If you are married on earth will you still be married in heaven?

[Curtis]

None of those statements refer to a Christian going to Heaven, they talk only of Jesus.

These verses confirm being saved, we have to be saved to go to Heaven. They do not talk about Heaven.




None of those statements refer to a Christian going to Heaven, they talk only of Jesus.

The only statement I included about Jesus was in referring to His statement of Paradise, and as He said it before He died He was referring to the Present Heaven as being Paradise.

Luke 23:43 (KJV)
43 And Jesus said unto him, Verily I say unto thee, Today shalt thou be with me in paradise.




No one said Paradise is Not Heaven, the reference from scripture was that Jesus called the Present Heaven Paradise.

Jesus did not go to Heaven the day he died. It was not until 40 days later did he ascend to his Father.

Luk 24:51 And it came to pass, while he blessed them, he was parted from them, and carried up into heaven.
Luk 24:52 And they worshipped him, and returned to Jerusalem with great joy:
Luk 24:53 And were continually in the temple, praising and blessing God. Amen.

Act 1:2 until the day when he was taken up, after he had given commands through the Holy Spirit to the apostles whom he had chosen.
Act 1:3 He presented himself alive to them after his suffering by many proofs, appearing to them during forty days and speaking about the kingdom of God.

 

[B-A-C]

I think it's possible this thread may have strayed some...
Back to the original question.

Matt 22:23; On that day some Sadducees (who say there is no resurrection) came to Jesus and questioned Him,
Matt 22:24; asking, “Teacher, Moses said, ‘If a man dies having no children, his brother as next of kin shall marry his wife, and raise up children for his brother.’
Matt 22:25; Now there were seven brothers with us; and the first married and died, and having no children left his wife to his brother;
Matt 22:26; so also the second, and the third, down to the seventh.
Matt 22:27; Last of all, the woman died.
Matt 22:28; In the resurrection, therefore, whose wife of the seven will she be? For they all had married her.”
Matt 22:29; But Jesus answered and said to them, “You are mistaken, not understanding the Scriptures nor the power of God.
Matt 22:30; For in the resurrection they neither marry nor are given in marriage, but are like angels in heaven.
Matt 22:31; But regarding the resurrection of the dead, have you not read what was spoken to you by God:
Matt 22:32; ‘I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob’? He is not the God of the dead but of the living.”
Matt 22:33; When the crowds heard this, they were astonished at His teaching.


Mark 12:18; Some Sadducees (who say that there is no resurrection) *came to Jesus, and began questioning Him, saying,
Mark 12:19; “Teacher, Moses wrote for us that if a man’s brother dies and leaves behind a wife and leaves no child, his brother should marry the wife and raise up children to his brother.
Mark 12:20; There were seven brothers; and the first took a wife, and died leaving no children.
Mark 12:21; The second one married her, and died leaving behind no children; and the third likewise;
Mark 12:22; and so all seven left no children. Last of all the woman died also.
Mark 12:23; In the resurrection, when they rise again, which one’s wife will she be? For all seven had married her.”
Mark 12:24; Jesus said to them, “Is this not the reason you are mistaken, that you do not understand the Scriptures or the power of God?
Mark 12:25; For when they rise from the dead, they neither marry nor are given in marriage, but are like angels in heaven.
Mark 12:26; But regarding the fact that the dead rise again, have you not read in the book of Moses, in the passage about the burning bush, how God spoke to him, saying, ‘I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob’?
Mark 12:27; He is not the God of the dead, but of the living; you are greatly mistaken.”

Luke 20:27; Now there came to Him some of the Sadducees (who say that there is no resurrection),
Luke 20:28; and they questioned Him, saying, “Teacher, Moses wrote for us that if a man’s brother dies, having a wife, and he is childless, his brother should [n]marry the wife and raise up children to his brother.
Luke 20:29; Now there were seven brothers; and the first took a wife and died childless;
Luke 20:30; and the second
Luke 20:31; and the third [o]married her; and in the same way all seven died, leaving no children.
Luke 20:32; Finally the woman died also.
Luke 20:33; In the resurrection therefore, which one’s wife will she be? For all seven had married her.”
Luke 20:34; Jesus said to them, “The sons of this age marry and are given in marriage,
Luke 20:35; but those who are considered worthy to attain to that age and the resurrection from the dead, neither marry nor are given in marriage;
Luke 20:36; for they cannot even die anymore, because they are like angels, and are sons of God, being sons of the resurrection.
Luke 20:37; But that the dead are raised, even Moses showed, in the passage about the burning bush, where he calls the Lord the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.
Luke 20:38; Now He is not the God of the dead but of the living; for all live to Him.”
Luke 20:39; Some of the scribes answered and said, “Teacher, You have spoken well.”
Luke 20:40; For they did not have courage to question Him any longer about anything.

