Did David claim that all children go to heaven? | Rapp Report Daily 0052 | Striving for Eternity
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- Welcome to the Rapid Bull, daily edition, where we provide a quick biblical interpretations and applications.
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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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