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There will be two eternal existances, one being the lake of fire, and the other with the Lord. It is
my opinion, from scriptures, a person's knowledge, of who a person is, will be based on the
person's "last" birth. The things Jesus said had very important meaning behind them.
God used His own creations to convey an understanding of spiritiual information, (I am the vine,
you are branches; I am the shepard, you are My sheep; etc..) Jesus' use of the phrase, "born
again", wasn't a concept He thought up in the spur of the moment. There is meaning there.
Jesus also said, "Who is My mother, broithers......those who do the will of God, are My mother,
brothers...." The life you started with is temporary. Eternity starts, for the believer, when you are
"born again". For the nonbeliever, imo, eternity starts when you are judged and cast into the lake
of fire.
For the believer, when he/she gets born again, you become a new creation, but you have to
finish the temp. existance in the old body. That old body still has relationships and obligations.
Families have to stay together. To forget who your wife or husband and kids are, when you got
born again, would cause a break down in the family, job, and community. When you die, all those
relationships and obligations come to an end. This can be a disheartening thought for believers,
who are looking to see family members, in the age to come. If they were saved, and you meet
them, in the age to come, you will know them from the 2nd birth (born again) relationship. Now,,
there is great hope here. If a believer had parents or children die, they were extremely close to,
and now miss, the relationship in the age to come will be 100 times better. There will be more
love and a greater closeness to the deceased family member, in the age to come, than it ever
was in the old body. Read Mark 10:29-30 to get some understanding of what kind of
family God will be giving the believer. Whenever a believer gives something up, or God takes
away, He always gives back or restores, to the believer better than what the believer had in the beginning. And family is part of that promise.
Now, you may ask, will we forget family members who were not saved? IMO, the believer will
know everyone who ever existed, in the age to come. The believer will be there when all the
non-believers get judged. Its the "born again" relationships that will be different. Grandpa John
Doe will probably be viewed one of two ways: 1) As John Doe, a sinner who refused Jesus and
now being judged, or 2) John Doe, a very close and loved brother in Christ Jesus.
I highly doubt any believer will say, "Hey, there goes grandpa into the lake of fire.." or "Hey,
Peter, John, meet my grandpa."
For the non-believer, one birth, his/her memory of family and people in other relationships, of this
age, will stay with them, imo, based on the parable told in Luke 16:19-31
my opinion, from scriptures, a person's knowledge, of who a person is, will be based on the
person's "last" birth. The things Jesus said had very important meaning behind them.
God used His own creations to convey an understanding of spiritiual information, (I am the vine,
you are branches; I am the shepard, you are My sheep; etc..) Jesus' use of the phrase, "born
again", wasn't a concept He thought up in the spur of the moment. There is meaning there.
Jesus also said, "Who is My mother, broithers......those who do the will of God, are My mother,
brothers...." The life you started with is temporary. Eternity starts, for the believer, when you are
"born again". For the nonbeliever, imo, eternity starts when you are judged and cast into the lake
of fire.
For the believer, when he/she gets born again, you become a new creation, but you have to
finish the temp. existance in the old body. That old body still has relationships and obligations.
Families have to stay together. To forget who your wife or husband and kids are, when you got
born again, would cause a break down in the family, job, and community. When you die, all those
relationships and obligations come to an end. This can be a disheartening thought for believers,
who are looking to see family members, in the age to come. If they were saved, and you meet
them, in the age to come, you will know them from the 2nd birth (born again) relationship. Now,,
there is great hope here. If a believer had parents or children die, they were extremely close to,
and now miss, the relationship in the age to come will be 100 times better. There will be more
love and a greater closeness to the deceased family member, in the age to come, than it ever
was in the old body. Read Mark 10:29-30 to get some understanding of what kind of
family God will be giving the believer. Whenever a believer gives something up, or God takes
away, He always gives back or restores, to the believer better than what the believer had in the beginning. And family is part of that promise.
Now, you may ask, will we forget family members who were not saved? IMO, the believer will
know everyone who ever existed, in the age to come. The believer will be there when all the
non-believers get judged. Its the "born again" relationships that will be different. Grandpa John
Doe will probably be viewed one of two ways: 1) As John Doe, a sinner who refused Jesus and
now being judged, or 2) John Doe, a very close and loved brother in Christ Jesus.
I highly doubt any believer will say, "Hey, there goes grandpa into the lake of fire.." or "Hey,
Peter, John, meet my grandpa."
For the non-believer, one birth, his/her memory of family and people in other relationships, of this
age, will stay with them, imo, based on the parable told in Luke 16:19-31
