Children in heaven

What happens to children when they die prematurely and go to heaven?
Do they grow up and become adults eventually?

Hello Via;

Another great question. Whether a child dies prematurely, an aging adult or unexpectantly, our flesh and body stay behind but our spirit is with God and they don't grow up and become adults eventually.

If the child was not confirmed by his/her parents in a Christening, we must entrust them to the mercy of God.

God bless you, sister and thank you for opening this topic, Children in heaven.
 
well no when you die you are dead
You cant grow up and become adult on earth.
Your spirit is eternal though and God welcomes all children into heaven where we live eternally - I don't expect children will grow in the flesh. Children are great in the Kingdom of God.

They get in first lol

See Matthew 18:3-6
 
What happens to children when they die prematurely and go to heaven?
Dear Via,
I believe that Jesus and the Father have shown a special dispensation to children.

I can’t say with certainty how that manifests, but there are some clues:

Psalm 127:3
Children are a heritage from the Lord, offspring a reward from him.

Matthew 18:10
See that you do not despise one of these little ones. For I tell you that their angels in heaven always see the face of my Father in heaven.

Matthew 18:1-5
At that time the disciples came to Jesus and asked, “Who, then, is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven?”
He called a little child to him, and placed the child among them. And he said: “Truly I tell you, unless you change and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven. Therefore, whoever takes the lowly position of this child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven. And whoever welcomes one such child in my name welcomes me.”
 
What happens to children when they die prematurely and go to heaven?
Do they grow up and become adults eventually?
You have received a lot of great answers.

I tried to find the answer many years ago but alas, there is really nothing definitive in the Scriptures. Personally, I think that all babies go to heaven and they will grow to the opportune age of around 30. That is historically been the top age of our physical ability.

How do I know that and how do I prove it.

I do NOT know and I can not prove it. It is simply my logical and personal thinking.
 
I remember when I held my son after cutting his umbilical cord. I stared into his blank eyes and said, "Mommy loves you; daddy loves you; and Jesus loves you." As I mentioned the name of Jesus, I saw a momentary flicker of recognition appear in the blank eyes before they returned to their blank stare. I believe he knew who Jesus is even though, at this point, his mind was a blank slate. The grace of God extends to infants.
 
I had a boy come to the library yesterday for Book club and we got to talking, and he was telling me how he had an accident at age 5 where his cousin hit him on the head or something, and he nearly died and went to heaven (he saw 'the light') but he decided to stay on earth and grow up.

We did talk about Jesus one day when another girl wanted me to read The Easter Story with her. I asked if he believed in Jesus and he said he didn't know yet, maybe. The girl doesn't know either. But they are definitely curious about Him.
 
I don't see an answer in the Bible. I know that God is in control and never makes mistakes.

Agreed. However, enough indirect information can be pieced together from Scripture to provide a satisfactory answer, which relates to infants as well as those with mental handicaps and others.

Will God hold babies responsible for not responding to the gospel, when they are incapable of understanding the message? I for one believe that granting saving grace to babies and young children, on the basis of the sufficiency of Christ’s atonement, is consistent with God’s love and mercy of the God I know and love!
 
I don't think about it much. Nearly all my relatives are and have been non-Christians who didn't and don't attend any church. None of my grandparents were Christians. My relatives liked to argue about things that weren't important IMO; then they held grudges so no one could hurt their feelings! My mother's mother thought that you were born either Christian or Jew and no one read the Bible (or even owned one). That used to depress me so I try to accept that God must have a reason. He changed Jonah's mind, but not my relatives. *shrug*

I love Bible verses and if I had wall paper it would be printed with Bible verses!
 
Back
Top