Can someone clear this up for me?

Question

Ok. In the traditional wedding vows it says "til death do you part." Does that mean my husband and I will not be married after death in God's eyes? The pastor that married us can't even answer this. Please help!

Also, for those who say we will be divorced in a year, well... it's been almost 3 years.

Answer 1

You are looking too deep into a traditional phrase. The vow that states "until death do us part." simply means straightforward that the only thign that should separate a couple is death. It is promsing one to the other for the remainder of one's life. It is a commitment to be with someone as long as they are physically alive. There are no verses in scripture that say we will remain to be married in heaven or not. It is something that is part of the mystery of heaven. However, I believe that we will be more concerned with being the Bride of Christ rather than married to another human being.

Answer 2

This means if you or your husband should die on one another while married, the other has biblical grounds to get married to another person.

I don't know why your pastor cannot answer this question. Perhaps you should not associate or attend that religion and/or church, right? As a leader of your congregation your minister is supposed to know how to answer this question for you without hesitation. There is nothing detestable in God's eyes that if one spouse should die that the other should not marry again.

Does the Bible offer additional helpful guidance that reflects God’s care about whom you marry? Yes, it does. At 1 Corinthians 7:39 it counsels: “A wife is bound during all the time her husband is alive. But if her husband should fall asleep in death, she is free to be married to whom she wants, only in the Lord.” That, too, is an expression of God’s loving care.

First, those words show that, though God says marriage is to be viewed as permanent, a person whose mate has died is free to remarry. You can appreciate that such a person likely is different from someone who capriciously got a divorce on some whim.

1 Corithians 7: 39

39 A wife is bound during all the time her husband is alive. But if her husband should fall asleep [in death], she is free to be married to whom she wants, only in [the] Lord.

I am not shocked that your "pastor" cannot offer you Bible and scriptual guidance on this matter. It must make you wonder why doesn't he know this and what else does he not know? You want to be "in the truth" when you dedicate your life to serving Jehovah God. Most religious leaders in the world are not preaching accurate knowledge because they do not possess it, and they are mostly "in it for the money" or think they are doing the world a good service when in fact, if they lack accurate knowledge, they are not.

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This goes for the husband also, but there are other related scriptures that have to do with "OTHER" Biblical grounds for "divorce" such as abuse, adultery, and a very few others. You can find these answers too at the website below.

God Bless

Answer 3

well, it says 'til death do you PART'....which technically, you will, right? You will not be physically together when you are dead, therefore you part when one of you dies. It does not say anything about 'til death do you remain married'...it just doesn't say either way, whether God sees you as married after one or both spouses die. However, on a different note, when women go into the clergy, they take Christ as their bridegroom, right? Which would imply that marriage is NOT only for the physical world -- because women of the clergy supposedly will finally meet their bridegroom (implying 'marriage' perhaps?) only in their physical death. So in that sense, maybe marriage could exist on the 'other side' too? However, I don't know of anything that says whether a marriage still 'exists' if between the 'two worlds'. (My great aunt was a nun, so this concept kind of interested me). However, I'm not a bible expert by any means. Interesting question!

Answer 4

Jesus said in "Matt 22:30 At the resurrection people will neither marry nor be given in marriage; they will be like the angels in heaven". So as long as we live our bond is solid, a covenant that is only broken by death in God's eyes. We are free to remarry or not. That is the key. Many people will never remarry because their love is so great that they live more in the future-looking to rejoining their mate again. Not as husband and wife in the natural sense but as dear friends, with a great love and adoring for each other.

Also read the passage just before starting at Matt 22:23 where Jesus dismisses a "suppose if" ? in a surprising way.

Answer 5

In this earth you are only married for the time spent in our mortal body's. How ever Jesus gave the prophets the ability to seal on earth and be sealed in heaven. The only problem has been that gift was taken from earth with the death of the Apostles. The good news is that power to seal for eternity is back upon the earth and it is once again possible to seal for all time and eternity family's together. Fear not your marriage can be forever if you wish it the sticky part is that it has to be done in a Temple of God to whom the right person has been given the keys to exercise the sealing power.
Only the Church of Jesus Christ L.D.S. has the authority at this time to do that work. I would suggest you look into it and pray about it. lds.org would be a good place to start.

Answer 6

yes, it does seem like that. well, in grammatical point of view, that is.

the priest would say a certain number of sentences, each of which is repeated by the Groom, and then in turn by the Bride. in your case, this was how your vows sounded like:

"I, (Name),
Take you, (Name),
To be my (wife/husband);
To have and to hold,
From this day forward,
For better, for worse,
For richer, for poorer,
In sickness and in health,
To love and to cherish,
'Till death do us part."

so, semantically-wise, your marriage will only last "til death do you part."

but, because people now understand that anything can happen in life, and you wouldn't like to make a promise you can't keep, couples change the traditional vows. they personalize it as well making them realistic - atune to the times. Instead of the to-the-grave vow, it would sound like "As long as we both shall live" now or something to that effect.

when people get divorced, they mourn the fact that they said ''til death do us part' — you didn't keep your word in church (if they had a church wedding). some people are in therapy because they promised ‘til death do us part' — it is the sticking point in the healing of a broken marriage. The wording can give you a stigma of personal failure.

Answer 7

That is correct. Jesus said there will be no marriage in heaven. (Luke 20:35 among other passages.) In the ressurrection we will be like the angels with no marriage. That doesn't mean we won't know each other and have a special relationship. We just won't be married. My husband says that he must be good to me because of this. He says this is the only chance he has. Hope this helps.

Answer 8

Maybe that's some kind of clause so you can get remarried. So there won't be any issue when you get to heaven. Being married to multiple people, I mean. Or maybe it's just a literal thing. I don't think god came up with those wedding vows.

Answer 9

firstly, originally, it didnt take a preacher to marry someone...in GODS eyes, the moment a man and woman had sex, they were joined, and it needed only that the man pay bride price to the girls father. the phrase...til death do u part....it means that u are joined physically together until death. IF both souls make it to heaven...it wouldnt matter anymore because number one, nobody will recognize one another (GOD says HE will make a new heaven and a new earth and that former things will be no more and no more remembered...this includeds people we know and love...secondly it wont matter because our purpose in going to heaven isnt a grand reunion...but to spend our time praising and worshiping our CREATOR.

Answer 10

The phrase; "til death do you part" in the Wedding Vows means just that- that you are married til death parts you (in your Earthly lifetime).