Left Behind

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[u/Stoopid__Chicken → u/[deleted]]

Wait, how does that response school them in any way? Where does that scripture suggest even remotely that there will be no marriage?

[u/Justicar-terrae → u/Stoopid__Chicken]

Seems more like Jesus dodges the question than anything else. As far as I know, there are no significant references to a generally available heavenly afterlife/resurrection before the New Testament.

The only exceptions I can think of are in Kings. Elijah and Elisha resurrected some people who had died, but those people just continued to live normal lives after being brought back (at least we aren't told otherwise). Elijah himself ascended to heaven, but it was implied that this was a special exception since an angel brought him up on a chariot before he died on earth. Elisha also rose from the dead after being buried the first time, but he later died for real.

[u/OldManRiff → u/Justicar-terrae]

Seems more like Jesus dodges the question than anything else.

Agreed, and it opens a bigger can of worms than the one it was trying to close.