I think these 3 passages are say the same thing... we aren't married in the resurrection.
We can argue about the resurrection/heaven/paradise and what that means in another thread, but
for all intents and purposes, we aren't married after death.

 

[B-A-C]

Also...

Rom 7:1; Or do you not know, brethren (for I am speaking to those who know the law), that the law has jurisdiction over a person as long as he lives?
Rom 7:2; For the married woman is bound by law to her husband while he is living; but if her husband dies, she is released from the law concerning the husband.
Rom 7:3; So then, if while her husband is living she is joined to another man, she shall be called an adulteress; but if her husband dies, she is free from the law, so that she is not an adulteress though she is joined to another man.

If we were still married after death... marriage after your spouse died would still be adultery.
Marriage vows are usually "until death" do us part. After death, we are free... (even the partner who is still alive).

 

[Brother-Paul]

I think it's possible this thread may have strayed some...
Back to the original question.

Matt 22:23; On that day some Sadducees (who say there is no resurrection) came to Jesus and questioned Him,
Matt 22:24; asking, “Teacher, Moses said, ‘If a man dies having no children, his brother as next of kin shall marry his wife, and raise up children for his brother.’
Matt 22:25; Now there were seven brothers with us; and the first married and died, and having no children left his wife to his brother;
Matt 22:26; so also the second, and the third, down to the seventh.
Matt 22:27; Last of all, the woman died.
Matt 22:28; In the resurrection, therefore, whose wife of the seven will she be? For they all had married her.”
Matt 22:29; But Jesus answered and said to them, “You are mistaken, not understanding the Scriptures nor the power of God.
Matt 22:30; For in the resurrection they neither marry nor are given in marriage, but are like angels in heaven.
Matt 22:31; But regarding the resurrection of the dead, have you not read what was spoken to you by God:
Matt 22:32; ‘I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob’? He is not the God of the dead but of the living.”
Matt 22:33; When the crowds heard this, they were astonished at His teaching.


Mark 12:18; Some Sadducees (who say that there is no resurrection) *came to Jesus, and began questioning Him, saying,
Mark 12:19; “Teacher, Moses wrote for us that if a man’s brother dies and leaves behind a wife and leaves no child, his brother should marry the wife and raise up children to his brother.
Mark 12:20; There were seven brothers; and the first took a wife, and died leaving no children.
Mark 12:21; The second one married her, and died leaving behind no children; and the third likewise;
Mark 12:22; and so all seven left no children. Last of all the woman died also.
Mark 12:23; In the resurrection, when they rise again, which one’s wife will she be? For all seven had married her.”
Mark 12:24; Jesus said to them, “Is this not the reason you are mistaken, that you do not understand the Scriptures or the power of God?
Mark 12:25; For when they rise from the dead, they neither marry nor are given in marriage, but are like angels in heaven.
Mark 12:26; But regarding the fact that the dead rise again, have you not read in the book of Moses, in the passage about the burning bush, how God spoke to him, saying, ‘I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob’?
Mark 12:27; He is not the God of the dead, but of the living; you are greatly mistaken.”

Luke 20:27; Now there came to Him some of the Sadducees (who say that there is no resurrection),
Luke 20:28; and they questioned Him, saying, “Teacher, Moses wrote for us that if a man’s brother dies, having a wife, and he is childless, his brother should [n]marry the wife and raise up children to his brother.
Luke 20:29; Now there were seven brothers; and the first took a wife and died childless;
Luke 20:30; and the second
Luke 20:31; and the third [o]married her; and in the same way all seven died, leaving no children.
Luke 20:32; Finally the woman died also.
Luke 20:33; In the resurrection therefore, which one’s wife will she be? For all seven had married her.”
Luke 20:34; Jesus said to them, “The sons of this age marry and are given in marriage,
Luke 20:35; but those who are considered worthy to attain to that age and the resurrection from the dead, neither marry nor are given in marriage;
Luke 20:36; for they cannot even die anymore, because they are like angels, and are sons of God, being sons of the resurrection.
Luke 20:37; But that the dead are raised, even Moses showed, in the passage about the burning bush, where he calls the Lord the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.
Luke 20:38; Now He is not the God of the dead but of the living; for all live to Him.”
Luke 20:39; Some of the scribes answered and said, “Teacher, You have spoken well.”
Luke 20:40; For they did not have courage to question Him any longer about anything.

