Do Babies Go to Heaven when they die 4?

Austin Gardner • July 18, 2022

We see God not holding the children responsible for the sins of their parents

When the disciples tried to keep children from Him He wanted them to come

There is something in heaven that even adults must do to really be saved, believe, have faith!

We all come with a child like faith

Could He in any way be indicating that He has special mercy on these small children

Doubtful that God will stand a pre-born baby, a mentally challenged person, or small child up and judge them for what they have or have not done

Revelation 20:11-15 And I saw a great white throne, and him that sat on it, from whose face the earth and the heaven fled away; and there was found no place for them. 12 And I saw the dead, small and great, stand before God; and the books were opened: and another book was opened, which is the book of life: and the dead were judged out of those things which were written in the books, according to their works. 13 And the sea gave up the dead which were in it; and death and hell delivered up the dead which were in them: and they were judged every man according to their works. 14 And death and hell were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death. 15 And whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire.

In the passage they are being judged for their works

Again children have not yet knowingly rebelled or done any works, either good or bad

We see God not holding the children responsible for the sins of their parents

They were exempt from the judgment because they had no knowledge

Deuteronomy 1:39 Moreover your little ones, which ye said should be a prey, and your children, which in that day had no knowledge between good and evil, they shall go in thither, and unto them will I give it, and they shall possess it.

Those under 20 here were considered children

Numbers 14:29 Your carcases shall fall in this wilderness; and all that were numbered of you, according to your whole number, from twenty years old and upward, which have murmured against me, 31 But your little ones, which ye said should be a prey, them will I bring in, and they shall know the land which ye have despised. 35 I the Lord have said, I will surely do it unto all this evil congregation, that are gathered together against me: in this wilderness they shall be consumed, and there they shall die.

20 year olds were not held responsible for the rebellion of their parents nor called part of this evil congregation

I can’t say that this has anything to do with salvation except to say that it would indicate that the Lord recognized some level of responsibility

God recognized that children had a time when they did not know to choose evil or good

Isaiah 7:16 For before the child shall know to refuse the evil, and choose the good, The land that thou abhorrest shall be forsaken of both her kings.

God showed mercy on children who did not yet understand

Jonah 4:11 And should not I spare Nineveh, that great city, wherein are more than sixscore thousand persons that cannot discern between their right hand and their left hand; and also much cattle?