For those who have failed in marriage and still cling to the ideal of marriage love, they will meet their "soulmate". Swedenborg never used the term soulmate, for it is basically a modern term. But the meaning is very clear in his writings. For those in a marriage that is less than ideal, both parties will meet their respective soulmates and they will be indescribably happy. Okay, still haven't explained how to look at that passage, have I? In this world, people enter into the marriage for other reasons besides spiritual - there may be spiritual reasons for that marriage, or no spiritual reasons.
But there are other elements besides spiritual for marriage - many people marry for financial reasons - for social status, for physical attraction; the reasons are too numerous to try to cite here. The heavenly marriage is based solely on the spiritual bonding of two individuals - and that is why legal marriage on this side is not enough to bond two individuals together here on the other side - there must be spiritual bonding.
And that is why when engaged people lose their loved ones in death that they very often say that they were already married in their minds - this is a true statement regardless of the legal or sexual bondings that did or did not take place - the fact that it was a spiritual bonding is what cements them together. From Rev. Lee Woofenden's Answering the Lord's Invitation. Now let's talk about marriage and heaven.
Swedenborg departed from traditional Christians by saying that angels are married, and that marriage is, indeed, eternal. This is one of the beautiful jewels of our church. Even today, most traditional Christians--especially the more conservative and literalistic ones--will tell you that there is no marriage in heaven. This is based on a misunderstanding of a single statement of Jesus recorded in the Gospels of Matthew , Mark , and Luke : "In the resurrection people will neither marry nor be given in marriage; they will be like the angels in heaven.
However, it is important to realize that the Greek words used this passage are not talking about the state of being married, but about the act of getting married. And spiritually speaking and Jesus does speak spiritually in his teachings and parables getting married is something we must do here on earth if we are going to be married in heaven.
We'll return to that in a minute. Those who think this saying of Jesus applies to the state of being married aren't paying attention to what he said a little earlier in Matthew, in his teaching about divorce:. Haven't you read that at the beginning the Creator made them male and female, and said, "For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will become one flesh"?
So they are no longer two, but one. Therefore what God has joined together, let humans not separate. Matthew Now, the things that God does are not temporary, but eternal see Ecclesiastes So if God created male and female, and joined them together into one, then marriage is not merely a temporary joining that lasts for our lifetime here on earth only, but an eternal union that lasts forever in heaven.
This is assuming, of course, that a particular marriage is a relationship that was truly made by God, and not a mismatch made by human beings. Further, as I've already mentioned, in the Bible heaven is often compared to a marriage. And of course, this refers to the marriage of the Lord with the church. But we humans, created in the image and likeness of God, also have in our own individual relationships a likeness of that eternal union of Christ and his bride, the church: we have the marriage relationship of a man and a woman.
And like the marriage of Christ and the church, the marriage of man and woman is also eternal. This teaching can be gained from a broader-based and more careful reading of the Bible than traditional Christians usually engage in.
It is also the testimony of Emanuel Swedenborg, who tells us from his personal experience in heaven that angels are married. We gain the insight from Swedenborg that being "like the angels in heaven" means being married, since in heaven, a married couple is not called two angels, but one angel. As taught throughout the Scriptures, the whole atmosphere of heaven is an atmosphere of marriage! And this teaching that we will spend eternity with the person we love most in a heavenly, God-given marriage is indeed one of the precious gems of genuine Christianity.
If you'd like to learn more about this, Swedenborg devotes a whole chapter in his book Heaven and Hell to marriage in heaven--not to mention an entire volume, Marriage Love, traditionally titled Conjugial Love to marriage as an eternal, spiritual union.
Answering the Lord's Invitation Rev. Lee Woofenden. As you are secure knowing that the only one for him or her. It's about making your partner happy The sole purpose of soulmates is to make each other happy in any situation.
A little smile on their partner's face can make their day. A big no to scream, curse, or threaten each other with divorce. People sometimes hurt each other unintentionally out of anger. But soulmates never do that to each other.
Marry each other again You know that he or she is the one and only one for you. Through thick and thin you would choose your partner again. Soulmates can easily apologies to their partner if he or she is hurt by his for her action. And even if the action is justified. A warm hug to wash away all stress worries and anxiety When you are in each other arms it seems that there is no place on earth you would rather be.
All your discontent seems to wash way when you are together. You can feel the warmth and peace of your partner. Two souls that were meant to be together eternally. Complementing each other No one is perfect in this world. Everyone has their share of strengths and weaknesses. Soulmate complement each other. They fill in the blanks of their partners. Becoming same person.
In soulmate relationship vibes are so strong that gradually their personal likes and dislikes became same. What home means Yes, for the first time in your life you realize that what home means. You recognize that home is not just a place but a person with whom you are living You belong together. Your soulmate is always with you throughout your life, and you will be reunited when you pass over.
In the meantime, your soulmate is watching over you, protecting you, helping you as you do the work you are meant to be here to do, and waiting for that time when you will be together again.
You might wonder how you will recognize your soulmate on the other side. Will your soulmate look the same as you remember? The reality is that our physical form is not really what makes us who we are. The essence of your true love will be waiting to greet you in Heaven. Sometimes people come to my events and tell me their loved one passed during their engagement, or just a short time into their marriage, before their life together could even have a chance to start!
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