| In the fall of 2008, Ann Taylor filed for divorce from her husband David Pollard because of infidelity. Ann discovered her husband David’s indiscretions after observing his interactions with another woman on the platform Second Life, a virtual online community. While virtual extra-marital affairs certainly raise unique questions, in Matthew 22:23-32, the Sadducees question Jesus about the construct of marriage beyond this life: That same day the Sadducees, who say there is no resurrection, came to him with a question. “Teacher,” they said, “Moses told us that if a man dies without having children, his brother must marry the widow and raise up offspring for him. Now there were seven brothers among us. The first one married and died, and since he had no children, he left his wife to his brother. The same thing happened to the second and third brother, right on down to the seventh. Finally, the woman died. Now then, at the resurrection, whose wife will she be of the seven, since all of them were married to her?” Jesus replied, “You are in error because you do not know the Scriptures or the power of God. At the resurrection people will neither marry nor be given in marriage; they will be like the angels in heaven. But about the resurrection of the dead—have you not read what God said to you, ‘I am the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob’? He is not the God of the dead but of the living.” Jesus Christ provides a second life that is perfect for all of eternity. Prayer: Lord Jesus, thank You for a second life that will be beyond anything we can imagine. We look forward to the day when we will worship in Your presence for an eternity. Action: If you haven’t accepted Jesus Christ as your Lord and Savior ask Him to reveal Himself to you this week. He wants to spend an eternity with you. |
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| In Matthew 6:19-21, Jesus encourages us to focus on storing up eternal treasure in Heaven, for our ‘Second Life’, rather than temporal possessions that will spoil and eventually waste away. |
Frank Turner
Frank Turner is the founder of Break Bread, Break Chains and is the co-host of the following podcasts: Defund The Church, Relative Currency, Politically Entertaining, and Christ over Crypto. He is also the founder and creator of the op-ed site Fake News Syndicate.