What would my real mother (50 years dead) have thought about being usurped?
In case you are wondering, this is not a joke or a troll thing.
2007-08-17 11:59:31 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Rossi
Words fail me. have you no decency?
2007-08-17 12:51:12 · update #1
Nothing!
However, I am sure (and I hope) that your stepmother gained a great feeling of relief and contentment with this thought in her last moments.
Written with sincerity (it can sometimes come over differently in text) and wishing you well!
2007-08-17 12:14:00 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
I don't know what the beliefs of you or your family are. But assuming they are Christian, or even all of the same belief, who is to say that they cannot all get along in Heaven? To my mind, Heaven is a place where everyone is happy, can get along and appreciate one another. This being true, then your stepmother and mother would be friends. I can see that you might think something more sinister is afoot. I don't think so though. I hope this helps.
2007-08-17 15:11:07 · answer #2 · answered by psalmist 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Bible tells us, “At the resurrection people will neither marry nor be given in marriage; they will be like the angels in heaven” (Matthew 22:30). This was Jesus’ answer in response to a question concerning a woman who had been married multiple times in her life – who would she be married to in heaven (Matthew 22:23-28)? Evidently, there will be no such thing as marriage in heaven. This does not mean that a husband and wife will not longer know each other in heaven. This also does not mean that a husband and wife could not still have a close relationship in heaven. What it does seem to indicate, though, is that a husband and wife will no longer be married in heaven. There is likely no purpose for marriage in heaven since there is no procreation or loneliness.
Recommended Resource: What the Bible Says about Heaven & Eternity by Ice & Demy.
2007-08-17 12:08:22 · answer #3 · answered by Freedom 7 · 2⤊ 2⤋
IF there's a heaven, it has to be perfect. That means no jealousy, no special relationships. Everyone will be equally connected to every other. If their individuality is not completely submerged in the contemplation of God, then they will all be perfectly happy with themselves and everyone else. So don't get upset. Give a dying person a break. Smile and agree and don't pinch the I.V.
2007-08-17 12:10:02 · answer #4 · answered by skepsis 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I really don't think heaven works like that - but, then, I haven't been there, yet. I think heaven is pure love and worshiping God eternally in peace. The purity of that love would put aside all those human emotions that cause us pain - including the feelings that would come along with being "usurped" - I don't think there will be any jealously - or anything else negative - in heaven.
God Bless - rest easy - your parents are with God - and He is the perfecter of our faith.
2007-08-17 12:09:11 · answer #5 · answered by Patti R 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I think she would be happy that your dad found someone to spend his life with after she was gone, so I don't think she would feel usurped. That brings up an interesting question about divorce. Perhaps that's why the Bible forbids it, so there won't be any possibility of harsh feelings in Heaven.
2007-08-18 00:29:20 · answer #6 · answered by SomeGirl 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
We all go to paradise; there we wait upon the great day of judgement.
Both your step-mother and your birth-mother will be reunited with your father, after death, in Paradise.
Only after the day of judgement, will we be taken to our eternal destiny - heaven.
I fear you have been led astray with an interpretation of Matt 22:30. The remarrying of the wife to subsequent brothers is not under any eternal covenant, but under Mosaic Law, and as such means that the marriage is for time only, without eternal consequence.
To put the matter straight, there WILL be marriage in Heaven, but only for those worthy souls under covenant.
According to LDS doctrine:
"Therefore, if a man marry him a wife in the world, and he marry her not by me nor by my word, and he covenant with her so long as he is in the world and she with him, their covenant and marriage are not of force when they are dead, and when they are out of the world; therefore, they are not bound by any law when they are out of the world.
Therefore, when they are out of the world they neither marry nor are given in marriage; but are appointed angels in heaven, which angels are ministering servants, to minister for those who are worthy of a far more, and an exceeding, and an eternal weight of glory."
2007-08-17 12:41:39 · answer #7 · answered by Modern Major General 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Paradise is not simply an extension of the material world, so she would not be "with" your dad in the same sense. Things like marriage, as the bible says, are meaningless in a non-material existence.
To paraphrase - "marriage is for life, not just for eternity"!
2007-08-18 00:09:12 · answer #8 · answered by Martin 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It will all be accepted in the spirit plane. What connected them on earth will connect them on the other side but it's not the same as over here.
2007-08-17 12:10:11 · answer #9 · answered by Tabbyfur aka patchy puss 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I do think there's a heaven or Home where we in spirit form return after we die from our ohysical body..
if you'd like to know more read this book:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Life-Other-Side-Psychics-Afterlife/dp/0749925353/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1/202-6008188-5831863?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1187395540&sr=8-1
2007-08-17 13:06:06 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