To Be With Your Spouse or Not to Be With Your Spouse (in Heaven)…
November 19, 2007 – 9:09 pmThat is the question.
I was sitting here today realizing that I don’t believe that spouses are together in Heaven and it really scared me. If you’re wondering, there is one simple question that I can’t answer that makes me believe that we’re not with our spouses in Heaven. If a woman has a husband that dies and then she remarries, to which husband is she with in Heaven and why? Another possible concern is children that die before they’re old enough to be in a relationship or adults that never find that special someone.
I found a blog that pointed to Matthew 22:23-30 which states the following:
23That same day the Sadducees, who say there is no resurrection, came to him with a question. 24“Teacher,” they said, “Moses told us that if a man dies without having children, his brother must marry the widow and raise up offspring for him. 25Now there were seven brothers among us. The first one married and died, and since he had no children, he left his wife to his brother. 26The same thing happened to the second and third brother, right on down to the seventh. 27Finally, the woman died. 28Now then, at the resurrection, whose wife will she be of the seven, since all of them were married to her?”
29Jesus replied, “You are in error because you do not know the Scriptures or the power of God. 30At the resurrection people will neither marry nor be given in marriage; they will be like the angels in heaven.
I want to get everyone’s views about why they think or don’t think spouses are together in Heaven as they are on Earth. Please be as descriptive as possible.
- http://christianblogs.christianet.com/1140464876.htm
- NIV Bible
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One Response to “To Be With Your Spouse or Not to Be With Your Spouse (in Heaven)…”
Well, we should not go further than scripture teaches, but nor should we accept less than what scripture teaches.
There is definitely retained knowledge of personal relationships in heaven, as in hell. (Luke 16:19-31)
Thus we can say definitely that we’ll know each other, and will meet people we’ve heard about (”Hey-I know you! You were that woman at the well that Jesus met! How ya doing sister?!”)
Scripture does say that we won’t marry or be given in marriage…but it also says that we won’t be unhappy about that either. Our joy will be made complete being with and praising God and acting in His service in whatever capacity.
All angels (angelophenies) recorded in scripture are apparently male. Cheribum, seraphim and the winged creatures (possibly also cheribum) aren’t angels.
Why there aren’t females we can’t say from scripture. (Various theories abound; fall theory, etc.) But we know they don’t get married, we know they feel and have emotion and can get offended. They’re also rather daunting (if not terrifying) in perfect appearance.
But you’ll know your spouse, and be able to praise God and rejoice with your spouse and whoever else is up there, and you’ll be perfectly complete. Bodily functions and physical relationships may be a part of what passes away, not being necessary or even missed at that point, our joy and ourselves being so absolutely complete in Christ and united with God at last.
Thoughts?
By David
on Dec 19, 2007