I think these 3 passages are say the same thing... we aren't married in the resurrection.
We can argue about the resurrection/heaven/paradise and what that means in another thread, but
for all intents and purposes, we aren't married after death.

Excellent B-A-C on both replies
1 - the reply to are we married in Heaven
2 - the reply to resurrection/heaven/paradise
I did ask in the early stages if we should have a new thread but there was no response at that time, may be no one thought it would run on but there is lots to discuss in this subject.
I will create a new thread for discussion but have a lot on for the next week or so.

 

[Dovegiven]

Jesus did not go to Heaven the day he died. It was not until 40 days later did he ascend to his Father.

Luk 24:51 And it came to pass, while he blessed them, he was parted from them, and carried up into heaven.
Luk 24:52 And they worshipped him, and returned to Jerusalem with great joy:
Luk 24:53 And were continually in the temple, praising and blessing God. Amen.

Act 1:2 until the day when he was taken up, after he had given commands through the Holy Spirit to the apostles whom he had chosen.
Act 1:3 He presented himself alive to them after his suffering by many proofs, appearing to them during forty days and speaking about the kingdom of God.

For the sake of biblical accuracy, though I'm off topic again, the ascension you pointed to was the last ascension. There was another upon Jesus' resurrection.

John 20:15-18 (KJV)
15 Jesus saith unto her, Woman, why weepest thou? whom seekest thou? She, supposing him to be the gardener, saith unto him, Sir, if thou have borne him hence, tell me where thou hast laid him, and I will take him away.
16 Jesus saith unto her, Mary. She turned herself, and saith unto him, Rabboni; which is to say, Master.
17 Jesus saith unto her, Touch me not; for I am not yet ascended to my Father:
but go to my brethren, and say unto them, I ascend unto my Father, and your Father; and to my God, and your God.
18 Mary Magdalene came and told the disciples that she had seen the Lord, and that he had spoken these things unto her.

By the same pattern of heavenly things God instructed Moses by, concerning the earthly High Priest, we see Jesus our Great High Heavenly Priest obedient to his own requirement, that the bearer of the blood into the Holiest must not be touched before presenting it to God. That same day Jesus returned from the Father, letting folks touch him beginning with Thomas, the doubter. Then came Jesus' 40 days among men, then his last ascension.

Wonderful word of God!

 

[Curtis]

For the sake of biblical accuracy, though I'm off topic again, the ascension you pointed to was the last ascension. There was another upon Jesus' resurrection.

John 20:15-18 (KJV)
15 Jesus saith unto her, Woman, why weepest thou? whom seekest thou? She, supposing him to be the gardener, saith unto him, Sir, if thou have borne him hence, tell me where thou hast laid him, and I will take him away.
16 Jesus saith unto her, Mary. She turned herself, and saith unto him, Rabboni; which is to say, Master.
17 Jesus saith unto her, Touch me not; for I am not yet ascended to my Father:
but go to my brethren, and say unto them, I ascend unto my Father, and your Father; and to my God, and your God.
18 Mary Magdalene came and told the disciples that she had seen the Lord, and that he had spoken these things unto her.

By the same pattern of heavenly things God instructed Moses by, concerning the earthly High Priest, we see Jesus our Great High Heavenly Priest obedient to his own requirement, that the bearer of the blood into the Holiest must not be touched before presenting it to God. That same day Jesus returned from the Father, letting folks touch him beginning with Thomas, the doubter. Then came Jesus' 40 days among men, then his last ascension.

Wonderful word of God!

Actually the word used in the KJV as "touch" means "to cling to" as it is translated in the ESV Bible.

John 20:17 Jesus said to her, "Do not cling to me, for I have not yet ascended to the Father; but go to my brothers and say to them, 'I am ascending to my Father and your Father, to my God and your God."

