Lesson 1792

(Lesson 1792)(09-13-16) Luke 20:27-40

"Then came to him certain of the Sadducees, which deny that there is any resurrection; and they asked him, Saying, Master, Moses wrote unto us, If any man's brother die, having a wife, and he die without children, that his brother should take his wife, and raise up seed unto his brother. There were therefore seven brethren: and the first took a wife, and died without children. And the second took her to wife, and he died childless. And the third took her; and in like manner the seven also: and they left no children, and died. Last of all the woman died also. Therefore in the resurrection whose wife of them is she? for seven had her to wife. And Jesus answering said unto them, The children of this world marry, and are given in marriage: But they which shall be accounted worthy to obtain that world, and the resurrection from the dead, neither marry, nor are given in marriage: Neither can they die any more: for they are equal unto the angels; and are the children of God, being the children of the resurrection. Now that the dead are raised, even Moses shewed at the bush, when he calleth the Lord the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob. For he is not a God of the dead, but of the living: for all live unto him. Then certain of the scribes answering said, Master, thou hast well said. And after that they durst not ask him any question at all."

In today's lesson, Jesus related that the bonds of marriage will no longer apply when those of us who are saved reach heaven.

Here on earth, when a man and woman marry, the two are spiritually joined to become one person, *(essentially one soul). However, when a man and woman whom have been saved and married here on earth, die and go the heaven, the bonds of their marriage will be broken so that each will enjoy heaven as individuals equal to angels.~

*I believe my assertion that a married couple has essentially one soul while here on earth can be substantiated by what is written in 1 Corinthians 7:14 in part, "For the unbelieving husband is sanctified by the wife, and the unbelieving wife is sanctified by the husband".
We will cover this contention in much more detail when our lessons reach Corinthians chapter 7.