019 - What happens to children who are aborted or who die still babies?

What happens to children who are aborted or who die still babies?

 

I know that the issue is very delicate, but the truth has to be faced, without crying, mourning, feelings of commiseration and, especially, without entice ourselves with false promises and, with this, deceive others and neglect in care with regard to the children that the Eternal gives us.

Let us see what the Bible says:

 

·         " What then? are we better than they? No, in no wise: for we have before proved both Jews and Gentiles, that they are all under sin; as it is written, There is none righteous, no, not one: there is none that understandeth, there is none that seeketh after God. They are all gone out of the way, they are together become unprofitable; there is none that doeth good, no, not one. Their throat is an open sepulchre; with their tongues they have used deceit; the poison of asps is under their lips: whose mouth is full of cursing and bitterness: their feet are swift to shed blood: destruction and misery are in their ways: and the way of peace have they not known: there is no fear of God before their eyes. For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;” (Romans 3.9-18,23).

·         "Wherefore, as by one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin; and so death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned: " (Romans 5.12).

 

Note how the Bible presents no exception. All are sinners.

You can question: "but the child has not made any evil!".

Understand! We are not condemned for what we have done, but for what we are. And what are we? Sinners. There is no one who is born righteous, holy and perfect and, after some time, he becomes a sinner.

Do not! All the times that the sperm of a man (which is a sinner) fertilizes the egg from a woman (which is a sinner), which ended up to be born is the embryo of a sinner.

To be more clear: when a wolf gets pregnant, the puppies are not born lamb, coming just after a few months or years, in virtue of walk in the bad way, to become the wolf. The DNA of the embryo is already a wolf and does not have as it to be anything else.

Likewise, flesh and blood will never inherit the kingdom of heaven (1Corinthians 15:50). Those who do not die to themselves (Romans 6.1-4; 1Corinthians 15.36) and aren’t born again of water and the Spirit cannot even see the Kingdom of Eternal (John 3.3).

You can question:

 

·         "Lo, this only have I found, that God hath made man upright; but they have sought out many inventions." (Ecclesiastes 7.29).

 

When the Eternal designed the human being (all without exception), He created them perfect. However, from the moment that the spirit of man becomes part of the embryo, he immediately begins to deviate:

 

·         "And the LORD smelled a sweet savour; and the LORD said in his heart, I will not again curse the ground any more for man's sake; for the imagination of man's heart is evil from his youth; neither will I again smite any more every thing living, as I have done." (Genesis 8.21).

·         "The wicked are estranged from the womb: they go astray as soon as they be born, speaking lies." (Psalm 58.3).

 

All are born in sin:

 

·         " Behold, I was shapen in iniquity; and in sin did my mother conceive me." (Psalm 51.5).

 

For you to understand, imagine the following physical analogy: suppose that a child who can't swim falling into a river with flow that, more ahead, ending in a waterfall. You agree that, unless someone do something for them, there is no chance of survival. It does not matter if the child is a blessing, an angel, if they fell into the river by accident or was there to pushed or thrown by malignant parents: unless there is a rescue, they will surely die.

Spiritually is the same thing! Anyone who dies without repenting of their sins, turn from their wicked ways and surrender completely to the direction of Jesus, surely already is convicted:

 

·         "And the soldiers led him away into the hall, called Praetorium; and they call together the whole band." (Mark 15.16).

 

It isn’t in vain that we see, many times, little children being sentenced to death for the Eternal in Scripture (for example, in Numbers 16.27,31,32; Dt 7.1,2; 1 Samuel 15.3, as well as in the deluge and the destruction of Sodom, Gomorrah, Admah and Zeboim). They were condemned for their sins to suffer the consequences of the sins of others.

It seems hard, but do you remember what happened when a single child of the Amalekites managed to escape? The seed of Agag was born Haman who, by little, cannot get the complete destruction of all Jews:

 

·         "But Saul and the people spared Agag, and the best of the sheep, and of the oxen, and of the fatlings, and the lambs, and all that was good, and would not utterly destroy them: but every thing that was vile and refuse, that they destroyed utterly." (1 Samuel 15.9).

