When God killed the tens of thousands of children in the old testament were they going to heaven?

Answer 1

Yes; the children were innocent.

Answer 2

Yes, cause the lil children is not old enough to make their own decisions. Yes they will be in heaven. And God is not going to let the devil snatch them out of His hands.

Answer 3

Larry_S: I think you must have misunderstood the question.

You said that the only way to heaven is to believe that "Jesus Christ is the only true and living god...". But during the period of time this question pertains to, Jesus Christ did not exist!

Hence the question...

Answer 4

Most likely not.

The Old Testament God is Jewish, though.

- 16 yo Pagan

Answer 5

yes, but they stayed in a place called abrahams bosom. a place where adam and moses and other prophets went to somewhere in earth, hades. but it was not a place of torture. they waited until christ was crucified and descended into hell and then he took them all out and up to heaven with him when he was resurected

Answer 6

No... because Jesus wasn't born yet and so none of them were Christian. And as we all know, only Christians who love Jesus a whole bunch go to Heaven.

This is why I can't be Christian.

Answer 7

maybe. who knows? (perhaps they were bad people.)

Answer 8

Probably not! They were heathen/pagan and worshiped idols. What would you have done with them? Send them to heaven? I think not. Besides, God did not send them to hell. They sent themselves to hell by not believing.
The only sin that will send you to hell!
Unbelief is the only sin that will send you to Hell.
The only sin that will send you to hell is the failure to know, understand and acknowledge that Jesus Christ is the only true and living Lord God and that the blood Jesus Christ shed for you at Calvary is the only way you can have all your sins forgiven, removed and cleansed.
The Holy Bible in Hebrews 11:6 says “But without faith it is impossible to please him (God); for he that cometh to God must believe (have faith) that he (God) is, and that he (God) is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him (God).” Parentheses mine!
If you want to be saved from all your sins and go to heaven when you die, you must, by faith, believe that Jesus Christ is the only true and living Lord God. (Romans 10:9-10 “That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus {that Jesus is Lord} and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. For with the heart man believed unto righteousness and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.”) You must, by faith, ask Jesus Christ to do forgive, remove and cleanse you from all your sins. (Romans 3:23 “For all have sinned and come short of the glory of God.” and Romans 6:23 “For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.”) You must, by faith, ask Him to come into your heart/life and receive Him into your heart and life to live there forever. (John l:12 But as many as received him, to them gave he the power to come sons {children} of God, even to them that believe on his name.”) You must, by faith, turn from your sins and live for Him the rest of your life. If you never come to do these things, you will not go to heaven. Give your heart and life to Jesus Christ today without delay. All of this is what is meant when the Lord Jesus Christ said: “Jesus answered, and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto, Except a man be born again , he cannot see the kingdom of God (go to heaven).” You were born physically into your earthly family. To go to heaven you must be born again spiritually into your heavenly family, God's spiritual family. If you never have, do this today. This is my prayer for you.
Note: Under the dispensation/age of law, during the Kingdom Age, when Jesus Christ was on earth, there was one other sin that could not be forgiven. In Matthew 12:24: (“24But when the Pharisees heard it, they said, This fellow doth not cast out devils, but by Beelzebub the prince of the devils.”) The Pharisees accused the work of the Holy Spirit being of the devil. This particular sin had to do with casting a demon out of a blind and dumb (speechless) man. Several verses later in Matthew 12:31-32 (“31Wherefore I say unto you, All manner of sin and blasphemy shall be forgiven unto men: but the blasphemy against the Holy Ghost shall not be forgiven unto men. 32And whosoever speaketh a word against the Son of man, it shall be forgiven him: but whosoever speaketh against the Holy Ghost, it shall not be forgiven him, neither in this world, neither in the world to come..”) Jesus said that accusing the work of the Holy Ghost (Holy Spirit) being of the devil was blasphemy against the Holy Spirit and could not be forgiven. It is up for grabs, I could be wrong, but, since casting out of demons, miracles, healings and raising the dead were public signs and wonders to convince the Jews that Jesus Christ was their Messiah and since there is very little casting out of demons in this day and age and, I personally feel that this particular sin of blasphemy against the Holy Spirit does not apply to us who live under the dispensation of grace in this church age. Here is another rather incriminating verse: (“39But he answered and said unto them, An evil and adulterous generation seeketh after a sign; and there shall no sign be given to it, but the sign of the prophet Jonas: 40For as Jonas was three days and three nights in the whale's belly; so shall the Son of man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth.:”) Matthew 12:39-40. Under this age of living by faith under grace we have The Holy Bible to convince and show us How to live. Since we have everything we need in The Holy /Bible, we do not need public displayed signs and wonders. (“16All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness: 17That the man of God may be perfect, thoroughly furnished unto all good works.” II Timothy 3:16-17.)
I don't want be too dogmatic about this. You must decide for yourself.