Bob Saget speculated about the afterlife, days before his own unexpected death, while paying tribute to fellow-departed-star Betty White. He concluded his heartfelt post by speculating about where White is now, noting that she believed she would reunite with her husband, Allen Ludden, in the afterlife.

“She always said the love of her life was her husband, Allen Ludden, whom she lost in 1981. Well, if things work out by Betty’s design— in the afterlife, they are reunited,” Saget wrote. “I don’t know what happens when we die, but if Betty says you get to be with the love of your life, then I happily defer to Betty on this.”

Not to take away from the accomplishments of these individuals, but I wouldn’t trust my soul to their philosophies. These are sentimental statements about their beliefs, but have no evidence for support from the Word of God.

Here are two verses to cast some doubts on these presuppositions.

One, there will be no marriage relationship in heaven.

Matthew 22:29-30

Jesus answered and said to them, “You are mistaken, not knowing the Scriptures nor the power of God. For in the resurrection, they neither marry nor are given in marriage, but are like angels of God in heaven. 

Two, we can know what happens.

1 John 5:13

 These things I have written to you who believe in the name of the Son of God, that you may know that you have eternal life, and that you may continue to believe in the name of the Son of God. 

Give it some thought because eternal life should not be based on speculation.

Gary