20. Animals in heaven – Psalm 104:24-35

Sep 27, 2024

Read Psalm 104:24-35 and pages 87-90 of A.S.K.

Questions from the Bible reading

1. What is meant by the word “wisdom” in the phrase “In wisdom you made them”? (v24)

2. Why do you think the writer included ships when describing creatures? (v25-26)

3. God doesn’t generally throw food from heaven so why does the writer say He feeds the animals? (v27-28)

4. What does it mean for God to hide his face? (v29)

5. What does it mean when the Psalm says “you renew the face of the earth”? (v30)

6. When was a mountain famously covered with fire and smoke in Israel’s history and why? (v31-32)

7. Why does the writer want sinners to vanish from the earth? (v35)

8. Draw a picture, or write a description, of how a singer might sing a Psalm a like this. (v33-34)

Questions from the book

1. What words in Psalm 104 lead us to believe that our animals do not live on after death?

2. How did God create man, according to Genesis 2?

3. Compare the lives of human beings and the lives of animals, then write a list of important differences:

4. Why is it reasonable to believe that there will be animals after Jesus returns to remake the world?

5. What two political campaigns did William Wilberforce pursue as a Christian?

6. Write a prayer in which someone asks the Lord to care for His creatures and also help us to do the same.

Questions to do at home

1. Ask a Christian you know to tell you what they think about animals in heaven.

2. Think about your reply to a friend who says to you, “If people can have eternal life, why not animals?”

3. What do you think might happen to the animals which are still alive when Jesus returns?