Marriage In Heaven
T ap/Click to Read the previous related article Marriage as a Shadow — An Eschatological Theology of "One Flesh" Marriage - Divorce - Repentance (3) Connecting Genesis 2-3, Ephesians 5, and Matthew 22 By: [Author's Name] --- Abstract The previous two articles have established: (1) the radical difference between 'ishah and Chavvah, and (2) that "one flesh" in Eden is not marriage, but an ontological reality of human unity before God. This follow-up article draws the common thread from Genesis 2-3 to Matthew 22 and Ephesians 5, to build a complete, eschatological, and Christ-centered theology of marriage. By examining the relationship between sin, lust, the institution of marriage, and unity with God, this article argues that marriage is a temporary institution that functions as (1) a restraint against sexual sin, (2) a laboratory for learning agape love, and (3) a shadow (typos) of the unity of Christ and the church. In heaven, marriage ends because perfect u...