In Luke 20:28, the Sadducees approach Jesus by quoting the Law of Moses, specifically the instruction found in Deuteronomy 25:5–6 regarding a brother raising up offspring for a deceased sibling. They deliberately appeal to Moses, believing this law supports their denial of the resurrection. What appears to be a faithful citation of Scripture is, in...Read More

When Jesus answers the Sadducees by saying, “The sons of this age marry and are given in marriage,” He does more than respond to a hypothetical question about marriage. He exposes a deeper problem: their entire line of reasoning is confined to “this age.” They are attempting to understand resurrection realities using only temporal categories.Jesus’...Read More

“But those who are counted worthy to attain that age, and the resurrection from the dead, neither marry nor are given in marriage.”— Luke 20:35 (NKJV) Within Luke 20, Jesus consistently distinguishes between “this age” and “that age.” His statement in verse 35 makes clear that marriage, as an institution belonging to this age, does...Read More

In Luke 20:42–44, Jesus poses a question that quietly destabilizes purely earthly categories of thought: “Now David himself said in the Book of Psalms: ‘The Lord said to my Lord, “Sit at My right hand,Till I make Your enemies Your footstool.”’ Therefore David calls Him ‘Lord’; how is He then his Son?” At first glance,...Read More