·         "After these things did king Ahasuerus promote Haman the son of Hammedatha the Agagite, and advanced him, and set his seat above all the princes that were with him." (Esther 3:1)

·         "The ten sons of Haman the son of Hammedatha, the enemy of the Jews, slew they; but on the spoil laid they not their hand." (Esther 9:10).

 

See also what happened to Solomon because David and Joab left to escape one boy:

 

·         "And the LORD stirred up an adversary unto Solomon, Hadad the Edomite: he was of the king's seed in Edom. For it came to pass, when David was in Edom, and Joab the captain of the host was gone up to bury the slain, after he had smitten every male in Edom; (For six months did Joab remain there with all Israel, until he had cut off every male in Edom:) That Hadad fled, he and certain Edomites of his father's servants with him, to go into Egypt; Hadad being yet a little child. And they arose out of Midian, and came to Paran: and they took men with them out of Paran, and they came to Egypt, unto Pharaoh king of Egypt; which gave him an house, and appointed him victuals, and gave him land. And Hadad found great favour in the sight of Pharaoh, so that he gave him to wife the sister of his own wife, the sister of Tahpenes the queen. And the sister of Tahpenes bare him Genubath his son, whom Tahpenes weaned in Pharaoh's house: and Genubath was in Pharaoh's household among the sons of Pharaoh. And when Hadad heard in Egypt that David slept with his fathers, and that Joab the captain of the host was dead, Hadad said to Pharaoh, Let me depart, that I may go to mine own country. Then Pharaoh said unto him, But what hast thou lacked with me, that, behold, thou seekest to go to thine own country? And he answered, Nothing: howbeit let me go in any wise. And God stirred him up another adversary, Rezon the son of Eliadah, which fled from his lord Hadadezer king of Zobah: And he gathered men unto him, and became captain over a band, when David slew them of Zobah: and they went to Damascus, and dwelt therein, and reigned in Damascus. And he was an adversary to Israel all the days of Solomon, beside the mischief that Hadad did: and he abhorred Israel, and reigned over Syria.” (1Kings 11.14-25).

 

You may say: "But the Bible says that the Kingdom of the Eternal belongs to the little ones". 

I ask you: is it really? Let us calmly see the passages that say this:

 

·         "Then were there brought unto him little children, that he should put his hands on them, and pray: and the disciples rebuked them. But Jesus said, suffer little children, and forbid them not, to come unto me: for of such is the kingdom of heaven." (Matthew 19.13,14).

·         "And they brought young children to him, that he should touch them: and his disciples rebuked those that brought them. But when Jesus saw it, he was much displeased, and said unto them, Suffer the little children to come unto me, and forbid them not: for of such is the kingdom of God." (Mark 10.13,14).

 

The disciples were rebuking (embarrassing, preventing) adults who were taking the children to Jesus. The children weren’t going to Jesus. They were being taken by adults. And it is to these adults that lead children to Jesus that belongs the Kingdom of Heaven. From here we can see how beautiful it is when we welcome the individuals that the Eternal puts in our life (starting with our family) as if they were our children. We cannot forget that this is how Deborah won the war (Judges 5.7) and that woman is saved by Jesus through motherhood (1 Timothy 2:15).

To be more clear, analyze these verses:

 

·         "Verily I say unto you, Whosoever shall not receive the kingdom of God as a little child, he shall not enter therein." (Mark 10.15).

·         "At the same time came the disciples unto Jesus, saying, Who is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven? And Jesus called a little child unto him, and set him in the midst of them, and said, Verily I say unto you, Except ye be converted, and become as little children, ye shall not enter into the kingdom of heaven. Whosoever therefore shall humble himself as this little child, the same is greatest in the kingdom of heaven. And whoso shall receive one such little child in my name receiveth me. But whoso shall offend one of these little ones which believe in me, it were better for him that a millstone were hanged about his neck, and that he were drowned in the depth of the sea." (Matthew 18.1-6).

 

Note that when the apostles asked Jesus who was the greatest in the Kingdom of the Eternal, Jesus did not say that they were the boys. Rather, what He said is that only those who empties themselves (humbles themselves) to become so dependent of the Eternal as a child is (children doesn't get to sustain themselves), will be able to enter the Kingdom of Heaven and grow in it.

