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Can we see people in heaven?

When he opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of those who had been slain because of the word of God and the testimony they had maintained. They called out in a loud voice, “How long, Sovereign Lord, holy and true, until you judge the inhabitants of the earth and avenge our blood?” Then each of them was given a white robe, and they were told to wait a little longer, until the number of their fellow servants and brothers who were to be killed as they had been was completed. Revelation 6:9-11

Many passages that glimpse into heaven show people together with other people, engaging in activities together.

God is about relationship on earth—parent/child, husband/wife, individual/church—so why wouldn’t heaven be built around relationships?

Since our memories aren’t erased, then we will know others and remember them.

Those who claimed to die and have a vision of heaven (and I read those accounts with some caution) do seem to have one thing in common—they are greeted by loved ones who passed before them.

We will also meet people that we did not know and spend an eternity getting to know them.

Heaven is about relationship.  Hell is about separation.

We got into heaven because of our desire for a relationship with Jesus Christ.  Others who also have that desire will gather and experience that relationship together.