elijah

2 Samuel 12....talks about Davids child dying, and he states that he cant bring him back, but he can go to him.

woo...hoo....I knew children went to heaven....I just needed a verse to back it up!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Jeff

Matthew 18:1-5 (TNIV)
At that time the disciples came to Jesus and asked, "Who, then, is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven?" He called a little child, whom he placed among them. And he said: "Truly I tell you, unless you change and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven. Therefore, whoever takes a humble place—becoming like this child—is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven. And whoever welcomes one such child in my name welcomes me.

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Pastor Gary

We are told in Ecclesiastes 12:6-7 (KJV) that when our flesh body dies, it goes back to dust from which it came and our spirt - the intellect of our soul - immediately returns to God. There are no qualifications in that scripture about age - it applies to ALL souls. We are also told in Luke 16 (KJV) that there are TWO SIDES to Paradise (Heaven) separated by a divide or Gulf. The 'bad' side of the Gulf is for those who never had a chance to learn the Truth while on earth or for those who deliberately decided to follow the doctrines of Satan. The 'good' side of the Gulf is where those who have accepted Christ are - awaiting the Millenium period. During the millenium, those souls on the 'bad' side of the Gulf can be visited by their immediate family members from the 'good' side of the Gulf to give them instruction and to show them the Truth of Christ. [ ref: Revelation 20:3 (KJV) and Ezekiel 44:25 (KJV)] Remember - The Book of Ezekiel from chapter 40 to the end takes place IN the Millenium as well as the later chapters of the Book of Revelation.

Boanerges

I believe the spirit returns to God the body awaits ressuerction the soul seems to be the part that waits judgement- to be found in Chrsit or out.