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INTRO
The Sadducees question Jesus.
They did not believe in the resurrection.
Jesus was stirring things up in the city and their circle of influence.
They were leaders of the Sanhedrin
More prominent in society
Most members of the Sanhedrin, the central judicial authority of Jewish people, were Sadducees. Thus, the Sadducees were the party of those with political power, those allied with the Herodian and Roman rulers, but they were not a group with influence among the people themselves. The views of the Pharisees prevailed among the common people, so that even though the two groups differed with regard to items in the laws of purity and details of temple procedure during the feasts, the Sadducean priests were compelled to operate according to the Pharisees’ views.[1]
[1] Allen C. Myers, The Eerdmans Bible Dictionary (Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans, 1987), 902.
The Question by the Sadducees
If a man’s brother dies…seven times. Whose wife will she be after the resurrection
They did not believe in the resurrection, so they were painting a picture that would seem difficult to answer.
The Answer by Jesus
The sons of THIS AGE marry and are given in marriage.
Life… marriage and children. Fill the earth
Those that attain THAT AGE neither marry nor are given in marriage.
Not everyone goes to heaven.
Those considered worthy. v. 35
Those in heaven, will never die. v. 36
Rebukes their teaching on the resurrection. v. 37 Moses at the burning bush. Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.
God is the God of the living. v. 38
The Application for Us Today
Everyone will eventually die (if the Lord does not return first)
Our soul leaves the body at death
Believers to paradise (Present state of Heaven) Luke 23:43
Abrahams bosom Luke 16:22. Third heaven 2 Corinthians 12:2
Unbelievers to hades. (The present state of hell)
Do not confuse the temporal with the eternal
THIS AGE and THAT AGE
Heaven is the fulfillment of the BEST
THE FULLNESS OF BEING A CHILD OF GOD
We tend to want heaven to be the best of our time on earth.
Relationships
Rewards
Yet, we will be transformed and live in a transformed existence. 1 Corinthians 15:35-58
Whether here or there. Those in Christ will live forever!
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