Dear brothers and sisters,
When we speak of babies going to heaven, it stirs deep emotions and questions about God’s grace and mercy. The Bible offers us comfort and insight into His loving nature. In our journey through scripture, we see God’s heart for the innocent and the pure. Jesus Himself spoke tenderly about children, emphasizing their importance in the Kingdom of Heaven.
One touching example is when Jesus welcomed the little children, saying that the Kingdom of God belongs to such as these. This powerful statement reassures us that God’s love for children is boundless. It suggests that their innocence and purity hold a special place in His divine plan.
Moreover, King David’s experience gives us a glimpse of God’s compassion. After the loss of his infant son, David expressed confidence that he would see his child again in the afterlife. This story brings hope to grieving parents, offering assurance that their little ones are safe in God’s care.
The Bible also speaks of God’s nature as just and merciful. It teaches that He knows each soul intimately, even before we are born. This intimate knowledge of us, combined with His perfect justice and mercy, suggests that He would not condemn the innocent.
Consider the story of Jonah and the city of Nineveh. God showed mercy to a city filled with repentant hearts, sparing them from destruction. If God can show such compassion to a city, how much more will He care for the most innocent among us—babies who have yet to experience the world?
Dear friend, these insights from scripture help us understand that God’s love and mercy extend to the youngest and most vulnerable. They remind us that He is a loving Father who cherishes every soul. We can find comfort in knowing that babies who pass away are embraced by His eternal love.
As we reflect on these truths, let us hold onto the hope that God, in His infinite wisdom and compassion, welcomes babies into His heavenly kingdom. His love for them is greater than we can imagine, and His justice is perfect.
Dear friends now let’s see the Bible scriptures below that talk about babies going to heaven.
“Take heed that ye despise not one of these little ones; for I say unto you, That in heaven their angels do always behold the face of my Father which is in heaven”
— Matthew 18:10
“But Jesus said, Suffer little children, forbid them not, to come unto me: for of such is the kingdom of heaven”
— Matthew 19:14
“For in the resurrection they neither marry, nor are given in marriage, but are as the angels of God in heaven”
— Matthew 22:30
“Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see God”
— Matthew 5:8
“Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven”
— Matthew 7:21
“But Jesus called them unto him, said, Suffer little children to come unto me, forbid them not: for of such is the kingdom of God”
— Luke 18:16
“Jesus said unto him, Verily I say unto thee, Today shalt thou be with me in paradise”
— Luke 23:43
“But when Jesus saw it, he was much displeased, said unto them, Suffer the little children to come unto me, forbid them not: for of such is the kingdom of God”
— Mark 10:14
“The wolf also shall dwell with the lamb, the leopard shall lie down with the kid; the calf the young lion the fatling together; a little child shall lead them”
— Isaiah 11:6
“He will swallow up death in victory; the Lord God will wipe away tears from off all faces; the rebuke of his people shall he take away from off all the earth: for the Lord hath spoken it”
— Isaiah 25:8
“Thy dead men shall live, together with my dead body shall they arise. Awake sing, ye that dwell in dust: for thy dew is as the dew of herbs, the earth shall cast out the dead”
— Isaiah 26:19
“He shall feed his flock like a shepherd: he shall gather the lambs with his arm, carry them in his bosom, shall gently lead those that are with young”
— Isaiah 40:11
“Can a woman forget her sucking child, that she should not have compassion on the son of her womb? yea, they may forget, yet will I not forget thee”
— Isaiah 49:15
