John Khan (27 July 2005)
"Children and the Rapture"


 
Hi John,
        Earlier this year, or was it late last year, that I sent in a post in reply to articles expressing concerns that children would be left behind in the Rapture.
        In it I quoted scriptures that, to me, pointed very clearly to the fact that children, under the age of accountability, would NOT be left behind. The scriptures are: Matt 19: 13-15 and Mark 10: 13-16. There Jesus said:....."Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, FOR THE KINGDOM OF GOD BELONGS TO SUCH AS THESE." ......(emphasis mine)
        Another piece of scripture I quoted then was Ezekiel 16: 21 in which God was admonishing Israel for sacrificing children. He said: "You slaughtered MY children...", which, to me indicates again clearly that children belong to God and He will take care of them.
        Today, in my devotional, I was reading Deut. where Moses was recalling the Israelites' sojourn out of Egypt. In verse 39 of Deut. 1 God told Moses....."your (Israelites') children who do not yet know good and evil - they will enter the land. I will give it to them....."
        I believe this clear statement from God the Father Himself, is a type or foreshadow of what He will do with children in the Rapture. He will let them enter heaven (the land) - children who do not know good or evil - (which in modern vernacular means "children under the age of accountability".
        I've prayed that the above verses would give comfort and reassurance to parents who are still uncertain as to  whether or not their young loved ones would go with them in the Rapture.
        Thank you again, John, for your continued faithfullness in running this awesome website. Only in eternity would you, or anyone of us, know the impact you've made on the souls of those who constantly visit this site. Hang in there, everyone. It won't be long. It really won't.
 
                                        John
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Thanks for your encouragement, brother!
John