Oh, if you want to get people angry, tell them their pets are not in Heaven. They’ll fuss at that more than if you tell them Grampa isn’t in Heaven.
There’s nothing in Scripture that indicates our animals will meet us in Heaven but you’ll be taking your life in your hands if you tell most people that.
So true, but then again, there I don’t think there are any verses saying they definitely aren’t going to be there, and I don’t see any real harmful repercussion from people believing in that wishful thinking, so I just hold my tongue.
I once heard a very wise woman answer the "I don't want to go to Heaven if my dog isn't there" statement with this brilliant comment: "If that's what it takes to make you happy in Heaven, your dog will be there." The woman who'd originally made the statement had to stop and really ponder that. I think she realized what will really bring joy in Heaven.