Will we be able to see and know our friends and family members in Heaven?

GotQuestions.org

Subscribe

Download

Share

00

00:00

Will we know each other in heaven? We're going to answer that question. Many people say that the first thing they want to do when they arrive in heaven is see all their friends and loved ones who have passed on before them.

00:12

In eternity, there will be plenty of time to see, know, and spend time with our friends and family members.

00:18

However, that will not be our primary focus in heaven. We will be far more occupied with worshiping

00:23

God and enjoying the wonders of heaven. Our reunions with loved ones are more likely to be filled with recounting the grace and glory of God in our lives, his wondrous love, and his mighty works.

00:35

We will rejoice all the more because we can praise and worship the Lord in the company of other believers, especially those we loved on earth.

00:42

What does the Bible say about whether we will be able to recognize people in the afterlife? King Saul recognized

00:48

Samuel when the witch of Endor summoned Samuel from the realm of the dead. When David's infant son died,

00:54

David declared, I will go to him, but he will not return to me. David assumed that he would be able to recognize his son in heaven, despite the fact that he had died as a baby.

01:04

In Luke 16 verses 19 through 31, Abraham, Lazarus, and the rich man were all recognizable after death.

01:11

At the Transfiguration, Moses and Elijah were recognizable. In these examples, the

01:17

Bible does seem to indicate that we will be recognizable after death. The Bible declares that when we arrive in heaven, we will be like him, for we shall see him as he is.

01:28

Just as our earthly bodies were of the first man, Adam, so will our resurrection bodies be just like Christ's.

01:35

And just as we have borne the likeness of the earthly man, so shall we bear the likeness of the man from heaven.

01:41

For the perishable must clothe itself with the imperishable, and the mortal with immortality.

01:47

Many people recognized Jesus after his resurrection. If Jesus was recognizable in his glorified body, we also will be recognizable in our glorified bodies.

01:57

Being able to see our loved ones is a glorious aspect of heaven. But heaven is far more about God and far less about us.

02:06

What a pleasure it will be to be reunited with our loved ones and worship God with them for all eternity.

02:13

That answers the question, will we know each other in heaven? Research this question further on our website,