Why the Biblical View of Marriage and Heaven Matters

We’re living in a time when the family is under serious attack. Lots of people are worried about the breakdown of traditional values and the way marriage is being redefined or dismissed altogether. Understandably, some might be drawn to teachings that promise eternal families, forever marriages, and sealed relationships that go beyond this life. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints teaches this, saying their “restoration” corrects what other churches got wrong about marriage and heaven. But as comforting as this sounds, it just doesn’t line up with the Bible.

The big claim—that our earthly marriages go on forever in heaven, that faithful families will keep having spirit children and even help God create new worlds—is not something you’ll find anywhere in Scripture. Jesus himself talked about marriage and the resurrection, and what He said puts a very different picture on things. When asked about marriage in heaven, He said, “For when the dead rise, they will neither marry nor be given in marriage. In this respect they will be like the angels in heaven.” (Matthew 22:30, NLT). That means marriage is something made for this life, a temporary covenant, and in the resurrection, relationships will be transformed. Like angels—who don’t marry or reproduce—we will be in a new, glorified reality. The love, unity, and companionship marriage points to will be fully realized in our eternal union with Jesus.

Marriage is beautiful and sacred, no doubt. Paul even calls it a mystery that shows the relationship between Christ and His Church (Ephesians 5:31–32). But it’s a shadow of a greater reality, not the eternal reality itself. The hope the Bible gives us isn’t that we’ll continue earthly family ties forever, but that we’ll worship God face to face and live in perfect fellowship with Him. Revelation says, “God himself will be with them. He will wipe every tear from their eyes, and there will be no more death or sorrow or crying or pain. All these things are gone forever.” (Revelation 21:3–4, NLT).

Some also point to Matthew 16:19, where Jesus tells Peter, “Whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you forbid on earth will be forbidden in heaven.” That’s about church authority to teach and discipline, not about sealing marriages for eternity. And the warnings in 1 Timothy 4 about people forbidding marriage were about false teachers legally forbidding earthly marriage, not about Christians believing Jesus’ clear teaching on marriage in heaven.

At the end of the day, the real issue isn’t about marriage continuing after death—it’s about trusting Jesus alone for salvation. Jesus said, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.” (John 14:6, NLT). Eternal life and true belonging in God’s family come through faith in Him, not through temple ceremonies or secret ordinances.

So yes, Satan is attacking families, but the real victory for believers isn’t in sealed temples or creating spirit babies. It’s in Jesus. The Bible’s hope is a new kind of family—a family made up of all believers, united forever in worship and love for God.

If you want, I can help break this down more or provide materials for a Bible study on what Scripture really says about marriage and heaven.

Sources

The Holy Bible, New Living Translation. Tyndale House Publishers, 2015.
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Doctrine and Covenants, 1981.
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The Family: A Proclamation to the World, 1995.
MacArthur, John. The Gospel According to Jesus. Zondervan, 2008.
Grudem, Wayne. Systematic Theology: An Introduction to Biblical Doctrine. Inter-Varsity Press, 1994.
Wright, N.T. Surprised by Hope: Rethinking Heaven, the Resurrection, and the Mission of the Church. HarperOne, 2008.
Geisler, Norman L., and Thomas Howe. The Popular Handbook of World Religions. Harvest House Publishers, 2008.
Ware, Bruce A. The Man Christ Jesus: Theological Reflections on the Humanity of Christ. Crossway, 2013.
Erickson, Millard J. Christian Theology. Baker Academic, 2013.
Grudem, Wayne, and John Piper. Recovering Biblical Manhood and Womanhood. Crossway, 1991.

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