So I have been researching some things that I feel like aren't really talked about in Church or in group settings... Things that I have always wondered, worried and asked myself and close friends but have never really gotten a "good" answer.
So this is why I am going deep into a search to find out these answers to all my questions I have been hanging onto.
And here is one... that turns into a few. WHAT WILL PEOPLE BE LIKE IN HEAVEN? AND HOW WILL WE KNOW EACHOTER? HOW WILL I KNOW WHO MY HUSBAND IS? MY MOM? MY SISTER?
And here is what I got... And it honestly scares the crap right out of me...
Jesus was asked a complicated question about heaven by the Sadducees (a religious sect that did not believe in the resurrection of the dead) that directly leads us to this conclusion. The Sadducees gave a scenario of a woman who married 7 men (sequentially, since they all died prematurely) in her lifetime. They asked whose wife she would be in heaven. Jesus answered:
"You are mistaken, not understanding the Scriptures, or the power of God. "For in the resurrection they neither marry, nor are given in marriage, but are like angels in heaven. (Matthew 22:29-30)
In other words, there will be no marriage or sexual differences among those in heaven, since reproduction is unnecessary. This concept is supported by other biblical verses that indicate that males and females are spiritually equal. The same concept applies to the races. I doubt that there will be racial differences in heaven.
The idea that we will no longer be married is disturbing to some people. From an earthly perspective, the dissolution of marriage in heaven doesn't sound like a good thing. However, in heaven, we will be "married" to Jesus, who will be our spiritual "husband." If you are not currently a follower of Jesus Christ, you cannot understand what this will be like, and it will probably not have any appeal for you. However, if you have experienced the "highs" of following Jesus as He leads you, you will have a glimpse of how awesome this experience will be. God would not take away something good if He did not replace it with something better.
Besides receiving a new body, those who enter heaven will be given a new name and will be incapable of committing sin. Therefore, all the problems we have by being mean to each other will be gone. We will be able to enjoy each other's company without the fear of being hurt by anyone. It will be great to be physically and morally perfect and to have fellowship with others who have been likewise transformed.
THOGHTS?!?!
::Giving way to that familiar ill::
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