There has been so many events in my life that I have missed because I was not able to make it. Parties, events etc… If I make it to heaven would I be able to see those events on demand?
Honestly, I think in heaven you won’t care about those worldly events. When in heaven, one is in the full glory of God for ever. I think that will transcend any of our earthly experiences.
There has been so many events in my life that I have missed because I was not able to make it. Parties, events etc… If I make it to heaven would I be able to see those events on demand?
In all seriousness, though, the only real answer we can offer is “we don’t know.” Eye has not seen and ear has not heard.
I’ve actually thought about this question before. My take is that, if we are in eternity in which we can, in a sense, see all time all at once, then it wouldn’t really be much of a stretch to think we could do such a thing. PerfectTiming is right that the glory of God will likely make such earthly events seem less important. But I don’t think we’ll forget them. And we may look back fondly as an adult may look back fondly on a nursery rhyme they learned as a child.
My take is that Heaven is such a wonderful place, I’ll look back and wonder why I even bothered with the pleasures of life on Earth. Assuming I ever get to Heaven, that is…
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