Posted: May 17, 2017 at 4:54 pm ELI5: Why do marriage vows use the line, "Til death us do part" if in Christianity there is an afterlife (heaven). Wouldn\’t you still be with your wife/husband in that afterlife so? Why do these vows not transcend this life? submitted by /u/CheloniaMydas to r/explainlikeimfive [link] [comments] Source: Reddit: TGIOKDI Upvoted Leave a Reply Cancel replyYou must be logged in to post a comment.