Luke 20:36 Meaning and Explanation
“Neither can they die any more: for they are equal unto the angels; and are the children of God, being the children of the resurrection.”
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What Does Luke 20:36 Mean?
Jesus names the deepest difference between the ages: deathlessness. The risen 'cannot die any more' — and in this they are 'equal unto the angels,' who do not waste away or pass from the scene. The comparison the verse itself draws is to the angels' undying life.
Then comes the highest title: 'children of God, being the children of the resurrection.' Resurrection is spoken of as a birth — God bringing forth sons and daughters into a life that cannot be taken back. Everything the Sadducees' story assumed — loss, succession, the grave's last word — is gone. Here is the hope of the gospel in full: not an escape from the world, but the whole person raised, deathless, and at home in the family of God (1 John 3:1-2).
Luke 20:36 in the Original Language
isangelos (ἰσάγγελος), 'equal unto the angels' -- like the angels; this word appears in Scripture only here.
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What does Luke 20:36 mean?
In the resurrection they cannot die any more; they are equal to the angels, and are children of God, being children of the resurrection.