What are your thoughts?

[Jennie726]

Hey all,
I'm just curious about everyone's thoughts on marriage in Heaven. Do you think we will all be married in Heaven as well? I often wonder this, as I do so many other things. I just have so many questions lol. I would love to still be married to my husband, but who knows... But what are your thoughts on this?

 

[phoebe_20]

I believe we will all be married to God..no more relations..just brothers and sisters...singing together and glorifying our God.

 

[~Nikki~]

The Bible does actually say there will be no marriage in heaven...that we'll be like the angels in that respect. However, maybe that's because we'll as a whole be married to Jesus (description in Revelation)...

 

[MaraPetra]

Matt. 22:23-33 answers that question:

23That same day the Sadducees, who say there is no resurrection, came to him with a question. 24"Teacher," they said, "Moses told us that if a man dies without having children, his brother must marry the widow and have children for him. 25Now there were seven brothers among us. The first one married and died, and since he had no children, he left his wife to his brother. 26The same thing happened to the second and third brother, right on down to the seventh. 27Finally, the woman died. 28Now then, at the resurrection, whose wife will she be of the seven, since all of them were married to her?"


29Jesus replied, "You are in error because you do not know the Scriptures or the power of God. 30At the resurrection people will neither marry nor be given in marriage; they will be like the angels in heaven. 31But about the resurrection of the dead—have you not read what God said to you, 32'I am the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob'[a]? He is not the God of the dead but of the living."
33When the crowds heard this, they were astonished at his teaching.


Marriage is an institution of this world, not of heaven.

You say you have other questions...I think we'd all be more than happy to help you find answers, if we can.

 

[Godisgr8r]

I'm with everyone else, no marriage in heaven. It's kinda sad to think of it like that, but I'm sure when we get there, that will be the last thing on our minds.

 

[c1ners]

The only way I can cope with my first husbands death is to know that one day I'll be with him in Heaven. He may not be my husband in the since that he was here on earth, but he will be my mate. He has to be. It just wouldn't be fair for him to be taken away from me both here and in Heaven. God will be our main focus, but I will hopefully be able to worship our God while being with my late husband at the same time. I really can't deal with the thought of not being with him in Heaven, so please don't judge me and come back with mean responses. It may not be so, but it's how I deal with it.

 

[BigNorsk]

We aren't told exactly how things will be in heaven, but I do believe that you and your first husband will be even closer in heaven that you were here on earth. I believe we will all experience a oneness that marriage here is just a shadow of, and it will truly great.

Marv

 

[Addicted2~Jesus]

DWT

Seeins how there won't be male er female as we know it here an that the church is the bride of Christ an the church body will be married to Jesus, no I don't say we'll be married as we are to our spouse here.

Yeah I agree, you'll know your friends, faimly, an past spouse etc far better then you ever could here on this earth, of course you'll be togeather, an I'll come see you to We'll all be togeather... now I know... some of us may not be in *to* big a hurry to meet some folks on CF LOL

 

[HeatherJay]

I don't think there will be a literal marriage, but I definitely have a belief that our souls will know and recognize one another, and that the connection we had on earth will only be magnified in the presence of God's glory.

My own personal belief, anyway.

 

[MaraPetra]

You're right, Heather. I'm sorry, folks, I didn't quote the Scripture to take away from anyone, but to show the Biblical basis of marriage in Heaven.

I firmly believe that while marriage doesn't exist, we will be able to recognize our loved ones. I don't think God would be so cruel as to take that from us.

However, the focus in Heaven will be on the Father and the Son...Imagine worshipping forever with your loved ones!

It's an awesome thought

 

[urbanlemur2005]

Jesus did say that we would not be "married" to our earthly spouse in heaven but did not elaborate on the state of our relationship to them after this life. However, I believe that we will have a much closer, deeper, more personal relationship with them as we will with Jesus also. Metaphorically speaking, we will be "married" to Jesus, so He will be our primary focus and our worship, praise and love will be directed to Him. Free from the plagues and bonds of sin of this world, we will be able to love more, be closer to and more intimate with Jesus than we are able to now. We will also know a love more wonderful than we can imagine for our loved ones than we know now too. We cannot imagine how beautiful it will all be in this present state of being.

 

[Mrs. Enigma]

I do not think I will be married in heaven, and it makes me really sad.

 

[invisiblebabe]

I too believe we will have special, unique bonds with our earthly spouses, in Heaven. It won't be marriage, but we will be closer without sin and its consequences getting in the way.

We won't be equally close to everyone in Heaven - why would we? God created us with distinct personalities, so it makes sense that people will connect better with some than with others. I do not believe that God will deny anyone human connection though... even the loneliest people here who are believers will end up with intimately close friends in Heaven.

That said, it is natural that we would be extremely close with our spouses after this life.

I also believe we will worship through our relationships with each other and through living Life as God created it, not just through "direct" acts of worship... but that is for another post

 

[andiesmama]

, an I'll come see you to We'll all be togeather...

Oh great.....

 

[Dondi]

Well, I believe that we will all be the Bride of Christ.

But consider this. I think the relationships we have in Heaven will be far greater than any relationships we have here on earth. What I mean to say is, that up in heaven, you will have a closer relationship to some Christian from Mozambique that you never seen before, than the current relationship that you have with your husband or wife right here and now. (I give this just as an example that all Christians will be united in Christ in a far greater bond than anything we can experience here). Isn't that an awesome thought?

 

[Ache For Heaven]

We are all flawed, none of us are perfect. So the love you have for your spouse now, is flawed and imperfect.
When you get to heaven that love will be perfect and magnified, and you will feel pure and true love for your former spouse.
Do you need marriage to feel and show this kind of love in heaven?

I don't think so.

 

[Pudlmom]

No, I don't.

 

[wannaberichr]

Since there is neither male nor female in Christ as it says in Galations, that is spiritually of course, then it is only logical to think that that is the way it will be in Heaven. Can I get a witness?