Divine Welcome
Welcome home, child… welcome home
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I've often wondered how those precious souls who were denied life under the "health care" practice we euphemistically refer to as "a woman's right to choose" might be received in the hereafter. Those meditations led to this piece of speculation, hope and faith. I tremble at the thought, however, as to how our western culture, our "modern" society will be judged for allowing tens of millions of our fellow travelers to be sacrificed on this particular alter. While I trust the judgement will be just and deserved, I rightly fear it will be harsh. God forgive us for what we have allowed ...
Divine Welcome
[instrumental intro]
[Verse 1]
Hush now, little stranger, no footprint in clay
Never a cry in the night
They signed you away on a cold paper tray
But the Father turned on every light
Angels leaned over the edge of the sky
When your spirit came running through
One look at your face and the whole host cried
“Lord,
“She looks just like You”
[Chorus]
This is your divine welcome, come on in the door
The Lamb steps down from the throne, kneels on the floor
Wipes every tear that you never got to cry
Says, “I knew you before your mother waved goodbye”
Welcome home, child… welcome home
[Verse 2]
David was waiting with arms open wide
Showed you the place by his side
Said, “I lost a son once, but heaven don’t hide
The children the world denied”
You danced like John when the Savior came near
Leaped for joy in immortal skin
Jesus just laughed, pulled you close to His ear
Whispered the name only He’s ever been callin’ you in
[Chorus]
This is your divine welcome, run into His arms
Every wound in His hands was singing your psalm
Death couldn’t hold you, the grave lost its claim
You’re safe in the heart that still carries your name
Welcome home, child… welcome home
[instrumental solo]
[Bridge – choir swells, key lifts]
Let the little children come, let them all come
The kingdom is built out of daughters and sons
Every soul that slipped away before breath ever started
Is laughing and singing, whole and unbroken-hearted
Hallelujah, the Shepherd knows every lamb
Hallelujah, He’s calling you just as I am
Hallelujah, the banquet is spread
There’s a crown for your beautiful head
[Final Chorus – tender, then soaring]
This is your divine welcome, no more “unknown”
You’re engraved in the palms that carried the throne
Mama may weep, but one day she’ll see
You wavin’ from Jesus’ knee
Till then you keep singin’ that heavenly song
We’ll know you were loved all along
Welcome home, child… welcome home
Welcome home… welcome home
[Outro – choir softly under spoken Savior’s promise]
“Today… you are with Me… in paradise.”
[instrumental outro]
This is original work is produced by AK Darvinson with a combination of observation, critical thinking, insight, heart, compassion, passion, creativity, and technology. All rights are reserved. Free sharing is encouraged. Commercial use via license only.
An exploration - Postulating Biblical Thought on the Arrival of Aborted Babies in Heaven
The Bible never directly addresses the eternal destiny of infants or unborn children who die before birth (including through abortion or miscarriage), because abortion as we know it today was not a common in ancient Israel, and the scriptural authors simply didn’t face the question head-on. However, many passages are frequently cited in theological discussions about the status and destiny of unborn or very young children. Below is a balanced survey of the key texts and the main interpretations held by orthodox Christians (Catholic, Orthodox, Protestant) across history.
1. The Unborn Are Fully Human Persons in Scripture
- Exodus 21:22–25 – If men fight and injure a pregnant woman so that her child comes out prematurely (“her fruit depart from her”), yet no serious harm follows, the offender pays a fine. But if there is serious harm (or fatal) harm, the penalty is “life for life.” The Septuagint (Greek Old Testament) and many ancient Jewish interpreters understood this as treating the unborn child’s death as homicide.
- Psalm 139:13–16 – “You knit me together in my mother’s womb… my frame was not hidden from you when I was being made in secret.”
- Jeremiah 1:5 – “Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, and before you were born I consecrated you.”
