heaven marriage?

Question

"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." Matthew 22:29-32

according to that biblew passage there is no marriage in heaven.
suppose you believe in heaven, how does this quote make you feel? honestly it makes me not want to go to heaven and i dont even know who my wife is going to be. whoever she is i will have spent my entire life on earth here with her and she will be my best friend. than to go on living for the rest of eternity WITHOUT HER?? that breaks my heart. id rather just be dead and no heaven nor hell. how do you guys feel about this scenario?

"That does not say that you won't REMAIN married, it just says that you won't be able to marry if you aren't already. There is a huge difference."

so what you just said was if i am still searching for the right person to marry but havent found her yet, since i want to get married i should just marry anyone at the end of the day so i can be married in heaven?

also good responses people

also why would god make heaven so much different than earth life? marriage must still be real in heaven because why have it on earth if it is just erased up there?

Answer 1

I agree with you.

But, does that mean that if you go to heaven do you no longer have human feelings?? Love, loneliness, sadness, anger?

I think if you go to heaven you no longer will feel the need to be with someone, only to serve God.

Answer 2

I can certainly understand your feelings. However, consider this. When you were a little child, you probably had a great love for your mother. There was a time when your mother was probably the person you loved more than anyone else. At some point, that changed. Now, you love your spouse or significant other more than anyone else. As a Christian, I believe that will change again when we are resurrected on the last day. Your relationship with Jesus Christ will make you complete.

God instituted marriage in order to show us what unconditional love is like. Once we are with him forever, He will be all that we need.

I believe that you'll continue to see / be with / interact with your wife at the resurrection. It's just that the relationship with God will be so much more fulfilling that marriage will be unnecessary.

Answer 3

It doesn't mean that you will be without your spouse it just means that something better awaits you in heaven...true union with God. Marriage is a foreshadowing of heaven and is a mechanim God created for us to help us get there. In heaven we will be married to God. I totally understand why you would feel that way though. Sometimes when I think about it, I feel the same, but that's because we're human, and cannot comprehend the things of God.

Answer 4

What happens if you have a spouse die, and then you remarry...Both spouses who died were Christian and you had kids with both spouses. To whom are you married in heaven? (This is for those folks who believe we'll remain married in heaven.)

What about folks that believe in Polyandry or Polygamy or Polyamorous stuff on earth, what will they get in heaven...Will they still have their group marriage?

For all of these questions, I personally think that there will be no need for marriage in heaven. You will already be in bliss, and have something better than relationship/friendship/sex..

Furthermore, if both spouses end up in hell, and their marriage was hell on earth, will they both endure their relationships for all eternity in hell?

Answer 5

I think that it means marriage as we know it will be different. Relationships will be different. There will be a type of marriage just not the way we understand it. Jesus was answering this to a trick question about someone who had several husbands here on earth. ... I don't think the idea was given to us very well by the recorded reply.

Answer 6

Does this scripture say people will NOT be married in heaven? NO, it simply says they will not marry or be given in marriage. In other words, they had better already have done this by the right authority. It is like any other ordinance that must be performed in this life, take baptism for example. Of course you can be with her if you are married by the right authority for eternity.

Answer 7

This scripture merely states that marriages will not be performed after the resurrection. By then it will be too late. Marriage is an earthly ordinance, meaning it needs to be performed while in the flesh. If a marriage is performed with the proper authority, it can endure forever.

Answer 8

Families and marriage can be eternal. If one having the proper authority 'seals' a man and wife here on earth, they will be bound in heaven. The Mormon church teaches and practices this. That is the whole reason behind marriage in a Mormon temple. Kinda cool, huh?!

Answer 9

bummed. I was going to marry Elvis when I got to heaven. That makes me really sad. Not only cause I won't get to marry Elvis, but cause I wanted Jesus to walk me down the aisle.

but...maybe when you get to heaven, there's an alternative to marriage. Maybe there's something out there that's better than marriage.

Answer 10

they will be like the angels in heaven." Matthew 22:29-32

After battling this wretched body, I think I can handle having a body like the angels.

Answer 11

I believe if you're married on Earth you will still be married in Heaven....but when we're in Heaven you cannot get married(like if you died single, you couldn't meet someone and get married)

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Well...if you didn't get to this conclusion, as the 2 people above me said my church....but yeah, we believe a husband and wife can be sealed (bonded eternally) and they'll be with each other in Heaven.