Little Children

Then were there brought unto him little children, that he should put his hands on them, and pray: and the disciples rebuked them. But Jesus said, Suffer little children, and forbid them not, to come unto me: for of such is the kingdom of heaven. Matthew 19:13-14

To better understand this passage, we have to know that the Kingdom of Heaven and the Kingdom of God are not the same.
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Kingdom of God

The kingdom of God is spiritual.

Luke 17:21 Neither shall they say, Lo here! or, lo there! for, behold, the kingdom of God is within you.

Kingdom of Heaven

The kingdom of Heaven is physical.

Matthew 19:23 Then said Jesus unto his disciples, Verily I say unto you, That a rich man shall hardly enter into the kingdom of heaven.

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When the Lord Jeus Christ refers to for of such is the Kingdom of Heaven, who do you think these little children are? These were little kids, like the ones from church, whom parents probably brought to the Lord that He may bless them, and of them does the Master tell us of such is the kingdom of Heaven.

I think those "little children" are the ones who die young, whether from illness, or of a heinous crime. Little children who do not know they are sinners and in need of God's grace, yet die in their sin, cannot be found guilty, and thus, do not go to hell.

But sin is not imputed when there is no law. Romans 5:13

Now this should be most comforting for a parent that has suffered the death of child, even to the unsaved parent. In fact, for the unsaved mom or dad who dreams of seeing his/her child again, then that parent must be born-again.

Another thought provoking statement from this passage is the following. Now we know that there are little children in Heaven. Yet we also know that the Lord will transform our body.

Who 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 3:21

We know for certain then that our body will be transformed, but I think that our new celestial body will somehow still look like and adult or a child-like body.

I'm sorry if I have confused anyone, this is my typical random thinking. The Bible just boggles the mind. It's incredibly fascinating, surely it's the Word of God.