Reunion in heaven?

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ceasertoss

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I'm really new to the Bible and am trying to learn as much as I can each passing day.
Anyways, I read somewhere that when you die, you will get reunited with your former loved ones
in heaven. Is this true?

But I also read that while you will know them and recognize them, the love won't be there.
Is this true? I honestly could not bear to think of seeing my future wife in heaven
and not loving her anymore. Not being able to hold her or hold any sort of compassion for her
what so ever. And not just her but my family, friends, my pets, everything.

It kind of makes me want to live forever :(
 
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zeroturbulence

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The part about the love not being there is wrong. I don't know where you heard that but its completely opposite of everything I've ever heard about the afterlife and heaven. I don't know if you'll see all of your loved ones there, but I've heard of many near-death experiences where people have died on the operating table or in an accident and came back to life and they said they saw their loved ones. They say the experience was so beautiful that they did not want to come back. The bible doesn't tell us much about heaven except that its beauty is so great that man cannot even imagine it (see 1 corinthians 2:9).
 
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ceasertoss

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Well I read an article and it sais that there is no marriage in heaven:
http://www.gotquestions.org/marriage-heaven.html
Or I'm not exactly sure :( I didn't quite understand some of it.

If I get married, will I be able to love my spouse while in heaven? Or will we just be equally loved like everyone else?
I wish the love is the same in heaven as it is on Earth.

I also read this from another article on the same website:
Jesus teaches here that marriage is a relationship to be enjoyed in this life, but it will not carry forward into the next life. While we do not lose our identity in heaven (Luke 16:23), we will not hold the same relationships that we do on earth. Our existence will be quite different from what we are used to here.
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Like not being able to hold your spouse and love her/him the way you did on earth.....I just can't imagine to bear that.
 
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Yes Jesus said there is no marriage in heaven because there were these people asking him what if a woman's husband dies and she marries another man (which is allowed by the bible), then who will be her husband in heaven? Jesus replied by saying that there is no marriage in heaven. You will still love that person as much as before, but he/she will not have the title of "your husband" or "your wife" any longer.
 
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dmdave17

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I think we may be over thinking this a little bit. There are some things the Bible does teach us. God is good. God is loving. God is awesome. Therefore, the primary "benefit" of heaven is to be in God's presence. All the time. Everything else is secondary to that. I cannot imagine any scenario where heaven could cause any kind of grief to its occupants. Therefore, we will probably interact with our (saved) loved ones and recognize our spouses from our previous life. However, those things will pale in comparison to our chance to see and experience God firsthand.
 
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Yes don't worry. There is lots and lots and lots of love in heaven and the people who were married in this life love each other even more in heaven. The difference is that they are no longer limited by the vows of marriage. A husband no longer has to take care of his wife and a wife no longer has to submit to her husband. In heaven there is no need to take care of anyone or to submit to anyone. Its just the title of "husband and "wife" that one does not take to heaven.
 
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TheTruthWillSetYouFree

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Actually, we will be married to Jesus in Heaven; and there will be no more "male" or "female" in the sense of different sexual organs. Ceasertoss, I would like you to read these articles (and browse the rest of the website for the rest of your questions if you like)!

No marriage in Heaven?
What will Heaven be like?

Enjoy!
 
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zeroturbulence

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Happy2bme

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I didn't read the other posts yet... I don't know where u heard that the love wouldn't be there... It won't be the love you know now... We will all be filled with the love of GOD - we will love and be loved in a way that is in every way impossible for us to do before we get there with HIM! A love that you have never known nor will ever know until you get there... rejoice! Do not be sad... it may not be the love you now have for your loved ones... but it WILL be so much more!!!
 
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