Will there be intercourse in heaven?

Answer 1

Scripture indicates there will not. Jesus explained to his disciples that there would be no marriage in heaven so it is reasonable to assume if there is no marriage, then there will be no sex.

Addendum:The best answer anyone can give is "we don't know." No one has been to Heaven and returned to tell about it. There is an assumption that Heaven is a physical place, and nowhere in scripture is that stated. When Heaven is spoken of in scripture, it is invariably connected to God or his creation (God of Heaven, Kingdom of Heaven, Creator of heaven and earth, etc.). In each of these instance, "heaven" is a number of different things. The first mention in Genesis of heaven is a Hebrew word that appears nowhere else in scripture, and it means three dimensional expanse, essentially "space." Later references to heaven in Genesis reference heaven as the firmament, literally the expanse, and figuratively the sky above the Earth or the Earth's atmosphere.

In the New Testament, the first mention of Heaven is in Matthew 3:1 & 2, "In those days John the Baptist came, preaching in the wilderness of Judea / and saying, 'Repent, for the kingdom of heaven has come near.'" John is literally prophesying or announcing the arrival of Jesus Christ. The baptism of Christ takes place shortly after, and in verse 16, "heaven was opened." In verse 17 "a voice from heaven" spoke. The argument can be made that heaven is a place here, but it can equally be argued that heaven is a condition or a state of being as well.

One can argue in both directions that there will or won't be sexual intercourse in heaven. The won't side is perhaps a bit stronger. Here's why:

• If heaven is a different condition and there is no physical presence, there is no sex. Intercourse, as we meat sacks know it, cannot happen without a body.
• God's first commandment to Man was "Be fruitful and multiply." Being there were only two humans on the planet, this made sense. If heaven is a reward for a life well and obediently lived, there is no need for multiplication, so no need for sex. What is not needed typically drops away.
• If Heaven is a place, it has finite boundaries. There being no death in Heaven, it is going to get really crowded, very quickly--the purpose of sex is procreation (making new little people). Yeah, I know a new argument rises from the "The purpose of sex is pleasure" group. They can move to the back of the class and adjust their houkas for a discussion elsewhere. The purpose of sexual intercourse is procreation; that it feels good only makes the act more likely to happen--the driving force of 99% of animal behavior.

Now, although the no sex argument is a bit stronger does not mean it wins. As stated earlier, we do not know. In the absence of knowledge, there is only speculation. Speculation is not fact.