No where does it say Mary never touched Jesus here, in fact that is what she always did in the presence of her Lord, so that's a given. Did Jesus actually ascend to his Father right at that time? He did not. How do I know this? Every body that is sown in death is a "natural body", but it is raised a "spiritual body". Jesus still had his physical body, for he had not yet ascended to his Father, for if he had, he would have had a "spiritual body", not one with flesh and bone.

1Cor 15:44 It is sown a natural body; it is raised a spiritual body. If there is a natural body, there is also a spiritual body.

Luke 24:33 And they rose up the same hour, and returned to Jerusalem, and found the eleven gathered together, and them that were with them,
Luke 24:34 Saying, The Lord is risen indeed, and hath appeared to Simon.
Luke 24:35 And they told what things were done in the way, and how he was known of them in breaking of bread.
Luke 24:36 And as they thus spake, Jesus himself stood in the midst of them, and saith unto them, Peace be unto you.
Luke 24:37 But they were terrified and affrighted, and supposed that they had seen a spirit.
Luke 24:38 And he said unto them, Why are ye troubled? and why do thoughts arise in your hearts?
Luke 24:39 Behold my hands and my feet, that it is I myself: handle me, and see; for a spirit hath not flesh and bones, as ye see me have.

Here is the same account referred by the Apostle Luke. If Jesus had a spiritual body he would not have said, "a spirit hath not flesh, and bone as you see me have"

You are supposing Jesus to have raised with his physical body, ascend to his father and then his body transform into a spiritual body, and then return and take up his physical body again. Did not happen. There was only one ascension, not two.

Act 1:3 To whom also he shewed himself alive after his passion by many infallible proofs, being seen of them forty days, and speaking of the things pertaining to the kingdom of God:

Act 1:8 But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth.
Act 1:9 And when he had spoken these things, while they beheld, he was taken up; and a cloud received him out of their sight.
Act 1:10 And while they looked stedfastly toward heaven as he went up, behold, two men stood by them in white apparel;
Act 1:11 Which also said, Ye men of Galilee, why stand ye gazing up into heaven? this same Jesus, which is taken up from you into heaven, shall so come in like manner as ye have seen him go into heaven.

Mar 16:19 So then after the Lord had spoken unto them, he was received up into heaven, and sat on the right hand of God.

 

[Dovegiven]

Actually the word used in the KJV as "touch" means "to cling to" as it is translated in the ESV Bible.

John 20:17 Jesus said to her, "Do not cling to me, for I have not yet ascended to the Father; but go to my brothers and say to them, 'I am ascending to my Father and your Father, to my God and your God."

No where does it say Mary never touched Jesus here, in fact that is what she always did in the presence of her Lord, so that's a given. Did Jesus actually ascend to his Father right at that time? He did not. How do I know this? Every body that is sown in death is a "natural body", but it is raised a "spiritual body". Jesus still had his physical body, for he had not yet ascended to his Father, for if he had, he would have had a "spiritual body", not one with flesh and bone.

The Gr haptomai for the English "touch" in John 20:17 covered all types of touch, from casual contact, to embracing as in a hug, to any attachment. whatsoever At that point Jesus was carrying it all to the Father, no human interfering.

You are supposing Jesus to have raised with his physical body, ascend to his father and then his body transform into a spiritual body, and then return and take up his physical body again. Did not happen. There was only one ascension, not two.

Now I must be too cautious with you, who put words in my mouth.

Jesus was not the only one to rise, in this case as you tried to relate to Jesus' case, in the flesh, blood and bone, having been resurrected from the grave. We know (should know) the nature of that body from his teaching, and those of the apostles.

2 Kings 2:10-14 (KJV)
10 And he said, Thou hast asked a hard thing: nevertheless, if thou see me when I am taken from thee, it shall be so unto thee; but if not, it shall not be so.
11 And it came to pass, as they still went on, and talked, that, behold, there appeared a chariot of fire, and horses of fire, and parted them both asunder; and Elijah went up by a whirlwind into heaven.
12 And Elisha saw it, and he cried, My father, my father, the chariot of Israel, and the horsemen thereof. And he saw him no more: and he took hold of his own clothes, and rent them in two pieces.
13 He took up also the mantle of Elijah that fell from him, and went back, and stood by the bank of Jordan;
14 And he took the mantle of Elijah that fell from him, and smote the waters, and said, Where is the LORD God of Elijah? and when he also had smitten the waters, they parted hither and thither: and Elisha went over.

