But everyone has different views on what we can expect in Heaven. So, what do you think? Do you think you will recognize your husband or wife in Heaven? Do you think marriage will still exist?
Our pastor once said from the pulpit that in heaven there will be no marriage… his wife piped up from the congregation, “Amen”.
There was laughter but I do agree. I don’t pretend to understand how it all works because Jesus said there will be no giving in marriage but that we will be like the angels.
IMO, there are several indications in Scripture that we will maintain our identity in heaven and, thus, be recognizable to our loved ones (and they to us), which would include our former spouses, but it will be an entirely different relationship as a fellow-heir, not as spouse.
In Matthew 17:1-8, Peter, James and John recognized Moses and Elijah. In 1 Thessalonians 2:19-20, Paul expected to recognize in heaven the Thessalonian Christians to whom he had ministered on earth (see a similar situation in 2 Corinthians 1:14).
In addition, Paul says in 1 Corinthians 13:12, “For now we see in a mirror, dimly, but then face to face. Now I know in part, but then I shall know just as I also am known” (NKJ). That last phrase, “I shall know just as I also am known” would indicate that we shall know others as well as be known by others.
When the glory of Jesus was revealed in the transfiguration, we are told that “Moses and Elijah appeared to them, talking with him” (Matthew 17:3).