Daily Lectionary: Numbers 20:1-21; Luke 20:19-44
This Week’s Readings: Luke 20:27-40
“Therefore, in the resurrection, whose wife does she become? For all seven had her as wife.” (St. Luke 20:33)
The stories some people will make up in order to trap Jesus… It is highly unlikely that allseven brothers had the same wife after each one died in turn. It’s more likely that the entire story was made up, because it was the Sadducees – who didn’t believe in the resurrection (that’s why they were sad, you see?) – who asked the question, who wanted to paint Jesus into&
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Daily Lectionary: Numbers 20:1-21; Luke 20:19-44
This Week’s Readings: Luke 20:27-40
“Therefore, in the resurrection, whose wife does she become? For all seven had her as wife.” (St. Luke 20:33)
The stories some people will make up in order to trap Jesus… It is highly unlikely that allseven brothers had the same wife after each one died in turn. It’s more likely that the entire story was made up, because it was the Sadducees – who didn’t believe in the resurrection (that’s why they were sad, you see?) – who asked the question, who wanted to paint Jesus into a corner to take their side. But, the very nature of this questioning of Jesus by the Sadducees revealed their ignorance about the nature of the resurrection. Their refusal to believe in the resurrection caused them to focus their understanding about heaven only in the context of this earthly life.
You, also, want to know certain things about heaven. Will your dog, cat, gerbil, parakeet, or ferret be there to be your buddy and pal? Will your wife, husband, girlfriend or boyfriend, children and other family members beall those things in heaven?
The main focus of heaven is that you will be with Jesus and fully enjoy being with Him and the Father and the Spirit. Trinity, All the focus and attention is on Him and not on things of this world. Heck, one of the neatest things about heaven is that it will have absolutely nothing to do with this sinful world. When you have heaven and eternal life and Jesus 24/7, who needs this old world?
That’s what Jesus gives you through His suffering, death, and resurrection – forgiveness of sins and eternal life with Him. And the Divine Service – receiving Jesus in all the ways He gives Himself to us – is our weekly practice for life in heaven. By faith in Christ, heaven is your home.
What is the world to me with all its vaunted pleasure when You, and You alone, Lord Jesus, are my treasure! You only, dearest Lord, my soul’s delight shall be; You are my peace, my rest. What is the world to me!. (LSB 730:1)
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