Bible Discussion Thread

"When the Bible refers to dogs as in Revelation 22, is it referring to them literally - saying they won't be in heaven?

Dolly, may the Spirit grace you with HIS wisdom And HIS understanding.

Matthew 15:22 And, behold, a woman of Canaan came.....

Matthew 15:26 But he answered and said, it is not meet (fit) to take the children's bread, and cast it to the dogs.

The Canaanites were gentiles and the children were Jews. Jesus is saying that the kingdom of heaven (CHRIST IN YOU) was to be offered to the Jews first. The DOGS make reference to the gentiles. Now the Jews rejected the kingdom of heaven (CHRIST IN YOU) and (vs 27) was a prophecy out of her mouth that ultimately the gentiles would be give the kingdom of heaven (CHRIST IN YOU).

Matthew 15:27 But she said, Truth, Lord, yet the dogs eat the crumbs which fall from their MASTERS

table.

Revelation 22:15 For without are dogs.....

Now this verse is saying that dogs (gentiles; who ARE NOT of the kingdom of heaven; CHRIST IN YOU) will compass about the Holy City. This Holy City is made up of the (kingdom of heaven; CHRIST IN YOU) saints, living now in physical bodies; but upon the death of their physical bodies they will be given glorified bodies. We are compassed about with NON-BELIEVERS. (DOGS)

1 John 3:2 Behold now are we the Sons of God, and it doeth not yet appear what we shall be: but we know that, when he shall appear, we shall be like him, for we shall see him as he is.

Dogs are in context of Philippians 3:2 those who oppose salvation by any other doctrine that teaches works of the flesh and not faith alone in the finished work of The Lord Jesus Christ.