Jesus replied, 

"Your mistake is that you don't know the Scriptures, and you don't know the power of God.

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.

But now, as to whether there will be a resurrection of the dead. - haven't you ever read about this in the Scriptures? 

Long after Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob had died, God said, 'I am the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.'

So he is the God of the living, not the dead."

Matthew 22:29-32 NLT

Jesus is telling his listeners that when it comes to the Kingdom, heaven, resurrection life, you're asking the wrong questions. Your questions are all about you and what bothers you today, about the rules, how things "should" be.

Jesus says that resurrection life is already happening for the people in their whakapapa, Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, kingdom life in some way is already a reality. 

So, stop worrying about these little details of how relationships might work based on what you know now. 

Trust the Story. 

God's power (& wisdom, & love, & grace) is already at work in this new reality that we all get to step into.

This upsidedown kingdom that we get glimpses of today.

The kingdom where love wins, where justice is real and complete, and where there is shalom.

Peace.

Reconnection.

#wordsofJesus 

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