Jesus was asked a question about marriage in heaven: If a man dies, having no children, and his brother is to marry his wife, whose wife will she be in heaven?
Jesus’ reply to the Sadducees was directed more toward their heart than just answering their question.
Matthew 22:29-33 ~Jesus speaks of the Resurrection
“You are deceived, because you don’t know the Scriptures or the power of God.” For in the resurrection, they will neither marry nor are given in marriage but are like angels in heaven. Now concerning the resurrection of the dead, haven’t you read what was spoken to you by God: I am the God of Abraham and the God of Isaac and the God of Jacob? He is not the God of the dead, but of the living.”
And they were amazed at His teaching.
God of the Living. The Living God. Simon Peter confirmed this in Matthew 16:16 when he said, “You are the Messiah, the son of the Living God.” Joshua mentioned this in the Old Testament when he said, “By this you shall know that the Living God is among you.” Joshua 3:10.
And Psalm 42:2 beautifully illustrates this by saying, “My soul thirsts for God, for the Living God.”
When we pursue and get to know the Living God, we can know that we will spend eternity with Him in heaven, and that our life and soul is created by a Living God, the only One who can give life and conquer death. For it is not the knowledge about heaven that gives us this assurance, but it is in the knowledge of God and who He is.
