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W AGGING T AILS in H EAVEN

The Gift of Our Pets Everlasting Love

GARY KURZ

CITADEL PRESS
Kensington Publishing Corp.
www.kensingtonbooks.com

All copyrighted material within is Attributor Protected.

Table of Contents

I NTRODUCTION

M en and women are presumptuous creatures. We view the world through our unique and individual perspective and imagine that our view should be the matrix by which everyone else lives and operates. Without exception, each of us believes that if everyone were as we were, the world would be a much better place to live.

Moreover, from a collective perspective, humankind views itself as being special in this universe, and special to God, even to the exclusion all of his other creatures. Of course were special; I dont argue that. We alone are made in his image. Not only do we physically resemble his appearance, but we are triune beings as he is a triune God (i.e., body, soul, and spirit).

Still, we ought to make room for the notion that God loves his other creatures without feeling that we are infringing on our own special status with him. I find it so unsettling to hear someone say, Animals are for this earth only, they have no soul or When an animal dies, thats it for them. That is our presumptuous nature at work again.

Especially egregious is hearing those words spoken by those in the ministry because they are supposedly speaking with spiritual authority. They are supposed to know what the Bible says about such things and, therefore, what God thinks. The truth is that they obviously do not. As I have pointed out in many of my books (and will briefly allude to later in the text), animals do have souls, and they are important to their creator. In fact, the Bible tells us that God finds great pleasure in his animals. They please him.

He created them. He is their unseen husbandman. He feeds them, ensuring that they have sustenance. He clothes them with feathers or fur. He tells them when to migrate south or north. They are his, the creation of his hands, and he is responsible for their care. And responsibility alone is not what motivates God for the care of his creatures; he indeed possesses great love for them as well.

For man presumptuously to declare that the immutable God could suddenly change his mind and take an opposing position; that he could or would stop loving them, is simply folly. God never changes his mind. He never changes his plans. He is God. He is immutable and does not change. Change only occurs to better something, and God and all that he does cannot be bettered.

That animals have souls (or rather that they are souls), is a fact made clear in scripture. As souls, they have status with the one who created them. Biblical evidence for this conclusion has been provided in the highly acclaimed prequel to this work, Cold Noses at the Pearly Gates , but for the benefit of new readers, we will revisit some of the reasons we arrived at that conclusion here, but we will not dwell long on the topic.

One of the most basic truths established in the just-mentioned title is the unimpeachable fact that animals, along with all other of Gods creatures (man, angels, etc.) are eternal. No exception is recorded in scripture contrary to this rule. All of Gods personality-possessing creatures live forever. There is a beginning and end to physical life for animal and human, but not so to spiritual life. That life or essence is eternal, irrespective of where it is spent.

Necessarily, when we discuss the souls of animals, we cannot (nor should we try to) avoid the recent surge of alleged paranormal experiences people around the world claim to be having regarding their departed pets. People everywhere, from every walk of life, are reporting that they are being visited or contacted by their beloved pets that have passed on. It is a most bizarre phenomenon and some accounts are more bizarre than others.

Now I readily admit that strange goings on are happening in our world;:things that are unexplainable and seemingly beyond reason. From claims of Bigfoot and Mothman to UFOs and parallel universes, no shortage of mysterious topics exist. Often, the accounts of such occurrences are explainable. They turn out to be either exaggerated, or sensationalized or fabricated. But sometimes, perhaps more often than we care to admit, there are no explanations.

I accept that there are genuine unexplainable spiritual experiences as well. We live in a physical world, but spiritual or supernatural forces surround us. These forces or spirits are of both the good and bad variety. It is up to us. The Bible says to try the spirits whether they be of God because they are often active in our lives or the lives of those around us, and we need to know if they are of good or evil intent.

Unfortunately, accurate discernment is often hampered by the many instances of exaggerated experiences. Many desire to sensationalize or exploit a thing to draw attention to themselves or their cause. You only need to look to cable television and the host of programs dedicated to supernatural themes to know that there is a market for this genre, so the more bizarre and the more unbelievable the better. Often truth and reality are forfeited for ratings.

The radio waves are not exempt from this influence either. There are local and syndicated programs airing, predominantly in the late night and early morning hours, addressing myriad supernatural phenomenon, real and imagined. These programs draw the proverbial nut callers, and the bar for expert discussion is not set very high. No topic escapes being exploited, from parallel universes to shadow people who invade our homes while we sleep.

Is it any wonder then that even the topic of the souls of animals is not safe from exploitation? A smorgasbord of ideas and angles is offered for public consumption regarding the souls of animals, some good and some bad. Some are very misleading and even harmful to those who are in need of more useful and dependable guidance.

When I first published Cold Noses in 1996, only a couple of books narrowly fit into the pet loss genre. Today scores of titles are available, offering a wide spectrum of ideas about the souls of animals and a host of associated concerns (whether departed animals become angels, whether an animal will remember and know their people in the next life, etc.).

Any view that seems to be proven palatable to the potential reader is available and is exploited. Some of the topics covered are wild, even careless. Now if you are looking to be entertained, this will probably not be a problem for you, but if you truly want to know the answers to your serious questions, these baseless and unsupportable ideas pose a real danger to you. On matters of spiritual importance, one needs to know that what he or she is being told is trustworthy and true.

I am not condemning all the books of this genre, because some are acceptable and even a few are good. I know several of the authors personally and respect their works. I know them to be honest and eager to help. I even recommend the titles of some.

But many of the books that are available, perhaps even most of them, are baseless works, written to tickle the ears of potential readers with what the authors perceive readers want to hear. These are shameful presentationsnothing more than exploitation of those who are in pain, giving false hope and false guidance.

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