“Ho, every one that thirsteth, come ye to the waters, he that hath no money; come ye, buy, eat; yea, come, buy wine milk without money without priceWherefore do ye spend money for that which is not bread? your labour for that which satisfieth not? hearken diligently unto me, eat ye that which is good, let your soul delight itself in fatnessIncline your ear, come unto me: hear, your soul shall live; I will make an everlasting covenant with you, even the sure mercies of David”
— Isaiah 55:1-3
“For, behold, I create new heavens a new earth: the former shall not be remembered, nor come into mindBut be ye glad rejoice for ever in that which I create: for, behold, I create Jerusalem a rejoicing, her people a joyAnd I will rejoice in Jerusalem, joy in my people: the voice of weeping shall be no more heard in her, nor the voice of cryingThere shall be no more thence an infant of days, nor an old man that hath not filled his days: for the child shall die an hundred years old; but the sinner being an hundred years old shall be accursedAnd they shall build houses, inhabit them; they shall plant vineyards, eat the fruit of themThey shall not build, another inhabit; they shall not plant, another eat: for as the days of a tree are the days of my people, mine elect shall long enjoy the work of their handsThey shall not labour in vain, nor bring forth for trouble; for they are the seed of the blessed of the Lord , their offspring with themAnd it shall come to pass, that before they call, I will answer; while they are yet speaking, I will hearThe wolf the lamb shall feed together, the lion shall eat straw like the bullock: dust shall be the serpent’s meat. They shall not hurt nor destroy in all my holy mountain, saith the Lord”
— Isaiah 65:17-25
“As one whom his mother comforteth, so will I comfort you; ye shall be comforted in Jerusalem”
— Isaiah 66:13
“But the mercy of the Lord is from everlasting to everlasting upon them that fear him, his righteousness unto children’s children”
— Psalm 103:17
“Lo, children are an heritage of the Lord : the fruit of the womb is his reward”
— Psalm 127:3
“For thou hast possessed my reins: thou hast covered me in my mother’s wombI will praise thee; for I am fearfully wonderfully made: marvellous are thy works; that my soul knoweth right wellMy substance was not hid from thee, when I was made in secret, curiously wrought in the lowest parts of the earthThine eyes did see my substance, yet being unperfect; in thy book all my members were written, which in continuance were fashioned, when as yet there was none of them”
— Psalm 139:13-16
“Thou wilt shew me the path of life: in thy presence is fulness of joy; at thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore”
— Psalm 16:11
“Surely goodness mercy shall follow me all the days of my life: I will dwell in the house of the Lord for ever”
— Psalm 23:6
“For this God is our God for ever ever: he will be our guide even unto death”
— Psalm 48:14
“Before I formed thee in the belly I knew thee; before thou camest forth out of the womb I sanctified thee, I ordained thee a prophet unto the nations”
— Jeremiah 1:5
“For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved”
— Romans 10:13
“For whether we live, we live unto the Lord; whether we die, we die unto the Lord: whether we live therefore, or die, we are the Lord’s”
— Romans 14:8
“For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord”
— Romans 6:23
“The Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are the children of GodAnd if children, then heirs; heirs of God, joint-heirs with Christ; if so be that we suffer with him, that we may be also glorified together”
— Romans 8:16-17
“For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to comeNor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord”
— Romans 8:38-39
“I give unto them eternal life; they shall never perish, neither shall any man pluck them out of my hand”
— John 10:28
“Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection, the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he liveAnd whosoever liveth believeth in me shall never die. Believest thou this?”
— John 11:25-26
“In my Father’s house are many mansions: if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for youAnd if I go prepare a place for you, I will come again, receive you unto myself; that where I am, there ye may be also”
— John 14:2-3
“Father, I will that they also, whom thou hast given me, be with me where I am; that they may behold my glory, which thou hast given me: for thou lovedst me before the foundation of the world”
— John 17:24
“For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life”
— John 3:16
“Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that heareth my word, believeth on him that sent me, hath everlasting life, shall not come into condemnation; but is passed from death unto life”
— John 5:24
“This is the will of him that sent me, that every one which seeth the Son, believeth on him, may have everlasting life: I will raise him up at the last day”
— John 6:40
“Verily, verily, I say unto you, If a man keep my saying, he shall never see death”
— John 8:51
“I heard a voice from heaven saying unto me, Write, Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord from henceforth: Yea, saith the Spirit, that they may rest from their labours; their works do follow them”
— Revelation 14:13
“I am he that liveth, was dead; , behold, I am alive for evermore, Amen; have the keys of hell of death”
— Revelation 1:18
“God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away”
— Revelation 21:4
“After this I beheld, , lo, a great multitude, which no man could number, of all nations, kindreds, people, tongues, stood before the throne, before the Lamb, clothed with white robes, palms in their handsAnd cried with a loud voice, saying, Salvation to our God which sitteth upon the throne, unto the LambAnd all the angels stood round about the throne, about the elders the four beasts, fell before the throne on their faces, worshipped GodSaying, Amen: Blessing, glory, wisdom, thanksgiving, honour, power, might, be unto our God for ever ever. AmenAnd one of the elders answered, saying unto me, What are these which are arrayed in white robes? whence came they?I said unto him, Sir, thou knowest. he said to me, These are they which came out of great tribulation, have washed their robes, made them white in the blood of the LambTherefore are they before the throne of God, serve him day night in his temple: he that sitteth on the throne shall dwell among themThey shall hunger no more, neither thirst any more; neither shall the sun light on them, nor any heatFor the Lamb which is in the midst of the throne shall feed them, shall lead them unto living fountains of waters: God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes”
— Revelation 7:9-17
“For to me to live is Christ, to die is gainBut if I live in the flesh, this is the fruit of my labour: yet what I shall choose I wot notFor I am in a strait betwixt two, having a desire to depart, to be with Christ; which is far better”
— Philippians 1:21-23
“For our conversation is in heaven; from whence also we look for the Saviour, the Lord Jesus ChristWho shall change our vile body, that it may be fashioned like unto his glorious body, according to the working whereby he is able even to subdue all things unto himself”
— Philippians 3:20-21
“Then shall the dust return to the earth as it was: the spirit shall return unto God who gave it”
— Ecclesiastes 12:7
“For I know that my redeemer liveth, that he shall stand at the latter day upon the earthAnd though after my skin worms destroy this body, yet in my flesh shall I see GodWhom I shall see for myself, mine eyes shall behold, not another; though my reins be consumed within me”
— Job 19:25-27
“Forasmuch then as the children are partakers of flesh blood, he also himself likewise took part of the same; that through death he might destroy him that had the power of death, that is, the devilAnd deliver them who through fear of death were all their lifetime subject to bondage”
— Hebrews 2:14-15
“I will ransom them from the power of the grave; I will redeem them from death: O death, I will be thy plagues; O grave, I will be thy destruction: repentance shall be hid from mine eyes”
— Hosea 13:14
“Hath raised us up together, made us sit together in heavenly places in Christ Jesus”
— Ephesians 2:6
“In hope of eternal life, which God, that cannot lie, promised before the world began”
— Titus 1:2
“I call heaven earth to record this day against you, that I have set before you life death, blessing cursing: therefore choose life, that both thou thy seed may liveThat thou mayest love the Lord thy God, that thou mayest obey his voice, that thou mayest cleave unto him: for he is thy life, the length of thy days: that thou mayest dwell in the land which the Lord sware unto thy fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, to Jacob, to give them”
— Deuteronomy 30:19-20
“For the promise is unto you, to your children, to all that are afar off, even as many as the Lord our God shall call”
— Acts 2:39
“When Christ, who is our life, shall appear, then shall ye also appear with him in glory”
— Colossians 3:4
“For surely there is an end; thine expectation shall not be cut off”
— Proverbs 23:18
Conclusion
In exploring Bible verses about babies going to heaven, such as Matthew 19:14 where Jesus says, “Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these,” we find comfort in the assurance of God’s love and grace towards children. This topic highlights the innocence and purity attributed to infants and reassures us of their place in heaven. From this, we learn about God’s encompassing love and the importance of nurturing a child-like faith. Applying these insights, we are encouraged to approach God with trust and humility, to care for the spiritual well-being of children, and to find peace in the belief that God’s grace extends to the most vulnerable among us. Let this understanding deepen our faith and compassion in our daily lives.