Will children including those in womb be
raptured too?
The answer is yes.
Luke 21:20 And when ye shall see Jerusalem
compassed with armies, then know that the desolation
thereof is nigh. 21 Then let them which are in
Judaea flee to the mountains; and let them which are
in the midst of it depart out; and let not them that are
in the countries enter thereinto. 22 For these
be the days of vengeance, that all things which are
written may be fulfilled.
This event shall happen in mid-trib. Jesus
says that when Jerusalem is besieged by armies, those in
Judea should flee to the mountains, and those outside the
city should not enter the city. Their escape is very
urgent. Jesus uses the following verse to describe how
awkward they are during the escape.
23 But woe unto them that are with child,
and to them that give suck, in those days! for there
shall be great distress in the land, and wrath upon
this people.
I have attached the original Greek verse.
The original context of "that are with
child" is "those in womb having" or simply pregnant women,
while "to them that give suck" is "to the one nursing".
These group of women while they are in escape, some of
them are pregnant, while others carry their infants.
Jesus has omitted those children who are few years old.
These young children also need their mother's care while
they are escaping. Jesus loves small children. Why did
Jesus forget to mention these young children?
The reason is simple. The children are taken
in rapture, including those in wombs. After the rapture,
there is 3.5 years in the first half of tribulation. Women
can still conceive and bear children during this time. But
by the time mid-trib arrives, the oldest infants they can
bear is no more than 2 years old. Some of them are in
their mother's womb too. This is why Jesus didn't mention
young children while the escape takes place. If the
children are not taken in rapture, Jesus should have
mentioned these young children in verse 23, but he did
not. He only mentioned those still suck (infants) and the
pregnant women.
Ray