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NASB | 2 Samuel 12:23 "But now he has died; why should I fast? Can I bring him back again? I will go to him, but he will not return to me." |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | 2 Samuel 12:23 "But now he is dead; why should I [continue to] fast? Can I bring him back again? I will go to him [when I die], but he will not return to me." |
Subject: Will we know our loved ones in heaven? |
Bible Note: Hi Nolan, 1 Thessalonians 16 For the Lord himself will come down from heaven, with a loud command, with the voice of the archangel and with the trumpet call of God, and the dead in Christ will rise first. this is telling us that the Dead in Christ will be resurrected at the second comming is it not? Indeed if we are already in heaven after we die what is the need for the second resurrection As for the Parable of the Rich man and Lazarus, this is a parable and i beleive it is symbolic, not literal. Most parables are symbolic (ie Matthew 13:24 Jesus told them another parable: "The kingdom of heaven is like a man who sowed good seed in his field.) I dont believe that we have consiousness once dead: Psalm 146:4 His breath goeth forth, he returneth to his earth; in that very day his thoughts perish. Ecclesiastes 9:5 For the living know that they shall die: but the dead know not any thing, neither have they any more a reward; for the memory of them is forgotten.(this clearly says the dead do not experience any 'reward' or bliss after death - and how could they if their thoughts have perished) but of course i believe that we will see our loved ones once in heaven (so long as they are saved too), but after the 2nd comming and resurrection. daniel |