As we work backward through Mark 12:18–27, we discover that the resurrection isn't just a theological concept—it's the hope of the gospel. Jesus points to the ordinary words spoken by God to Moses, "I am the God of Abraham…" and shows us something extraordinary: God is not the God of the dead, but of the living.
Heaven, too, is more than we imagine. Jesus reminds us it's not a mere extension of earthly relationships. It's something far greater. Heaven is a hotel on the way to the final destination, the new heavens and new earth, where God will dwell with His people. The resurrection of the body is not a symbolic hope; it's the ordinary promise of an extraordinary God who keeps His covenant forever.
This passage calls us to live with resurrection-shaped vision. In Adam, we all die. In Christ, we are raised. And that changes how we live every ordinary day, expectant for the extraordinary glory to come.
