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Timmy 07-02-2007 06:51 PM

How many people will be in Heaven?
 
Over in Deep Waters, there's a thread about birth control. It was explained that some types of birth control often result in the death of an embryo, the "pill" and IUDs being examples.

Also, many embryos simply fail to implant in the uterine wall, with no help from birth control. And, there are many miscarriages at various stages of pregnancy, not to mention abortions.

If life begins at conception, all these embryos had spirits that will have eternal life. Is that correct? And every one of them will be in Heaven, correct?

If this is correct so far, then I suspect that the vast majority of Heaven's population will consist of these souls that never saw life on Earth outside of the womb, and many babies and small children who died. Depending on how many adults do wind up there, the percentage could be upwards of 99.9%, maybe more! And the numbers could be in the hundreds of billions. Most of them will not see their parents there, of course, and most of the adults that get there by their salvation (Acts 2:38!) will find a lot more of their own children there than they may have expected!

OK, so, discuss! Will there be many billions of people in Heaven, or am I all wet?

Sheltiedad 07-02-2007 06:56 PM

That's a good point, and since they will all make it to Heaven and only .000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000001% of the population that has had time to sin will make it, that supports your theory. :)

Revelationist 07-02-2007 07:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Timmy (Post 174328)
Over in Deep Waters, there's a thread about birth control. It was explained that some types of birth control often result in the death of an embryo, the "pill" and IUDs being examples.

Also, many embryos simply fail to implant in the uterine wall, with no help from birth control. And, there are many miscarriages at various stages of pregnancy, not to mention abortions.

If life begins at conception, all these embryos had spirits that will have eternal life. Is that correct? And every one of them will be in Heaven, correct?

If this is correct so far, then I suspect that the vast majority of Heaven's population will consist of these souls that never saw life on Earth outside of the womb, and many babies and small children who died. Depending on how many adults do wind up there, the percentage could be upwards of 99.9%, maybe more! And the numbers could be in the hundreds of billions. Most of them will not see their parents there, of course, and most of the adults that get there by their salvation (Acts 2:38!) will find a lot more of their own children there than they may have expected!

OK, so, discuss! Will there be many billions of people in Heaven, or am I all wet?


All trapped inside a cubical?

Ronzo 07-02-2007 07:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Timmy (Post 174328)
How many people will be in Heaven?

Us four... and no more...

:party <~ (the fourth one is out buying the party streamers)

Timmy 07-02-2007 07:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Ronzo (Post 174335)
Us four... and no more...

:party <~ (the fourth one is out buying the party streamers)

:slaphappy

Praxeas 07-02-2007 07:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Timmy (Post 174328)
Over in Deep Waters, there's a thread about birth control. It was explained that some types of birth control often result in the death of an embryo, the "pill" and IUDs being examples.

Also, many embryos simply fail to implant in the uterine wall, with no help from birth control. And, there are many miscarriages at various stages of pregnancy, not to mention abortions.

If life begins at conception, all these embryos had spirits that will have eternal life. Is that correct? And every one of them will be in Heaven, correct?

If this is correct so far, then I suspect that the vast majority of Heaven's population will consist of these souls that never saw life on Earth outside of the womb, and many babies and small children who died. Depending on how many adults do wind up there, the percentage could be upwards of 99.9%, maybe more! And the numbers could be in the hundreds of billions. Most of them will not see their parents there, of course, and most of the adults that get there by their salvation (Acts 2:38!) will find a lot more of their own children there than they may have expected!

OK, so, discuss! Will there be many billions of people in Heaven, or am I all wet?

The number is uncountable according to John and as numerous as the starts of the heaven according to God speaking to Abraham

Monkeyman 07-02-2007 09:08 PM

Here is a towel...sorry dude, couldn't resist!

Timmy 07-02-2007 09:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Praxeas (Post 174345)
The number is uncountable according to John and as numerous as the starts of the heaven according to God speaking to Abraham

So I was right (more or less)!

Quote:

Originally Posted by Monkeyman (Post 174422)
Here is a towel...sorry dude, couldn't resist!

And all wet!

CC1 07-02-2007 09:39 PM

Hmmmm..how many people in heaven.......this is easy!!

All I need to find out is the total size of Wholehearted's immediate family and I've got the number!!!

Timmy 07-02-2007 09:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CC1 (Post 174437)
Hmmmm..how many people in heaven.......this is easy!!

All I need to find out is the total size of Wholehearted's immediate family and I've got the number!!!

:winkgrin


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