Question 8
How did Jesus get himself out of the Sadducee's trap?
Bible
Matthew 22:30
"Jesus answered, In the Resurrection they neither marry nor are given in marriage, but are as the angels of God in Heaven."
Answer
Jesus pointed out the error in their trap and the error in their belief about the resurrection. None will marry or be given in marriage in the new earth according to Jesus. So their question was irrelevant. Jesus continued to point out that the scriptures clearly teach that God’s people who have died are only temporarily dead as they await the resurrection day. Jesus used Abraham, Isaac and Jacob as examples (in verse 31-32) to illustrate that saints who die are not going to be dead permanently.