LORD and GOD, to receive glory and honor, and power, for You created all things and by Your will they were created and have their being."

Animals are also spoken of as having spirits. In Ecclesiastes 3:21 it refers to animals as having a spirit, "Who knows if the spirit of man rises upward and if the spirit of the animal goes down into the earth?"

The Hebrew word for spirit is "ruwach." The same word for spirit (ruwach) is used for man and animal in this Scripture above. 

"In death, the body of man returns to the dust, but his spirit returns to GOD." (Ecclesiastes 12:7) Again, this word for spirit (ruwach) is the same word used for man as it is for animal.

Animals and people have flesh. However, "All flesh is not the same: one kind of flesh for men, another flesh of beasts, another of fishes, another of birds."   (I Corinthians 15:39). In the book of Numbers states all flesh has spirits. "Let the LORD, the GOD of the spirits of all flesh, set man over the congregation." (Numbers 27:16)

Psalm 145:21, "Let all creatures praise His Holy Name forever and ever!"

Psalm 36:6, "He (GOD) preserves both man and beast!"

Romans 8:21, " The creatures will be liberated from bondage and decay (death) and brought into the glorious freedom of the children of GOD!"

Colossians 1:23, "This is the gospel you have heard and that has been proclaimed to every creature under heaven!"

Man answers to GOD for the sin man has committed. Romans 3:23 shares "All (men) have sinned and fallen short of the glory of GOD." Romans 10:13 shares, "All who call upon the Name of the LORD will be saved." Come to the LORD today and forever be in His glory and all of His creatures of creation! 

No comments: