Will there be children in heaven?
Lately we’ve been talking with friends about what it would be like when we get to heaven. A few very interesting questions poped up.
1. Will there be children in heaven?
Assuming that we will have some sort of physical appearance, will we be subjected to aging while in heaven? Often the passage in Isaiah 11:6 is used to describe what it will be like in heaven:
The wolf will live with the lamb,
the leopard will lie down with the goat,
the calf and the lion and the yearling together;
and a little child will lead them.
If there will be children, it means that there will be young adults… older… old people. People will get older, children will grow into adults etc. Interesting what kind of body this will be to be ok to grow older infinitely…
If one day is line a thousand years, it will be one really long day! If someone wanted to meet you at 9pm, you’d have to wait a few hundred years for that 9pm to arrive!
2. Will there be food in heaven?
Unless our new bodies will be powered by solar panels (and there will be enough sun for that)… we’ll need something to sustain them. Will there be food? If there is no evil and no death, will everyone be vegetarians?
Thinking about heaven gets me excited. I think it will be an interesting an a strange place at the same time.
on July 27th, 2007 at 8:38 am
I have always wondered about the character of children in heaven. If we develop our characters while we are on earth, what happens when a young child or baby has been taken before their time? Most people have decades of time and a multitude of experiences to develop character. What happens to the babies and young children?
And do children grow up in heaven? It may refer to children in the bible, but is there a time where they grow up and everyone levels out as adults?
Imagine being a child for eternity in heaven. That is a hell of a lot of icecream.