To be more accurate: Whoever wants to enter into the Kingdom of the Eternal and receive Jesus in their life, will have to receive children who believe in Jesus as a child. In other words, it is not for the mature in faith find they have sufficient wisdom and resources to lead children to the correct place. Instead, adults should be so dependent on Jesus as the children that Jesus brings to them. The difference is that, while the children wait on Jesus only in the things of this world (see 1Corinthians 15.19), the adults who have  become as little children ought to remain together of little children helping them to expect only in Jesus the provision of all their needs (see Psalm 145.15,16; 147.9-11).

It is not for the adults dominate the children, but to serve as an example (1Corinthians 11.1; 1Peter 5.1-3), so that they know how a child should behave in the face of adversity in order to receive within themselves the glory of the Eternal (See Micah 2.9).

Dear brothers, may believe:

 

·         "Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved." (Acts 4.12).

 

THERE IS NO SALVATION OUTSIDE OF CHRIST! Anything (alive or not alive) that is not reconciled with Christ (connected to Him) will perish (2Peter 3.10-12):

 

·         " But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night; in the which the heavens shall pass away with a great noise, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat, the earth also and the works that are therein shall be burned up. Seeing then that all these things shall be dissolved, what manner of persons ought ye to be in all holy conversation and godliness, looking for and hasting unto the coming of the day of God, wherein the heavens being on fire shall be dissolved, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat? " (2 Peter 3.10-12).

·         " For it pleased the Father that in him should all fulness dwell; and, having made peace through the blood of his cross, by him to reconcile all things unto himself; by him, I say, whether they be things in earth, or things in heaven. " (Colossians 1.19,20).

 

Every child is born doomed to hell and stuck to the folly (madness, stupidity):

 

·         "Foolishness is bound in the heart of a child; but the rod of correction shall drive it far from him." (Proverbs 22.15).

·         "Withhold not correction from the child: for if thou beatest him with the rod, he shall not die. Thou shalt beat him with the rod, and shalt deliver his soul from hell." (Proverbs 23.13,14).

 

And if you, beloved reader, find this all too hard, instead of wasting time in the illusions of what you think should be true or get me criticizing, put yourself immediately available, have good cheer and let Jesus use fully every second of your life, every feature that He gave you, every ounce of energy for that the greatest number of mothers are aware of the gravity of abortion and the whole babe come to know Jesus as soon as possible.

It doesn't think it is impossible for a child to believe in Jesus. He even said that He is (as shown above in Matthew 18.6). Additionally, see these examples:

 

·         "And entered into the house of Zacharias, and saluted Elisabeth. And it came to pass, that, when Elisabeth heard the salutation of Mary, the babe leaped in her womb; and Elisabeth was filled with the Holy Ghost: and she spake out with a loud voice, and said, Blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb. And whence is this to me, that the mother of my Lord should come to me? For, lo, as soon as the voice of thy salutation sounded in mine ears, the babe leaped in my womb for joy.” (Luke 1.40-44).

 

A fetus is able to rejoice with the presence of the Holy Spirit.

 

·         "And Isaac intreated the LORD for his wife, because she was barren: and the LORD was intreated of him, and Rebekah his wife conceived. And the children struggled together within her; and she said, If it be so, why am I thus? And she went to enquire of the LORD. And the LORD said unto her, Two nations are in thy womb, and two manner of people shall be separated from thy bowels; and the one people shall be stronger than the other people; and the elder shall serve the younger. And when her days to be delivered were fulfilled, behold, there were twins in her womb. And the first came out red, all over like an hairy garment; and they called his name Esau. And after that came his brother out, and his hand took hold on Esau's heel; and his name was called Jacob: and Isaac was threescore years old when she bare them." (Genesis 25.21-26).

 

On the other hand, note how Esau and Jacob were already aware of the importance of primogeniture even while still in the womb. It isn’t in vain that Jesus said the spirit indeed is ready (Matthew 26.41).

Seek, then, in prayer (and meditating aloud in Holy Scripture) that little children that the Eternal has placed on your life can be visited by the Spirit of the Eternal from the womb (as happened, for example, with Jeremiah in Jer 1.5) and come to repent, convert and surrender themselves completely to Jesus. Don't waste any more time!!!