Jesus was not out-done. Rather than a cloth mantle, have you taken up his cross? Ascend to the Father in Christ. Jesus was in his glorified body of flesh and bone, no blood. We still have blood, yet the Lord has made the way to the Father anyway.

It says he had to ascend before being touched, Mary the only person finding him before reporting to the Father, his God, our God.

 

[Ophel]

The scriptures are clear that there will be no new marriages, as there will be no need for them, as no procreation will take place among the redeemed, but it does not teach us that those who are married and serve the Lord are going to find their relationship nullified.

 

[Dovegiven]

The scriptures are clear that there will be no new marriages, as there will be no need for them, as no procreation will take place among the redeemed, but it does not teach us that those who are married and serve the Lord are going to find their relationship nullified.

Again....Luke 20:33-36 (KJV)
33 Therefore in the resurrection whose wife of them is she? for seven had her to wife.
34 And Jesus answering said unto them, The children of this world marry, and are given in marriage:
35 But they which shall be accounted worthy to obtain that world, and the resurrection from the dead, neither marry, nor are given in marriage:
36 Neither can they die any more: for they are equal unto the angels; and are the children of God, being the children of the resurrection.

Jesus gave the right answer. The last husband was not linked to a continued marriage in that answer. All those husbands and the woman were dead. The Law annulled marriages at death. When resurrected, no marriages could possibly be expected to be revived, since there is no marriage after death, so no remarriage. Even Christians are free to remarry in this flesh life once a spouse dies, but have no word from God that any former wife or husband relationship will be resurrected.

There is no scripture declaring any Christian is married to Jesus Christ. That idea has to be constructed by combining scriptures out of their contexts. The only significance of scriptures using an earthly marriage are in parables describing a similar, not virtual, love of Christ for the Church. Now, does not God love all the world of people? He gave his only Son for all who would believe. Believe or not, he loves all.

John 15:13-15 (KJV)
13 Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.
14 Ye are my friends, if ye do whatsoever I command you.
15 Henceforth I call you not servants; for the servant knoweth not what his lord doeth: but I have called you friends; for all things that I have heard of my Father I have made known unto you.

The linkage of believers to friends of the bridegroom, not the wife herself, ought to settle this issue. The friends (invited guests) can't be the bridegroom. There was then and still is only one bridegroom, one wife, and many friends of both. The friends are invited to the ceremony and supper, but they go home afterwards, leaving the bride and bridegroom alone. So if Christians are called by Jesus "friends" instead of "the bride", how can anyone cling to a literal concept of the friends being the bride?

The Greek for "friends" is philos. It's a level of love reserved for neighbor, associate, someone you are fond of. The Greek for "bride" in scriptures claimed by "Bride of Christ" advocates is nymphē. It means young married wife, not on the lower level of "friend".

The only marriage of Jesus will be to the heavenly city New Jerusalem, a physical city of buildings, streets, walls, etc., called the bride which will be populated by saved Jews and Christians.

 

[Dovegiven]

Revelation 21:9-12 (KJV)
9 And there came unto me one of the seven angels which had the seven vials full of the seven last plagues, and talked with me, saying, Come hither, I will shew thee the bride, the Lamb's wife.
10 And he carried me away in the spirit to a great and high mountain, and shewed me that great city, the holy Jerusalem, descending out of heaven from God,
11 Having the glory of God: and her light was like unto a stone most precious, even like a jasper stone, clear as crystal;
12 And had a wall great and high, and had twelve gates, and at the gates twelve angels, and names written thereon, which are the names of the twelve tribes of the children of Israel:

That will be Jesus' bride, not mine, nor is he my husband. Self-proclaimed "Christian gays" are now using that to pervert their way back into the grace of the church here. As a "friend" of the bridegroom I have been made a fellow co-heir with Jesus, to live in that city with him. Sinners are not his friends.

 

[Ophel]

The Law annuls marriages at death for the sake of the living who remain, but we will really never die, and in heaven, our links with spouses and parents and siblings will continue, just not in the same intimate ways they were formed in this earthly realm. God is all about family.

