Bible Verses about “animals after death”
The Bible contains 24 verses about animals after death across both Old and New Testaments. These scriptures offer guidance and inspiration for your spiritual journey.
“And to every beast of the earth, and to every fowl of the air, and to every thing that creepeth upon the earth, wherein [there is] life, [I have given] every green herb for meat: and it was so.”
“And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away.”
“¶ A righteous [man] regardeth the life of his beast: but the tender mercies of the wicked [are] cruel.”
“For that which befalleth the sons of men befalleth beasts; even one thing befalleth them: as the one dieth, so dieth the other; yea, they have all one breath; so that a man hath no preeminence above a beast: for all [is] vanity.”
“All go unto one place; all are of the dust, and all turn to dust again.”
“¶ Likewise the Spirit also helpeth our infirmities: for we know not what we should pray for as we ought: but the Spirit itself maketh intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered.”
“Who knoweth the spirit of man that goeth upward, and the spirit of the beast that goeth downward to the earth?”
“Then shall the dust return to the earth as it was: and the spirit shall return unto God who gave it.”
“For we know that the whole creation groaneth and travaileth in pain together until now.”
“Because the creature itself also shall be delivered from the bondage of corruption into the glorious liberty of the children of God.”
“For the earnest expectation of the creature waiteth for the manifestation of the sons of God.”
“For the creature was made subject to vanity, not willingly, but by reason of him who hath subjected [the same] in hope,”
“The wolf also shall dwell with the lamb, and the leopard shall lie down with the kid; and the calf and the young lion and the fatling together; and a little child shall lead them.”
“But if we hope for that we see not, [then] do we with patience wait for [it].”
“And not only [they], but ourselves also, which have the firstfruits of the Spirit, even we ourselves groan within ourselves, waiting for the adoption, [to wit], the redemption of our body.”
“In whose hand [is] the soul of every living thing, and the breath of all mankind.”
“For we are saved by hope: but hope that is seen is not hope: for what a man seeth, why doth he yet hope for?”
“The wolf and the lamb shall feed together, and the lion shall eat straw like the bullock: and dust [shall be] the serpent's meat. They shall not hurt nor destroy in all my holy mountain, saith the LORD.”
“And the sucking child shall play on the hole of the asp, and the weaned child shall put his hand on the cockatrice' den.”
“And the cow and the bear shall feed; their young ones shall lie down together: and the lion shall eat straw like the ox.”
“They shall not hurt nor destroy in all my holy mountain: for the earth shall be full of the knowledge of the LORD, as the waters cover the sea.”
“Thy righteousness [is] like the great mountains; thy judgments [are] a great deep: O LORD, thou preservest man and beast.”
“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 honour, and glory, and power, [be] unto him that sitteth upon the throne, and unto the Lamb for ever and ever.”
“And all flesh shall see the salvation of God.”