What Happens To Animals When They Die?

2026-01-15

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Jen Wilkin, JT English, and Kyle Worley have a conversation about what happens to animals (and Jen’s pugs) when they die.Questions Covered in This Episode:What happens to animals when they die?How are humans and animals different?How does any creaturely thing make it into heaven?Are animals in need of redemption?Does the fall impact animals?Do animals have a soul?What is a soul? Do only humans have souls?How do we give the right level of importance to things that have breath?Will any a...

Jen Wilkin, JT English, and Kyle Worley have a conversation about what happens to animals (and Jen’s pugs) when they die.

Questions Covered in This Episode:

What happens to animals when they die?
How are humans and animals different?
How does any creaturely thing make it into heaven?
Are animals in need of redemption?
Does the fall impact animals?
Do animals have a soul?
What is a soul? Do only humans have souls?
How do we give the right level of importance to things that have breath?
Will any animals be brought into the new heaven and the new earth?

Helpful Definitions:

Psychosomatic Unity: Humans are unions of body and soul.

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