Angels have sinned and fallen. Man has sinned and is fallen, provoking a curse upon all the world and the creatures in it. Other than man, with knowledge of good and evil and hence a requisite for “volitional” worship, God’s creatures remain in accord with His will. They have not sinned. They suffer and die because of man’s sin.
We had and continue to have dominion over creation. We are created in His image, alone among the creatures, including angels, which I’m sure you will admit are greater than us. Does this somehow diminish our standing before the Lord? It does not.
There are animals in Heaven. Are these animals that have never experienced an earthly existence? Why would God subject any creature that was intended for eternal life to futility? Especially when it was not they who brought sin into this world, and corruption, decay and death along with it.
I’ve posted Biblical passages that plainly describe all God’s creatures as having hope of the glorious liberty of the sons of God. You, yourself agree that animals have souls. So, I’m not quite sure where you’re coming from, unless you actually believe that a merciful and just God takes eternal vengeance upon the blameless, and obliterates the obedient.
He does not.
Fallen angels who rebelled against Him and left their heavenly habitation will be destroyed. Those among mankind who reject salvation and remain in rebellion will be destroyed. Those among mankind who accept salvation, along with those creatures who never rebelled in the first place, will not be destroyed. They will live. Death itself will be destroyed as well, so those lives will not end.
It can’t possibly be more clear.
>I’ve posted Biblical passages that plainly describe all God’s creatures as having hope of the glorious liberty of the sons of God. You, yourself agree that animals have souls. So, I’m not quite sure where you’re coming from,<
If you read what i first posted and you first responded to, you will not see that i denied all creation having hope of liberation from the curse that man wrought, as when he sinned, he evil affected all under his stewardship. And i affirmed that all creation does glorify God and will praise Him. What i said was that worship, as i went on to describe it, is an activity peculiar to man, who uniquely demonstrates a God-consciousness, and explicitly, formally worships God out of a heart that chooses to do so, and is given a will that can so choose, unlike a cloud, etc. That is manifested in Scripture as the unique ability and responsibility of angel and men, and thus they alone are judged and rewarded accordingly, with the latter even judging the former. Such being are given more accountability, and rewards, for good or bad. Animals however, are to be subject to man.
Now “Let every thing that hath breath praise the LORD. Praise ye the LORD.” (Psa 150:6) In its own way.