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You were asking about this — “When the rapture comes, isn’t there an age that goes up and considered “innocent”? Like under 12?”

Well, there’s not a verse that says, “When the Rapture happens, everyone under xx years old will be taken up, too...” So, that’s a difficulty in answering this. But, there is a hint in one other place in the Old Testament. However, I have a bit of difficulty with the *age* that it suggests....

But, I give it for *possible guidance* in the matter, although it may not really apply. It *does* give an “age of accountability” for the matter at hand in the Old Testament, though. And that’s sort of what you’re talking about here.

It’s when the 12 spies were sent out to scope out the land. They came back with a report where 10 reported the dangers of the land (and the giants in the land) and discouraged the people of Israel from going forward. Two of the spies gave a good report (Caleb and Joshua).

Now, because Israel sinned and disobeyed God and failed to proceed, as God had commanded (to take the land of Israel) and listened to the voice of the 10 spies giving a bad report — God placed a judgement upon the *entire nation of Israel* — that *not a single one of them would ever enter the promised land* — and that all of them would die in the wilderness.

He said that this judgement applied to anyone 20 years old and over (I’ll have to double-check that number, but I’m pretty sure it was 20). Thus, all of the nation died in the wilderness and the only ones that made it into the Promised Land, were those under 20 years old on that day. Those under 20 were *not held accountable* — in general, for that particular judgement upon the nation. Only Joshua and Caleb escaped the judgement and specifically because they were the only ones who gave a good report.

Thus, the “hint” may be that it applies to everyone under 20 years old, as not being “accountable” in a “judgement” that is across-the-board and who “makes it” and who “does not make it” (in the Rapture).

But, as I said, I have a bit of trouble with that age and wonder if it was only applicable to that particular time. However, if we are to use the Bible as a guide to “explain the Bible” — that would definitely be one place where one would use something from the Bible...