- Luke 1:41–44 – John the Baptist “leaps for joy” in Elizabeth’s womb when Mary (pregnant with Jesus) arrives. Elizabeth calls Mary “the mother of my Lord” while both children are still unborn.
→ Consensus across almost all Christian traditions: The Bible treats the unborn as genuine human beings bearing God’s image, not as mere tissue.
2. Original Sin and the Need for Salvation
- Psalm 51:5
David says, “Behold, I was brought forth in iniquity, and in sin did my mother conceive me.”
→ Nearly all historic Christian traditions (Catholic, Orthodox, Reformed, Lutheran, etc.) teach that original sin is transmitted at conception. Therefore, in principle, unborn children are born with a fallen nature and stand in need of redemption, just like the rest of humanity.
3. God’s Mercy Toward Those Who Cannot Yet Believe
This is where the traditions diverge on the fate of unborn or infant souls:
A. David’s Expectation Concerning His Dead Infant Son (2 Samuel 12:15–23)
After Bathsheba’s child dies, David says, “I shall go to him, but he will not return to me.”
→ Most interpreters (Augustine, Calvin, modern evangelicals, etc.) take this as David’s confidence that he will one day be reunited with his son in the presence of God.
B. Jesus’ Teaching About Little Children (Mark 10:13–16; Matthew 18:1–6, 10, 14)
“It is not the will of my Father… that one of these little ones should perish.”
Jesus speaks of children as belonging to the kingdom and warns of terrible judgment on anyone who causes them to stumble.
C. The Concept of “Age of Accountability” (not explicit, but inferred by many)
Deuteronomy 1:39; Isaiah 7:15–16; Jonah 4:11 speak of young children who “do not yet know good from evil.”
→ Many Protestant evangelicals and Baptists argue that God, in His mercy, saves all who die before reaching an age (or stage of development) where they can consciously reject Him. The unborn and infants would therefore be covered by God’s mercy.
D. Catholic Teaching (Catechism of the Catholic Church §§ 1261, 1283)
“We may entrust these children to the mercy of God… The great mercy of God, who desires that all men should be saved, and Jesus’ tenderness toward children… allow us to hope that there is a way of salvation for children who have died without baptism.”
The Church no longer teaches limbo as a defined doctrine but “entrusts them to God’s mercy” and encourages hope for their salvation.
E. Eastern Orthodox View
Generally prays for and commemorates miscarried and aborted children, treating them as members of the Church who have died without baptism, yet confidently hoping in God’s love and mercy.
F. Classic Reformed (Calvinist) Position
Some strict Calvinists (e.g., some 17th-century Reformed scholastics) argued that unborn children of unbelievers are under condemnation, while infants of believers may be elect and saved. Most modern Reformed theologians, however, lean toward the “Davidic hope” and affirm salvation for all who die in infancy.
Summary of the Main Positions Today
1. All who die in infancy (including the unborn) are saved by God’s mercy (dominant evangelical view, many Baptists, some Reformed).
2. We entrust them to God’s mercy and have strong hope, but do not dogmatically declare their salvation (official Catholic and Orthodox position).
3. Infants of the covenant (believers) are saved; others may not be (minority strict Calvinist view, largely abandoned today).
In short, while the Bible is clear that the unborn are fully human and affected by original sin, it nowhere states that they are lost, and several passages strongly suggest God’s special love and welcome toward little children who die young. Therefore, the vast majority of contemporary Christian theologians—across Catholic, Orthodox, and Protestant lines—either affirm or express firm hope that unborn children who die are welcomed into heaven by a merciful God.
If God were to greet such a soul, the biblical imagery most Christians would reach for would be something like Isaiah 49:15, Matthew 19:14, or the tender words of Jesus on the cross to the thief: “Today you will be with me in paradise.”
This is original work is produced by AK Darvinson with a combination of observation, critical thinking, insight, heart, compassion, passion, creativity, and technology. All rights are reserved. Free sharing is encouraged. Commercial use via license only.
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