And last of all the woman died also gives the final detail of the Sadducees' hypothetical case about the resurrection, in which a woman successively marries seven brothers in turn and then dies last after them. The story was an artful question intended to entangle Christ and to challenge the resurrection by making bodily resurrection appear absurd. The challenge assumed that resurrection would restore earthly relationships and continue life as before, including marriage. His answer met the question plainly and intelligently, showing that the argument rested on a mistaken view of the resurrected life, bringing light and sowing seeds of truth.
The illustration belongs to His teaching on the consequences of rejecting the Son of God. The account raises questions for the view that the church is the Lamb's wife with the marriage after His return, namely who the wedding guests would be if the church is the wife, and who the children would be if the Jerusalem above is their mother.
And last of all the woman died also gives the final detail of the Sadducees' hypothetical case about the resurrection, in which a woman successively marries seven brothers in turn and then dies last after them. The story was an artful question intended to entangle Christ and to challenge the resurrection by making bodily resurrection appear absurd. The challenge assumed that resurrection would restore earthly relationships and continue life as before, including marriage. His answer met the question plainly and intelligently, showing that the argument rested on a mistaken view of the resurrected life, bringing light and sowing seeds of truth.
The illustration belongs to His teaching on the consequences of rejecting the Son of God. The account raises questions for the view that the church is the Lamb's wife with the marriage after His return, namely who the wedding guests would be if the church is the wife, and who the children would be if the Jerusalem above is their mother.