Now let us notice the likeness of men to angels, which will abolish marriage after the Millennium. Marriage is proper in this age. It is of divine arrangement. It is the method by which it pleased God to create a race–by creating one pair with whom he lodged the powers of procreation, to “multiply and to fill the earth.”–Gen. 1:28. Angels are most probably without sex—neither male nor female as we use those terms, though like God generally referred to…
Let us once again return to our scripture in question and find the true significance of our Lord’s meaning to our subject text, viz., Luke 20:34-36. First as any good bible student would do, we should thoroughly read the context to find out exactly why the Lord made this statement and to what or to whom (as well as to when) it is applicable. The Sadducees with whom our Lord held this conversation were disbelievers in a resurrection. They held…
“Jesus answered and said to them, “The sons of this age marry and are given in marriage. But those who are counted worthy to attain that age, and the resurrection from the dead, neither marry nor are given in marriage; nor can they die anymore, for they are equal to the angels and are sons of God, being sons of the resurrection.” Luke 20:34-36 This text has been used by many to claim that not only are angels Immortal, but likewise so shall all…
Is it true that the Greek word anastasis always means a resurrection to spiritual life? Answer: Our English word resurrection signifies to raise up again and it does not indicate whether the body or thing raised has any life. For instance, Lazarus was raised by our Lord after having died, but not soon after he returned to the grave as all men do. His was not a resurrection in the fullest since of the word, but rather a resuscitation. He was raised (awoken from the…