Angels in the Bible

Hi Tourist, since we know that there will neither be death nor marriages in the age to come, where does the Bible teach us that there will be physical intimacy and/or procreation?

Thanks!

~Deut

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Isaiah 6:1-7

How can there b physical intimacy if we're in the Spirit body in heaven? I know there will of course b love in heaven, at a heightened level, I'd think. Those who remarried will know/b familiar w/ea loved one there.

Sounds like Mr Tourist is a mormon........sex in heaven, making all those spirit babies. Women being eternally pregnant.

I know that we will have glorified, spiritual bodies, but what is a "spirit" body? Do beings who are 'spirits only' have physical bodies? Thanks!

Jesus' tomb is empty. He rose "bodily", as will we apparently So will we, the saints in the age to come, not reside forever on the New Earth in our glorified/resurrection "physical" bodies, similar perhaps to the one that the Lord has?

Thanks again!

~Deut
p.s. - can a "spirit" eat or drink?

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I don't believe that was mentioned specifically in the bible but it does mentioned that homes will be built and gardens planted and that those that build and plant shall live in these homes. It mentions in the bible that God says that man cannot begin to imagine what He has in store for those that love Him. Based on that, I would say that intimate sexual relations in heaven are indeed possible, and if so, why not children as well that are created out of such acts of love. Not much point in building and planting if there is no one home.

After the resurrection Jesus was in body and spirit and so shall we. We will be physical spiritual beings. I agree that we will definitely know the ones that we loved and interacted with while on earth.

No, I am not a Mormon. I don't know at all that there will be sex in heaven but seeing as we will have both a physical and spiritual body I don't see why not. I certainly hope that is the case. I can only imagine. No, women will not be eternally pregnant, only those that desire children living in the house that their man built and eating the food that he planted in the garden. This is called a home.

I am sure that there will be love in heaven but where exactly in the bible does it say that?

Risen with healing in his wings...see Malachi 4:2

How did Jesus ascend to heaven in Acts 1:9-11
How was he 'taken up'?

Did the angels carry him with their wings or did he rise up by himself?

John is carried away in the spirit see revelation 20:9-10

I had got the impression theres more to these angel wings then the Bible lets on. Remember back in Jesus day there was no such thing as aviation, no jumbo jets, no 747s, not even a cessna.

As far as I know nobodys refered to Enoch and we are talking about Angels in the Bible here. As book of enoch isnt in the bible, just apochrypha dont know where people getting that from.

In revelation 12:14 theres an interesting verse that says the woman was given two wings of a great eagle that she might fly into the wilderness

I dont quite understand what that means but I suppose you might think she either piloted a plane or flew on a giant eagle, yet I know of no eagles that you could actually sit on.

Isaiah 40:31 could be referring to...flights of angels, or do you think its a prophecy about aeroplanes. IM inclined to believe its talking about angels rather than jumbo jet flights, because I know how horrible it can be cooped up in an aeroplane especially in economy class!

Ok but what about 1 corinthians 11:10

What is this power on her head because of the angels. Am not sure what that means.

Not to be repetitive, but where does the Bible mention that we will be building our own homes and tending to our own gardens in the age to come? Thanks!

But we don't have to "imagine" anything in this case, do we? The Bible tells us that no one will be given in marriage, that we will be like the angels in that way, yes?

IOW, no one will be married there, and no marriage = no marital relations (nor will there extramarital affairs, nor any "love children" born from such affairs, of course).

Procreation will no longer be necessary because no one will die on the New Earth.

The Bible also tells us that there is a certain number who will reside forever with God on the New Earth, and that when the number of the redeemed is reached in this age, no more will be added to it .. cf when "the fullness of the Gentiles have come in" .. Romans 11:25

~Deut

Deut I think hes referring to Isaiah 65:17-25 but am thinking thats the millenium reign for Jerusalem, I could be wrong though.

As I stated earlier, the thing about marriage is that it is a contract between God, the man, and the woman that is viable and enforceable only until death do they part. There will be no death in heaven so therefore there will be no marriage. Regarding building homes and planting gardens is this supportive verse:

Isaiah 65:21
They will build houses and dwell in them; they will plant vineyards and eat their fruit.

I am indeed referring to that passage but I am not sure that is just referring exclusively for the millennium.

This sounds pretty good, yes?


~Deut

It does indeed my friend.

Thanks for the reference

But the lack of marriage thing in Heaven, it seems to me, is because there will be no need for marital relations, because there will be no need for procreation. Biblically, the number of people on the New Earth appears to be fixed (which makes sense), and since no one will die, the number of the redeemed living there will never need to be replenished.

BTW, if there is marriage in Heaven, it certainly would not include the phrase, "until death do us part", because if there is marriage there it would obviously be eternal. However, I believe that the only marriage in Heaven is between the Lord (the Bridegroom) and the church (His bride).

~Deut

No, there will not be a "till death do us part' phrase in any such ceremony regardless of what it is called. Seems sad to me though if the number of inhabitants is fixed as I would certainly welcome a new member that joins our family in heaven.

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