In his excellent book, Knowing Christ, Mark Jones writes:
. . . the incarnation explains why heaven will be for ever. Because we (both body and soul) are united to Jesus Christ, our husband (who possesses both body and soul), heaven can never end. For it to end, one of two things would have to happen: Jesus would have to pass out of existence, or God would have to sin. Both are impossibilities. Why would God have to sin? Because God would have to allow divorce, which he hates (Mal. 2:16), in order for us to pass out of existence. The union between the bride and the husband in heaven is guaranteed by God's resolve, as well as by Christ's, to maintain the union that cannot be broken.
The law of God will be kept in heaven by both Christ and his people. We who enter our Sabbath rest (Heb. 4:11) will not only love the Lord our God with all our heart, soul, mind, and strength (i.e. the first, second, and third commandments), but we will also love our bridegroom (i.e. the seventh commandment). The type of love that Christ shall have for his spouse will keep us utterly safe from wanting any other love.
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