Shall we know one another in heaven?
For many Christians the prospect of being re-united with loved ones in the life to come is one of the greatest comforts in the face of bereavement.
Of course, this prospect ought not to overshadow that fellowship with our Lord which ought to be pre-eminent. After all, the Psalmist could pray, “Whom have I in heaven but thee?’ (Psa 73:25), and Paul’s great desire was to depart and ‘being with Christ’, Phil 1:23; 1 Thess 4:17. …