you gave previously regarding this topic from the Old Testament<\/a>.<\/p>\n\tAnswer:<\/h2>\n
In the story of the Rich Man and Lazarus, the rich man was able to recognize Abraham and Lazarus while in Hades (Luke 16:20-31). When Jesus was on the mountain and was transfigured, Moses and Elijah appeared with him and the disciples there recognized all three (Matthew 17:1-8). It is interesting because in these events people recognized others whom they had never met in person.<\/p>\n
We won’t have physical bodies, as we have here on earth. “For this corruptible must put on incorruption, and this mortal must put on immortality<\/em>” (I Corinthians 15:53). But it doesn’t imply that people are indistinguishable in the spiritual realm or that we won’t recognize people for who they are when we get there.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Question: Does it say anywhere in the New Testament that we will know our loved ones in heaven? I have read the scriptures that\u00a0you gave previously regarding this topic from the Old Testament. 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