What is the meaning of Luke 20:34? Jesus answered Jesus is responding to a hostile challenge from the Sadducees, who deny the resurrection. By answering, He: • Affirms His authority as the final voice on every question (Matthew 22:29). • Meets error with Scripture‐saturated clarity, modeling how we should engage doubts (Luke 4:4, 8, 12). • Shifts the conversation from a trick question to eternal truth, just as He did in John 3:3 when He redirected Nicodemus to new birth. Because Jesus’ words are entirely trustworthy (John 14:6), we listen with confidence that what follows is fact, not speculation. The sons of this age “The sons of this age” describes people whose lives are confined to the present fallen world order: • Luke 16:8 contrasts “sons of this age” with “sons of light,” reminding us there are two ultimate allegiances. • Galatians 1:4 speaks of “this present evil age,” underlining that the phrase points to time bounded by sin and death. • Ephesians 2:2 says we once “walked according to the course of this world,” again highlighting the temporary, earth‐bound sphere Jesus has in view. By using this phrase, Jesus draws a clear line between now and the age to come (Luke 20:35); He is about to unveil how different life is after resurrection. Marry and are given in marriage Marriage is God’s good design for “this age,” providing companionship, covenant, and continuation of the human family: • Genesis 2:24—God joins a man and woman as “one flesh.” • Matthew 19:4-6—Jesus reaffirms that design, adding, “What God has joined together, let man not separate.” • Ephesians 5:31-32—Earthly marriage pictures Christ and the church, a living parable of gospel love. But marriage is also tied to mortal life—family lines, protection, the need for progeny, all of which end when death is defeated (1 Corinthians 15:54). That is why, in the very next verse (Luke 20:35-36), Jesus explains that resurrected believers “neither marry nor are given in marriage.” Our future identity centers on our eternal union with Him; the shadow gives way to the substance. Practical takeaways • Enjoy and honor marriage now—it is God’s ordained sphere for love and legacy in this age. • Hold it loosely in view of eternity; our deepest fulfillment will be found in Christ, not in earthly institutions (Revelation 21:3-4). • Let the certainty of resurrection shape today’s priorities; we serve in the present while longing for the perfect age to come (Titus 2:13). summary Luke 20:34 reminds us that marriage belongs to the present world, designed for life under the limits of mortality. By contrasting “the sons of this age” with the coming resurrection life, Jesus lifts our eyes beyond temporary arrangements to the eternal realities He guarantees. |
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