Do Our Loved Ones in Heaven Remember
Us?
by Pastor Ricky Kurth
“Do our loved ones in heaven remember us?”
We
know that people in heaven remember their past lives from Revelation
6:10. Here John sees a vision of heaven wherein martyred saints cry for
vengeance on those who caused them to be “slain” (v. 9). It would be
hard to believe that God would allow people in heaven to have memories
of people like this (cf. Rev. 18:20) and not memories of loved ones.
In
addition, Abraham called upon the rich man in hell to “remember”
Lazarus (Luke 16:25). If God allows people in hell to be tormented by
memories of the people they knew during life, it would be difficult to
believe He would not allow people in heaven to be comforted by the
memories of their loved ones.
Finally,
we know there is recognition in heaven since our bodies will be
fashioned like unto the Lord’s resurrection body (Phil. 3:21), and He
was only not recognizable to His loved ones when “their eyes were
holden” (Luke 24:16). Additionally, Paul knew he’d be comforted by
seeing the Thessalonians in heaven (I Thes. 2:19). Well, if our loved
ones in heaven don’t remember us now, will they suddenly recognize and
remember us when we ourselves arrive in heaven? It seems more natural to believe that our deceased
friends, family, and spouses remember us now and already love us with
the perfect love that we will have for one another throughout eternity
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