June 15, 2025

HEAVEN MATTERS: YOUR QUESTIONS

1. What happens to marriage in heaven? (Matthew 22:30)

2. Will I recognize my family and loved ones in heaven?

3. What about the people who annoyed me? Will I forget them?

4. What are the steps after death?

1. Death – The body ceases to function (Heb. 9:27).

2. Spirit departs – The soul leaves the body (Eccl. 12:7).

3. Immediate presence of Christ (for believers) – "To be absent from the body is to be present with the Lord" (2 Cor. 5:8).

4. State of Paradise – Conscious joy in God's presence (Luke 23:43).

5. Second Resurrection – At Christ’s return, bodies are raised and reunited with the soul (1 Thess. 4:16).

6. Two Judgments – Believers are judged for rewards; unbelievers for eternal separation (2 Cor. 5:10, Rev. 20:11–15).

7. New Heaven and New Earth – Eternity with God (Rev. 21).

5. Do all dogs/cats go to heaven?

6. Will we see Jesus in the body like He was on earth?

7. What age will I be in heaven? Will everyone be the same age?

8. Can our loved ones in heaven see us on earth?

9. Did my adult son who died of an overdose go to heaven?

10. What about people who commit suicide? Can they go to heaven?

11. Can you lose salvation? Can my name be crossed out of the Book of Life?

All of this leads back to the Gospel: that Jesus lived the life we couldn’t live, died the death we deserved, and rose again to give us life. The assurance of our salvation is rooted in Him, not in ourselves.

2 Corinthians 13:5a, “Examine yourselves to see if your faith is genuine. Test yourselves…” (NLT)