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You will still be you in heaven, and everyone will recognize you. You’ll instantly know your loved ones.
I realize that on two occasions after His resurrection, people were confused about our Lord’s identity. The first was at the tomb, when Mary Magdalene thought Jesus was the gardener. But her eyes were filled with tears. She quickly recognized Him (John 20:16). The other was on the Emmaus Road, when the two travelers thought He was a stranger. But that’s because “their eyes were restrained, so that they did not know Him” (Luke 24:16).
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On every other occasion, people identified Jesus and called Him by name. They will call you by name, too, as soon as they see you. The apostle Paul said of that day, “Now I know in part, but then I shall know just as I also am known” (1 Corinthians 13:12).
In describing the moment of our resurrection in 1 Thessalonians, Paul told the people not to grieve beyond measure over those who had passed away, for we would see them again and be caught up in the heavens with them. “And thus we shall always be with the Lord” (verse 4:17).
people identified Jesus and called Him by name.
The three men in Jesus’ story about the afterlife—Abraham, the beggar Lazarus, and the rich man in Hades—all recognized each other (Luke 16:22–31).
At the transfiguration of Christ in Matthew 17, Peter, James, and John recognized Elijah, Moses, and the brilliantly illuminated Jesus. Here we have men whose earthly lives were separated by centuries, yet they all knew each other. They were standing there physically, fellowshipping and talking together. Moses and Elijah were known by their same names, but they were glorified, energized, and wrapped in light (verses 1-13). Perhaps the best answer is the one I heard years ago. An old lady approached her pastor and said, “Will I know my daughter when I get to heaven? She’s there waiting on me.”
The pastor replied, “My dear, did you recognize her on earth? Yes? Well, we aren’t going to be less aware in heaven than we are on earth, are we? We’ll actually be smarter and our memories will be keener. Yes, you will instantly recognize your sweet daughter.”
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For more on this topic, see chapter 5 from Dr. Jeremiah’s book, The Promise of Heaven: 31 Reasons to Get Excited About Your Eternal Home
