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There is Eternal Life for Animals

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There is Eternal Life for Animals: A Book Based on Bible Scripture (by Niki Behrikis Shanahan) offers real comfort for bereaved pet owners of faith. Investigated from a Christian perspective, Shanahan delves into both the Old and New Testament to scripturally make her point: That animals have souls and they will spend eternity with their owners. Using the Scriptures, she discusses how man?s sins affected all creatures, she describes a caring relationship between God and the animals, animals in Heaven and how, and how through Christ?s sacrifice the animals are also redeemed. She also covers a more secular perspective through near-death experiences where people have witnessed their pets on the other side.

Shanahan discusses the salvation of man and animals to convince the reader of an animal afterlife, not to convert the reader.

This book will be a real comfort to Christians who have been taught that cats and dogs have no ?soul.?

I was excited when I received this book to review, actually, I asked the author for a copy which is something I rarely do.
If any of you have been following my reviews you know I am a Christian and an animal lover.
This year has been a tough one for me personally, as I have lost 5 dogs and to me
this was like losing family members.
I needed to read this book and I was not disappointed.
Is God truly interested in animals and what happens to them for eternity? The author has the answer to this question for you, with countless Scripture references, showing our loving Creator does indeed care about all of His creation, even your beloved Fideo.Thank God!
As an Ordained Minister of the Gospel I have always known that animals would be a part of eternity but never took the time to research the Scriptures on this subject as author Niki Shanahan has. I tip my hat to her for doing an outstanding job in bringing to light the truth of eternity for all living things.
If your heart is broken because you have lost your beloved pet, this book will bring you peace. If you question where animals go when they die, this book will quiet your mind and bring a smile to your lips. A book that can be read with the heart and with the intellect, this is a must read for all that love animals and for those who have stepped so low as to be cruel to God's creation. After reading this book you may just change your actions, I hope so.
Highly recommended reading, top of the line research. Excellent, Outstanding and Life changing! Good job Ms. Shanahan! Thank you

Many people tell me how important their animals are to them. Some confide that they are closer to their pets than to family members. Many people take the loss of a dog or cat very hard. One way to work through the grief is to read about pet loss.

There is Eternal Life for Animals is based on Bible scripture. The Bible tells us that God loves animals and that there are animals in Heaven.

This book provides fascinating reading and consolation to those suffering from pet loss.

As the author of
The Older Cat; Recognizing Decline and Extending Life,
I have done a lot of research and writing in this area. I can testify to the need for this book.

Dan Poynter, ParaPublishing.com

I have a new booklet being published that will compliment every book ever written on the subject of animals in Heaven. Niki Shanahan has definitly received the spirit of God to have been able to tell it like it is. She has proven without any possible doubt that God's plans for animals include Heaven and that a soul and spirit were and are part of the makeup of every animal known to man. How and why so many can read such Biblical truths and still refuse to believe that animals go to Heaven is beyond me. You don't even have to interpret the scriptures on the subject. They are as plain as the nose on your face. Three cheers for Niki Shanahan and God Bless her for her book "There Is Eternal Life For Animals". It's bound to be a Best Seller.

Niki Shanahan has made it wonderfully clear that we will see our beloved pets in Heaven. Any one who has ever wondered about God's creation, all of the animals, our pets and what will become of them has to read this book! Bible scriptures plainly tell us that God loves his creatures and they will be in Heaven. Niki's research on this subject has been a blessing to me and my family. I want to thank Ms. Shanahan for her work and excellent research and for the comfort she has brought to me personally.

We recently lost our beloved dog, and I have been having a very hard time dealing with the loss of her physical presence. Although I am a believer, I had always heard other Christians saying that animals do not have souls and therefore, would not be admitted to Heaven, even though I never believed that.
This book is thoroughly researched and presents in a very clear and methodical manner the Scriptures that tell us that God indeed, does grant eternal life to animals, and that they do have souls.
I found this book to be of great comfort to me, as I can't imagine an afterlife without my beloved pets that have left this earth before me.
Thank you, Niki Shanahan and thank you, Pete, whose loving memory inspired your Mom to write this book.
And thank you, God, for creating such wonderful and loving creatures who can teach us all so much if we dare to listen.
P. Decker

Most humans love their pets and think of them as family. We suffer grief and loss when a pet dies, much the same as when a human dies. The author understands such grief. With this book based solidly on Bible scriptures, she offers hope and reassurance to pet lovers everywhere.

