23 That same day Jesus was approached by some Sadducees—religious leaders who say there is no resurrection from the dead. They posed this question: 24 “Teacher, Moses said, ‘If a man dies without children, his brother should marry the widow and have a child who will carry on the brother’s name.’ 25 Well, suppose there were seven brothers. The oldest one married and then died without children, so his brother married the widow. 26 But the second brother also died, and the third brother married her. This continued with all seven of them. 27 Last of all, the woman also died. 28 So tell us, whose wife will she be in the resurrection? For all seven were married to her.”
29 Jesus replied, “Your mistake is that you don’t know the Scriptures, and you don’t know the power of God. 30 For when the dead rise, they will neither marry nor be given in marriage. In this respect they will be like the angels in heaven.
31 “But now, as to whether there will be a resurrection of the dead—haven’t you ever read about this in the Scriptures? Long after Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob had died, God said, 32 ‘I am the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.’ So he is the God of the living, not the dead.”
33 When the crowds heard him, they were astounded at his teaching.
Terrie's Comments:
When we leave this earth through human "death" our spirit and our soul will not die but continue to live eternally. If we have put our faith in Jesus Christ while we are here on earth then we will live with God eternally. If we deny God and reject his son Jesus Christ while we are here on the earth then we will live eternally separated from God. Everyone is an eternal being... Everyone will spend eternity somewhere. Either with God or without God... we get to choose! Jesus made a way for us to have the free gift of eternal life all we have to do is accept it!
Tori's Comments:
Again, a reminder of how temporary things on earth are! These sort of things can seem a lot more permanent and important than they are... and especially in a culture that has taught happiness comes from relationships!
It also reminds me of Hebrews, where it talks about how many of the things on earth are just shadows of what happens in heaven. Marriage isn't talked about there, but the church is elsewhere referred to as the bride of Christ, waiting for the wedding that will take place in the future :)
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