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Adventistische Schriften über: "Is the marriage vow valid beyond death?"
Answer
The marriage vow binds two people with a bond that, according to biblical scriptures, should be dissolved only by death. In the future life after the resurrection there will be no more marriages, as people will then be equal to the angels. Once a spouse dies, the surviving partner is legally and morally free to enter into a new marriage, provided it is done in the Lord.
The Bond of Marriage and the Limits of Death
This vow connects the destinies of two individuals with bonds that should be severed by nothing but the hand of death.
Freedom after the Death of a Partner
Similar prohibitions concerning the marriage of Christians to the ungodly are found in the New Testament. The Apostle Paul explains in his first letter to the Corinthians: “A woman is bound by the law as long as her husband lives; but if her husband has died, she is free to marry whomever she wishes; only in the Lord.”
No Marriage in the Resurrection
In response to their questions, Jesus lifted the veil concerning the future life. “In the resurrection,” He said, “they neither marry nor are given in marriage, but they are like the angels of God in heaven.”
The State of the Redeemed
Jesus answers the Sadducees, who try to trap Him, that there is no marriage in the resurrection, but that the saints will live like the angels; and since they are like the angels, they will no longer be subject to death.
Marriage as a Lifelong Union
Marriage, a union for life, is a symbol of the union between Christ and His church.
- Marriage in the resurrection
- Marriage vow death
- Remarriage after death
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