Ninety-nine long-finned pilot whales beached themselves on South Island, New Zealand on Monday.  Wildlife protection officials shot 33 whales that could not be saved.  Volunteers were able to guide them back to sea on Wednesday, but they turned around and beached themselves again the following day and had to be put down.  Thirty-six whales died naturally and 17 were successfully refloated and 13 are unaccounted for.

The Bible says that in the last days "The land will mourn and everyone that dwells in it will languish, with the beasts of the field and the fowls of heaven, yes, the fishes of the sea will also be taken away" Hosea 4:3.  We are living in the last days and there will be more mass bird, animal and fish deaths throughout the world, as never before, marking the return of Jesus.  There are animals in heaven, as described throughout the Bible.  In 2 Kings 6:16-17, the Word of God tells us that the Lord sent horses and chariots of fire down from heaven to protect Elisha and his servant from an attack.  Revelation 19:14 says "The armies which were in heaven followed Him (Jesus) on white horses, clothed in fine linen, white and clean."  There are horses in heaven for certain.  Additionally, I know of a man, John Fenn, who visited heaven and he has seen animals there, as well as his pets who died previously.  I believe this is true and I also believe that animals that are dying throughout the world are populating heaven, just as the people of God will soon walk in heavenly places.  Surely you don't want to miss heaven.  If you haven't already done so, won't you receive Jesus as your Lord and Savior today, before it is too late?  Please visit the How Can I Be Saved page of this website.  God bless you. In Isaiah 65:25, speaking of the millennial reign, Isaiah wrote, "The wolf and the lamb will feed together, and the lion will eat straw like the bullock and dust will be the serpent's meat.  They will not hurt or destroy in my holy mountain, saith the Lord."