2. Mark 12:18-27 Some Sadducees (who say that there is no resurrection) came to Jesus, and began questioning Him, saying,

3. “Teacher, Moses wrote for us that if a man’s brother dies and leaves behind a wife and leaves no child, his brother should marry the wife and raise up children to his brother.

4. “There were seven brothers; and the first took a wife, and died leaving no children. “The second one married her, and died leaving behind no children; and the third likewise;

5. and so all seven left no children. Last of all the woman died also
and so all seven left no children. Last of all the woman died also. “In the resurrection, when they rise again, which one’s wife will she be? For all seven had married her.”

6. Jesus said to them, “Is this not the reason you are mistaken, that you do not understand the Scriptures or the power of God?

7. “For when they rise from the dead, they neither marry nor are given in marriage, but are like angels in heaven.

8. “But regarding the fact that the dead rise again, have you not read in the book of Moses, in the passage about the burning bush, how God spoke to him, saying, ‘I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob’?

9. “He is not the God of the dead, but of the living; you are greatly mistaken.”

10. The Main Point
Trap Jesus
Publicly discredit
Permanently destroy

11. Theological Trap Sadducees Only held the Pentateuch as authoritative
Denied idea of a resurrection or afterlife
Denied the existence of angels

12. Theological Trap Theologically discredit – look foolish
The Bait…the Resurrection
A currently common theme
A critical concept

13. Theological Trap The issue…not possible Bible-truths misapplied
Intellectually silly
Theologically irresponsible
Bible-truths misapplied
Genesis 38
Deuteronomy 25

14. Theological Trap The goal…hopelessness
When people have no hope they have no reason to be faithful and obedient.

15. The Answer You are mistaken You are ignorant Wandered Led astray
You have facts
You have no insight

16. The Answer Regarding the power of God
Earthly life is different than heavenly life
Earthly purpose is temporal
Resurrected life is a transformed life

17. “The resurrected life is not a prolonged earthly life but life in an entirely new dimension.” (Edwards, pg. 366)

18. The Answer About the Bible They could recite facts
They didn’t understand
The key… “is” versus “was”

19. Don’t Miss the MARK
The enemy will try to discredit you by making you look silly.
Knowledge doesn’t always yield understanding.
Beware “The Bible says…”

20. Don’t Miss the MARK
The goal is hopelessness.