Rewind: Did David claim that all children go to heaven?

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This is a ministry of striving for eternity. As we addressed yesterday that there is no definitive verse that talks about whether babies go to heaven, we want to address the question of 2

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Samuel chapter 12, because this is the verse that most people turn to to justify babies going to heaven.

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This is the event where David was prophesied from Nathan that he would lose his son because of his sin with Bathsheba, and that that child would die.

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That child got sick, and David prayed for that child for a week, fasting and praying. When the child did in fact die,

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David came and cleansed himself and prepared for worship. Then he went and ate, and the servants were confused.

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David responded to his servants who were confused because they were wondering why he would do this.

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And he said in chapter 12 verse 22, He said, While the child was still alive,

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I fasted and wept, for I said, Who knows whether the Lord will be gracious to me that the child may live?

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But he is dead. Why should I fast? Can I bring him back again? I shall go to him, but he will not return to me.

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Many people see this as a prophecy or promise that David would see his child in heaven, and that all children, by virtue of this verse, go to heaven.

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Now I understand this is emotional, and many who have lost a child wish this to mean what they think this says.

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But on tomorrow's podcast, we are going to dissect this and see what it actually teaches. This podcast is part of the

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