Does the bible say if we will be bound to our marraige vows after we die?If so, where?

Question

If you have had more than one marraige because a spouse died, who is your special someone in the afterlife, #1, or #2 ?

So freedom will be mine someday. Huzzzah!!!!

Answer 1

I plan on being in the afterlife with my special someone

Answer 2

The Bible does NOT say that we are bound by marriage vows AFTER death. In fact we recite "til death do us part". It does however in the New Testament say there is only one "scriptual" reason for divorce (adultry - marital unfathfulness). It also says in another context that when we die we will be reunited in spirit and know all things. Hope this helps....

Matthew 5:32
But I tell you that anyone who divorces his wife, except for marital unfaithfulness, causes her to become an adulteress, and anyone who marries the divorced woman commits adultery.

Matthew 22:23-32
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 have children 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. 31But about the resurrection of the dead—have you not read what God said to you, 32'I am the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob'[a]? He is not the God of the dead but of the living."

Answer 3

If there is an afterlife, it sure wouldn't be heaven for me without my husband! I have no idea how it might be for someone married more than once, or someone who loved more than one person. But if those people are right, that there are no marriages in heaven, and we won't even know those people.....what about our kids???!! To think there could be a heaven and not eventually see my kids there, that's too depressing a vision for me. So, if we DO get to see our kids, then they get to see thier parents...both of them....wouldn't that put us in touch with our spouses? Or am I going far afield? Well anyhow, heaven doesn't sound all that great to me. If there is one, I really hope it's as great as everyone thinks it will be!

Answer 4

There is no marriage for those who are resurrected. Matthew 22:23-33 tells us: "That same day the Sadducees, who say there is no resurrection, came to him with a question. "Teacher," they said, "Moses told us that if a man dies without having children, his brother must marry the widow and have children for him. Now 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. The same thing happened to the second and third brother, right on down to the seventh. Finally, the woman died. Now then, at the resurrection, whose wife will she be of the seven, since all of them were married to her?"
Jesus replied, "You are in error because you do not know the Scriptures or the power of God. At the resurrection people will neither marry nor be given in marriage; they will be like the angels in heaven. But about the resurrection of the dead—have you not read what God said to you, 'I am the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob'? He is not the God of the dead but of the living." When the crowds heard this, they were astonished at his teaching."(NIV)

Answer 5

You are getting all kinds of misleading information here, as I suspected you might. The first answer that you have there is a very good one and there are others who have given you good answers as well. The best way to truly find this out is to research it for yourself. However, I can tell you that you will be known in heaven as you are on earth. Jesus said this. He also said that in the next life people would be married or be given over to marriage. So, there is no marriage in heaven, but we will recognize each other, even if we have never met, which just means that you will know David and Joshua and Moses as soon as you see them.

Answer 6

MainStream Christians are like the pharisses, they do not understand the scriptures. The passage that is used so much is refering to one type of marriage in Matthew 18:18 it says, "Verily I say untoyou, watsoever ye shall bind on earth shall be bound in heaven: and whatsoever ye shall loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven."
In other words, the apostles of old had the power to seal and loose in heaven and on earth, this includes Marriage.

If people deny that this is true they limit what God can and can't do. I KNOW that families can be together even after this life. Or God is cruel and uncaring.

Answer 7

The bible says until death do you part. Once the other spouce dies, there will be no union between you in heaven. The only marriage in heaven will be of Jesus and the Chruch which is His bride.
Revelation 19:7 Let us be glad and rejoice, and give honour to him: for the marriage of the Lamb is come, and his wife hath made herself ready.

Revelation 21:9 And there came unto me one of the seven angels which had the seven vials full of the seven last plagues, and talked with me, saying, Come hither, I will shew thee the bride, the Lamb's wife.

Answer 8

In eternal life you will not know any of your family members and there will be no such thing as marriage. That's why the wedding vows say, "Until Death Do Part Us." You will have no recognition of your husband or children or parents or sister and brothers. We will leave this flesh behind and it will be our Souls only that will go on to our Destinations.

Answer 9

My friend who studied theology insists we'll all be together in a plural marriage. Not like those Muslims with their 73 sultanas (some say virgins, but they're wrong, it's raisins).

The lion shall lie down with the lamb, etc. No more fighting, even with your first spouse. And, I guess unlike the Muslims, no sex.

Answer 10

(Mark 12:25) For when they rise from the dead, neither do men marry nor are women given in marriage, but are as angels in the heavens. So this shows that no after we have died we are not married. And as you said, if we were to remarry who would be our rightful mate?

Answer 11

Well, you'll notice most in most marriage ceremonies out there, the one giving the ceremony says something along the lines of "to death do you part." making the marriage only valid until death. There is a ceremony out there that does otherwise, but unless you're involved in that, I wouldn't worry about it too much.