Originally posted by Believer
Funny, but I have never, ever thought about that! It's amazing how I learn something new every day. Maybe I find that amazing because I keep getting older every year!
That is such an interesting question GE Lady. I would also love to hear anything about this. My nephew was 4 when he was killed, so will I recognize him at 33? I'm sure I will, but my human brain has a hard time imagining that. Personally I have no problem with being 33 for eternity!
Believer,
Nobody knows how old we will be but it stands to reason that we will probably be at the age where the body is at it's peak level of growth, etc. Concerning whether you would recognize your nephew I would say look at Matthew 17:1-4:
Now after six days Jesus took Peter, James, and John his brother, led them up on a high mountain by themselves; 2 and He was transfigured before them. His face shone like the sun, and His clothes became as white as the light. 3 And behold, Moses and Elijah appeared to them, talking with Him. 4 Then Peter answered and said to Jesus, Lord, it is good for us to be here; if You wish, let us make here three tabernacles: one for You, one for Moses, and one for Elijah.
The New King James Version, (Nashville, TN: Thomas Nelson Publishers) 1998, c1982.
Notice that Peter recognized Moses and Elijah? How could he know who they were since they had died hundreds of years before them? This is a good lesson in that we will know things like that because we will have a new mind as 1 Corinthians 13:12 states:
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.
The New King James Version, (Nashville, TN: Thomas Nelson Publishers) 1998, c1982.
God Bless