Will aborted or miscarried
babies LIVE AGAIN?

Will aborted or miscarried
babies LIVE AGAIN?

Q. Will miscarried or aborted babies LIVE AGAIN (be resurrected) and given a chance to fully grow up?

A. Some Christians believe that a baby or fetus who has not taken a breath, such as an aborted baby, will not be resurrected. Others believe that a fetus becomes a new, distinct human life at conception and therefore would be someday resurrected if miscarried or aborted.

Genesis Chapter 2, verse 7 states:

"And the LORD God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living being." (Genesis 2:7, NKJV)

Adam became a living being when he received the breath of life. The word for breath in Hebrew can also be translated spirit.

James Chapter 2, verse 26 states:

"For as the body without the spirit is dead so . . ." (NKJV).

The word translated spirit comes from the Greek word pneuma (πνευμα, Strong's Concordance #4151) which can also be translated as breath. Therefore, when the spirit or breath is gone from a person, that person is dead.

It seems logical that God gives the human spirit (spirit in man) to a fetus at conception. He does not wait until the fetus is born and breathes air for the first time in order to give him or her the spirit necessary to be considered fully human. A miscarriage or aborted baby will be resurrected some day and given a chance to grow up and reach his or her full potential as a human being and potential member of God's family.

Two scriptures supporting the view that a fetus is considered by God to be fully human are:

"For he (John the Baptist) will be great in the sight of the Lord, and shall drink neither wine nor strong drink.  He will also be filled with the Holy Spirit, even from his mother’s womb." (Luke 1:15, NKJV)

John the Baptist was filled with the Holy Spirit as a fetus in his mother’s womb.

"And it happened, when Elizabeth heard the greeting of Mary, that the babe leaped in her womb; and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit." (Luke 1:41, NKJV)

John as a fetus leaped in his mothers womb upon the sound of Mary’s voice.