A new breed

“Jesus replied, “Marriage is for people here on earth. But in the age to come, those worthy of being raised from the dead will neither marry nor be given in marriage. And they will never die again. In this respect they will be like angels. They are children of God and children of the resurrection.”Luke‬ ‭20‬:‭34‬-‭36‬ ‭NLT‬‬

As humans we cannot imagine a greater relationship than a good marriage, however, there is. The love of God is so perfect and so complete our desire will be for that. Sex is a union between man and woman and whilst it brings great pleasure it also pales. We must trust that this will also fade into insignificance.

There have been times when the love of God so surrounds me I can think of nothing better. His love is complete. To know this will be constant in eternity is pure delight.

Jesus spoke the above scripture when tested by the Saducees. They did not believe in the resurrection but knew of the law that stated: ‘if a man dies and leaves no progeny, his brother must marry his wife and produce children’. The Saducees came up with a ridiculous scenario where there were seven brothers who all married the same woman in turn after the passing of the former without producing children. They were definitely ‘sad you see’ (pun).

It is interesting that in eternity we will never die again and that we will also be sons and daughters of the resurrection. The Jews claimed to be sons of God but we the true believers are sons and daughters of the resurrection. A new breed indeed! Amen!