Randy Alcorn shares his thoughts on this interesting question. They center on the idea that if humans were much smarter before the fall then animals could have been smarter as well. This video clip was excerpted from Randy's Eternity 101 DVD class.

In Revelation we are told all living creatures will praise the glory of God. Randy Alcorn explains that the word translated as "living creatures" is normally translated as "animals." Even the animals will glorify God in Heaven. This video clip was excerpted from Randy's Eternity 101 DVD class.

When you think of Heaven as people floating around on clouds, the idea of floating animals seems strange. But when you understand Heaven in terms of the New Earth, there is incredible continuity between the old world and new world. Randy Alcorn explains that animals were a part of God's perfect creation on the first earth and will therefore be part of the new one. This video clip was excerpted from Randy's Eternity 101 DVD class.