Tonight I sat and watched the lightning put on a show. As I watched, I began to wonder about heaven. Have you ever wondered what we will know in heaven?People sometimes ask, “Will we recognize each other?”
That question always amazes me. As if we’re going to forget everything—or be walking around in a fuzzy cloud. We still will love, but our love will be perfected. We still will think and remember, but our thoughts will be perfected too. We certainly will know each other in heaven—and infinitely better than we knew each other on earth.
How do I know that? In Matthew 17 we read the account of Jesus on the mountaintop with Peter, James, and John. In those moments when He was transfigured before them, His face was shining like the sun and His clothes were white as the light, He was seen talking to both Moses and Elijah.
From the account, it’s obvious that the disciples knew it was Moses and Elijah, though they were never told that fact or introduced to them. I doubt these two visitors from heaven had little name tags on: “Hi. My name is Moses.” Do you think Moses was standing with two stone tablets of the Ten Commandments under his arm, just to give them a little hint? No, but there was something about these two that made them instantly recognizable.
The disciples knew Moses and Elijah.
Think of the purest, highest, most ecstatic joy on earth, multiply it a thousand times, and you’ll get a fleeting glimpse of heaven’s euphoria. That is why David wrote, “In Your presence is fullness of joy; at Your right hand are pleasures forevermore” (Psalm 16:11).
We will be aware in heaven—more aware than we’ve ever been before.
Rev Ran 🙂