Jesus said it, and that settles it ...
"For in the resurrection they neither marry, nor are given in marriage, but are as the angels of God in Heaven. But as touching the resurrection of the dead, have you not read that which was spoken unto you by God, saying, 'I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob?' God is not the God of the dead, but of the living."
Matthew 22:30-32
It's so important not to read the Bible with an ungodly heart. So God plainly tells us that spiritual things are spiritually discerned: 1 Corinthians 2:14.
How on God's green earth is anyone of a mind to think Jesus Himself spoke of physically touching anything hellish?!
My Lord, Jesus, help us.
When Jesus and the disciples use the term "as touching," they're simply expressing closeness in spiritual agreement. The simplest way to understand that is to know that when the New Testament says "as touching," that means "as in close spiritual agreement with."
So, when Jesus speaks of the resurrection in Matthew 22:30-32, He's basically saying, "There's not person-to-person marriage in Heaven. But, as in close spiritual agreement with knowing you'll be resurrected from the dead (knowing you'll have new life through My promise of Heaven), you can believe that [because they trusted in the word that I whispered to the prophets, and even though I had not appeared to Israel yet, they believed in Me] I've already raised Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. I'm not God of death, but of Heaven."
Then, the disciples speak of "as touching" Gentiles who have become believing, meaning "As in close spiritual agreement with new believers," this is what we're teaching.
It's not hard to understand the way the Holy Spirit speaks!
How on God's green earth is anyone of a mind to think Jesus Himself spoke of physically touching anything hellish?!
My Lord, Jesus, help us.
When Jesus and the disciples use the term "as touching," they're simply expressing closeness in spiritual agreement. The simplest way to understand that is to know that when the New Testament says "as touching," that means "as in close spiritual agreement with."
So, when Jesus speaks of the resurrection in Matthew 22:30-32, He's basically saying, "There's not person-to-person marriage in Heaven. But, as in close spiritual agreement with knowing you'll be resurrected from the dead (knowing you'll have new life through My promise of Heaven), you can believe that [because they trusted in the word that I whispered to the prophets, and even though I had not appeared to Israel yet, they believed in Me] I've already raised Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. I'm not God of death, but of Heaven."
Then, the disciples speak of "as touching" Gentiles who have become believing, meaning "As in close spiritual agreement with new believers," this is what we're teaching.
It's not hard to understand the way the Holy Spirit speaks!
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