 

[Dovegiven]

The Law annuls marriages at death for the sake of the living who remain, but we will really never die, and in heaven, our links with spouses and parents and siblings will continue, just not in the same intimate ways they were formed in this earthly realm. God is all about family.

Please support with scripture that linkup with spouse, parents, siblings, and old relationships. I would estimate most won't make it to heaven. With no tears of regret there it wouldn't fit that those arriving there learn the others didn't. In my thinking it's all about God, and his desire for us to know him.

 

[B-A-C]

God is all about family.

Rom 7:1; Or do you not know, brethren (for I am speaking to those who know the law), that the law has jurisdiction over a person as long as he lives?
Rom 7:2; For the married woman is bound by law to her husband while he is living; but if her husband dies, she is released from the law concerning the husband.
Rom 7:3; So then, if while her husband is living she is joined to another man, she shall be called an adulteress; but if her husband dies, she is free from the law, so that she is not an adulteress though she is joined to another man

Luke 14:26; "If anyone comes to Me, and does not hate his own father and mother and wife and children and brothers and sisters, yes, and even his own life, he cannot be My disciple.

Luke 12:52; for from now on five members in one household will be divided, three against two and two against three.
Luke 12:53; "They will be divided, father against son and son against father, mother against daughter and daughter against mother, mother-in-law against daughter-in-law and daughter-in-law against mother-in-law."

Matt 10:35; "For I came to SET A MAN AGAINST HIS FATHER, AND A DAUGHTER AGAINST HER MOTHER, AND A DAUGHTER-IN-LAW AGAINST HER MOTHER-IN-LAW;
Matt 10:36; and A MAN'S ENEMIES WILL BE THE MEMBERS OF HIS HOUSEHOLD.
Matt 10:37; "He who loves father or mother more than Me is not worthy of Me; and he who loves son or daughter more than Me is not worthy of Me.

Mark 3:31; Then His mother and His brothers *arrived, and standing outside they sent word to Him and called Him.
Mark 3:32; A crowd was sitting around Him, and they *said to Him, "Behold, Your mother and Your brothers are outside looking for You."
Mark 3:33; Answering them, He *said, "Who are My mother and My brothers?"
Mark 3:34; Looking about at those who were sitting around Him, He *said, "Behold My mother and My brothers!
Mark 3:35; "For whoever does the will of God, he is My brother and sister and mother."

Matt 22:30; "For in the resurrection they neither marry nor are given in marriage, but are like angels in heaven.
Mark 12:25; "For when they rise from the dead, they neither marry nor are given in marriage, but are like angels in heaven.
Luke 20:34; Jesus said to them, "The sons of this age marry and are given in marriage,
Luke 20:35; but those who are considered worthy to attain to that age and the resurrection from the dead, neither marry nor are given in marriage;

The only family that matters in the kingdom of heaven is God's family.

 

[Brother-Paul]

God created man, he formed woman from the rib of the man, to be his helper, to be his wife.

God designed marriage for 'man and for woman' for our time on earth.

Gen 2:20-21
20 But for Adam there was not found a helper comparable to him.

21 And the Lord God caused a deep sleep to fall on Adam, and he slept; and He took one of his ribs, and closed up the flesh in its place. 22 Then the rib which the Lord God had taken from man He made into a woman, and He brought her to the man.

Luke 17:27
They did eat, they drank, they married wives, they were given in marriage, until the day that Noah entered into the ark, and the flood came, and destroyed them all.

1 Cor 7...
It is good for a man not to touch a woman. Nevertheless, to avoid fornication, let every man have his own wife, and let every woman have her own husband. Let the husband render unto the wife due benevolence: and likewise also the wife unto the husband. ...

1 Cor 7:10
And unto the married I command, yet not I, but the Lord, Let not the wife depart from her husband:

Rev 19... moves from the marriage on earth to our preparation for our place in Heaven
And he saith unto me, Write, Blessed are they which are called unto the marriage supper of the Lamb. And he saith unto me, These are the true sayings of God.

Luke 20:33-34
34 And Jesus answering said unto them, The children of this world marry, and are given in marriage:

35 But they which shall be accounted worthy to obtain that world, and the resurrection from the dead, neither marry, nor are given in marriage:

Marriage is for our time on earth only, for man and woman to be companions and husband and wife together so they can multiply, we will not need to be married in heaven, we will be required to or need to multiply.

We (born again believers) will be with the Lord forever. :thumbsup: