Beforeitsnews.com (excerpts) - About 300 birds fell from the sky near Dogwood Hills Sunday afternoon, December 30, 2012.  Sgt. Robert Stoffle of the Sevier County Sheriff's Department said a call about the birds came in at about 1:15 pm. 

He said a witness reported seeing the birds in flight before turning back around to see them on the ground.  "It covered one lane of traffic," Stoffle said of the birds.  They appeared to be starlings. 

Birds, fish and animals are still dying suddenly throughout the world.  Most of them die at the end of the year and at the onset of the new year, starting with December 2010. 

The Old Testament prophets foretold these events in the last days, which would signal the coming of the Messiah.  "The land will mourn and everyone who dwells in it will languish, with the beasts of the field, the fowls of heaven, yes, the fishes of the sea will also be taken away" Hosea 4:3. 

I believe the Lord is gathering the beasts to populate heaven.  He is adorning heaven, if you will, with the magnificent beasts, birds and fish He created on earth.  Notice, the prophet Hosea said the "fishes of the sea will also be taken away," he didn't use the word "die," but rather "taken away."  Taken where?  That's absolutely right, heaven! 

The animals are precious to the Lord.  Jesus spoke of the sparrows, "Are not two sparrows sold for a farthing? and one of them shall not fall on the ground without your Father" Matthew 10:29.  In other words, sparrows were sold for very little in this world, but the Father in heaven sees and knows each time one falls to the ground; they are valuable to Him.  I believe Jesus explained that the Father cares for the sparrows and He is even with them when they fall to the ground.  There is no doubt in my mind that the Lord gathers the souls of these precious little creatures and populates heaven with them.  There is no doubt in my mind that my precious animals, whom I loved and cared for in this life, will be with me in heaven. 

The Word of God already tells us there are horses in heaven (Zechariah 1:8-11, Revelation 19:14), and there are more references to heavenly horses, such as those which pulled Elijah's chariot into heaven (2 Kings 2:11). 

John Fenn, an apostle, ordained by the Lord in our generation, visited heaven in 1991 and he saw his pets that had died prior to that time, among many other marvelous things. 

The Lord's return is near, even at the doors.  Are you prepared to stand before Him and give an account of the life you have lived in this world?  If not, please visit the How Can I Be Saved page of this website.  The Lord is waiting for you to receive your salvation, the provision that He made for you to spend eternity in heaven with him, the heavenly angels and a host of other saints.  I pray you make the right decision; it will last for eternity.  God bless you.