Do animals go to heaven when they die? Those who believe the Bible will know for certain that they do, once they've read this book. God ordered humans to be stewards of all creation, including animals. Our lives would lack joy and happiness without them. And yet, animals share man's fate. They suffer and eventually die no matter how much we love them. Step by
step, through well researched and referenced scriptures, Ms. Shanahan proves that animals have soul, spirit, and are valued by God the same as humans. And she does not simply quote Bible verses to make her point. She compares the meanings of words in the original Hebrew and Greek texts for added
emphasis. I found this technique particularly helpful.

The Disciple John says in Revelation 5:13, after experiencing a vision of Heaven, "And every creature which is in heaven, and on the earth, and under the earth and such as are in the sea, and all that are in them, heard I saying, blessing, and honor, and glory, and power be unto Him that sitteth upon the throne, and unto the lamb forever and ever." John heard every
creature, man and beast, praising God and Jesus in heaven. And this is just one of many such scriptures proving our animal companions share the human cycle of life, death, and resurrection.

There is Eternal Life for Animals is a helpful, hopeful, uplifting book. I recommend it to everyone who loves animals and wonders what happens when a pet dies.

I have no relatives left, and my cat Cody was my family. When he passed away recently, I was devastated. I asked a couple of pastors what happens to the animals, and they didn't know. Thank God, I found out about There Is Eternal Life For Animals. This book is well-organized, and scripturally accurate. Now I'm looking forward to being with Cody someday again.

I purchased this book to help with the loss of my beloved cat. My Mother borrowed it to read and compare the Bible scripture it quotes regarding the afterlife for animals. She found it all in the Bible. It gave her such great peace and joy to know where in the Bible the passages are to prove what she knew in her heart, God does not forsake any of his precious creatures. They have the breath of life, a soul and are as precious to him as we are. My Mother purchaed six more copies to give to friends and family who have beloved pets. This book is a comfort and a wonderful compendium of Bible scripture for The Eternal Life of Animals.

Ms. Shanahan experienced first-hand the special love and relationship shared between humans and animals, and has written this book as a loving tribute to her cat Pete--and for others who live in hope and faith of one day being reunited with beloved pets in the next life.

This study guide offers thought-provoking insights and interpretations of the scriptures in support of that thesis. Definitions of Hebrew, Greek, and Aramaic words of the original Bible text that pertain to people, creation and animals in the Old Testament and New Testament provides a great background for discussion.

As a journalist, though, I wanted to read more of any debate regarding such interpretations--and how one might tell the difference when the author of these ancient texts used such words in a "poetic" rather than "literal" fashion (as when in some verses Shanahan asserts the word "dog" is used as a derogatory term for bad people, not literally denigrating canines). I would have also liked to see more discussion of how the authors of these inspired text placed animals in context of their life and times. Did ownership/husbandry of animals mean the same things to the authors of the Bible as to modern believers today? While the Hebrew authors never seem to mention a single instance of the Jews making a pet or companion of cats or dogs or other animals, the nations which surrounded them did so -- the Egyptians, Romans, and Greeks made pets of nearly everything during this same time period! Were the authors of the Bible influenced by their feelings toward their Egyptian rulers' veneration of some of these animals as "sacred" and so cut out any overt reference to affection toward animals?

It is clear that the author is a passionate and dedicated Christian as well as a pet lover. I have no doubt that animals have a place in God's plan and will be a part of heaven for those who love them. I would like to see this small yet inspirational book expanded to delve even deeper into the fascinating subject.

---Amy D. Shojai, author of multiple pet care books, including COMPLETE CARE FOR YOUR AGING CAT (New American Library)