Are people married in heaven?

aswift333 · December 2011

So I started thinking about vows and the normal vows people say "to death do us part" and I got emotional..because I dont want death do us part...I want to be married still in heaven to him...sounds kinda corny but Im serious! I wanted to say the traditional wedding voes but know I dont know!

Are people married in heaven ?

lenergyrlah · December 2011

There are many different interpretations regarding marriage in heaven.

My sister said "as long as we both shall live" instead of "until death do us part" because mentioning death at a wedding kinda puts a damper on the mood.

You could also just leave it off. "I promise to cherish you, to love you, ....., and to be faithful to you" or something like that.

Kokes28 · December 2011

Its kind of a tough subject. If two people don't pass away at the same time and one person is still on Earth while the other is in Heaven... it's hard to say they are still married. Some people become widowers at a young at and then re-marry (this happened in my family, my mom passed away and my dad and getting re-married). Do i think that their love could have made it through the gates of heaven? Yes. But do I want my dad to live the rest of his years alone? No. And I honest to God believe that my mother would want him to get re-married as well. I think she had a part in it.
So, from that perspective, when she passed away she was married and I don't think that makes her.. single in Heaven? But we're all also very happy for my dad.
I think the only way this would be the case is if you both died at the same time... Right? I don't know, this is obviously just my personal opinion from my own experience.

rebarobert2012 · December 2011

I thought about asking the priest if we could say, "in this life and the life thereafter," instead of "until death do us part," but maybe that would be weird.

Kokes28 · December 2011

I think saying in this life and the life thereafter is the same thing. Either way you don't know what the future holds... if you passed away would you want your FI to find love again? Or woudl you expect him to wait for you? It's a personal dilemma I think and it's totally up to what you believe.

You&Me=Happy00 · December 2011

This question depends 100% on your denomination of faith & personal relationship with God.

No 2 religions or even people view heaven in the same way. Your concept or paradigm of heaven and even someone of your same faith will have differences as well.

My Personal view:

Marriage & your understanding of love changes when you are no longer 'living' in our material earth. When are recieved into heaven you are no longer a 'body' or 'flesh' that is physically married to another 'body.' Now in heaven, you are a soul without gender, sexuality or other defining features of human marriage. You are now unified in love with God & Christ as you were meant to be and were practicing for in your 'living' married life. Marriage is an paralleled example of your relationship with Christ actually. No doubt you will still love your partner, but in a more fulfilling Christ-like way instead of a human way. So essentially, there is no need for marriage in heaven.

That is why traditional or religious vows end with 'until death do us part' or 'as long as we both shall live' because that is all the commitment is meant for....your human life not your body-less eternal or soul's life.

Hope that helps!

mercy4 · January 2012

I get the 'til death' but if marriage is a sacrament and so are baptism and confirmation, it's not like I won't be Catholic in heaven. This is an interesting topic.

melb2013 · January 2012

This is interesting- I never thought about it.

Just some food for thought- a completely hypothetical situation:

What is (heaven forbid) you pass away long before your husband. Do you expect him to never remarry? For me, I know that I would want him to move on a find happiness with someone else, so "till death do us part" makes sense to me.

Ainej17 · January 2012

Actually, I DO believe that beyond death, in Heaven, you WILL be married. And I know that I will be saying (and do say) I love you, till death do us part AND BEYOND THAT!!

VegasCalling · January 2012

Well, you could convert to Mormonism and be confident you will be married in the afterlife. Mormons believe that after death, the "sealed" husband and wife rule over their own planets that they actually populate themselves. So not only could you be married forever in the spiritual realm, you could have a lot of fun during your eternal marriage. Sounds like a win/win to me for anyone seeking eternal life marriage.

Religious beliefs offer a way out of any uncomfortable idea (e.g., dying and no longer being married). It's just a matter of picking the right denomination.

Gingery1 · February 2012

Could you take an idea from Toy Story and say "to infinity, and beyond?" in place of the "til death..."? Might get a chuckle from the crowd. I really have no input in to this discussion but wanted to make a funny.

Kenneylynn3 · April 2012

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[QUOTE]So I started thinking about vows and the normal vows people say "to death do us part" and I got emotional..because I dont want death do us part...I want to be married still in heaven to him...sounds kinda corny but Im serious! I wanted to say the traditional wedding voes but know I dont know! Are people married in heaven ?
Posted by aswift333[/QUOTE]

<div>I believe you are. So I thought of putting it as "now and forevermore"</div>

[Deleted User] · April 2012

I was thinking about this last night before I read the post... I was also thinking about "for eternity", or something of the like.
Although, I do also agree with melb2013, I would want him to move on and be happy if the worst were to happen.
Decisions!

KJeffs · April 2012

I am thirty eight. When I was nineteen I married the man I wanted to spend for ever with...(how ever long that is) But when we were thirty two he died. I will miss him every day tell the day I die.
Two years ago I met the man I am going to marry in June 2012. I love him too and so this is something I was worried about. If there is a heaven who would I be married to? I love them both....

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