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Unfortunately, due to their not understanding EITHER resurrection, dear LQ (peace to you!), they've created confusion and a problem for themselves. Thing is, it doesn't matter WHICH resurrection: as dear 'Mom (peace,, luv!) shared... death severs the marriage bond. Hence, regardless of WHICH resurrection one is a part of, their FLESHLY marriage bond is severed. Why? Because in order to BE resurrected... one would have had to die!
What of those who do not die but are changed? Same thng: they become "like the angels". What does that mean? It means they become SPIRITS. And other than JAH and Christ, SPIRITS don't marry/take mates. Why? Because THEY ARE COMPLETE... in an of themselves! They don't have part of them separated so as to create a companion. Only flesh with its blood needs that.
JAH and Christ took/had "wives" purely out of love and not for the purpose of creating NEW beings (as was the command to man - "Be FRUITFUL and MULTIPLY"). Humans need other humans to do that. Not the actual body, per se, but the "seed" of one another. Christ was given a wife, those the Father give to him. JAH, however, is complete. His "wives" (the spirit realm, "Sarah" or Jerusalem Above; the physical realm, "Hagar" or the "earth" (which includes the entire physical universe; and Israel, the seed of Abraham)... all came OUT of Him and so ARE Him. As Eve came out of Adham and so WAS Adham ("bone of my bone, flesh of my flesh").
Although all who participate in the FIRST resurrection become spirits, not all who are part of the second (general) one do. Some are resurrected to life, yes, and thus are given "white robes" (spirit bodies); however, some are resurrected to judgment (and so condemnation) and thus undergo the "second death", destruction in the Lake of Fire (Gehenna).
In their attempts to usurp the One who IS the Truth and Word of God, the WTBTS has shown themselves to be a significant part of that beast the number of whose name is "666." They completely teach a partial to totally flawed "truth" and so fall short of the "perfection" they claim to possess (in their teachings). They deny that claim, of course, with caveats such as "likely", and "evidently," etc. However, their utter failure to listen to, teach the teachings of, and glorify the One who IS the Truth and Word of God leaves them their error. As Christ said to those before them, "Because you SAY you see, your sin REMAINS."
If they had condescended to recognize and glorify that One, indeed KISS the One they often sing about kissing ("Kiss the Son, lest God be angry, and ye perish in the way"...), they would know ALL things so as to be able to teach the TRUTH.
Why they are able to teach this particular falsehood... well, the confusion surrounding it... and why their members are so inclined to buy it... is because of some's having MORE desire/love for their mates than for JAH and Christ... and so, more love and desire for their marriage. Not that one should NOT desire/love one's mate... or commit for life. It's just when one puts one's mate/marriage OVER JAH and Christ that the error occurs. And we have examples such as Jezebel and Ahab, Ananias and Sapphira, David and Bathsheba, and Solomon and his plethora of wives to help us see that. On the other hand, we have examples such as Job and his wife, Abigail and Nabal, and others.
We MUST love our spouses, yes, AS we love ourselves. But if we're not to love ourselves MORE than we love JAH and Christ, then we can't love our dear spouses more, either. Unfortunately, most have their minds on THIS world, and the things in IT, including spouses. Some to the extent that they will do ANYTHNG for that spouse. Kidnap and harbor children for abuse... murder... even blasphemy.
If we love JAH... with our WHOLE heart, mind, soul (being), and strength, then everyone else, including our spouse, will come AFTER. However, we cannot be LOVING JAH... if we mistreat or dishonor that spouse. Loving our spouse, however, doesn't mean joying them in error. It means warning them, if we can, and helping them, if we can, NOT to err. And forgiving them when they do... just as we want them to forgive us when WE do. If, though, we want them to join US in error (think, Ananias and Sapphira), then we don't TRULY love THEM. And if we are afraid to stand our ground and NOT err with them... then we have to consider WHY we are afraid.
Because perfect love casts ALL fear... outside.
The WTBTS, however, doesn't know love. Of God, Christ... or fellowman. So, they cannot teach as to such. They DO know fear, however... which is why THAT is the true "foundation" of their teachings.
The MOST HOLY One of Israel, JAH of Armies, however, doesn't arbitrarily break up families. THAT would be UNLOVING. True, some families will be broken, but that will be due to literal CHOICE of the individual members OF such families. Otherwise, when He blesses someone, He blesses THE ENTIRE HOUSEHOLD. Spouses, children, parents, siblings... even other relatives... even friends.
And so, there is nothing TO fear. If YOU belong to the Body of Christ... or are blessed for having done good to one of such ones... your HOUSEHOLD is blessed, as well. True, one might not "belong" to one's spouse [in marriage] in the NEW Jerusalem, BUT... such loved on will be there! And isn't THAT the desire we should want... if we TRULY love such one: that they are THERE, even if not bound to US?
I hope this helps, dear ones!
As always, peace to you!
YSSFS of Christ,
Shellamar
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They are in a heap of trouble with these poor people who are not wanting to buy this stupid idea they teach. 
"I am proud to say that I will not lift one finger ( except my middle finger) for the WTBTS." 
IT is!!