Just as our earthly bodies were of the first man, Adam, so will our resurrection bodies be like Christ’s glorious body (1 Corinthians 15:47 Philippians 3:21). The Bible declares that, when we arrive in heaven, we will “be like him for we shall see him as he is” (1 John 3:2).
In all these examples, the Bible seems to indicate that, after death, we will still be recognizable to each other. David’s words imply that he believed he would recognize his son in heaven. And, when David’s young son died, David declared, “I will go to him, but he will not return to me” (2 Samuel 12:23). King Saul recognized Samuel when the witch of Endor summoned Samuel from the realm of the dead (1 Samuel 28:8–17). In Luke 16:19–31, Abraham, Lazarus, and the rich man are all recognizable after death. Though they had departed this world centuries prior, both Moses and Elijah remained distinct persons who had not lost their identity. At the transfiguration of Christ, Moses and Elijah made an appearance, and they were recognizable (Matthew 17:3–4). Our ability to recognize people in the afterlife is suggested in several passages of Scripture.
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