And when he had said these things, he knelt down and prayed with them all. Then they all wept freely, and fell on Paul's neck and kissed him, sorrowing most of all for the words which he spoke, that they would see his face no more. And they accompanied him to the ship. Acts 20:36-38

Last time we considered the fact that we will be reunited with saved loved ones in Heaven, which will be a delight! But what about the fact that there will likely be people we loved in this life who die unsaved and who, therefore, will not be in Heaven? Will that diminish the joy of Heaven?

First, the infinitely supreme joy of Heaven will be seeing the Lord. Seeing our saved loved ones will also be a delight, but nothing or no one can add anything to the bliss of seeing the Lord. Is the number infinity any bigger by adding 1 to it? No. He alone will be everything.

Likewise, that some of those we loved in this life will not be in Heaven will not take anything away from the joy we will have in Him. How can this be?

Some theorize (I believe completely incorrectly) that we will have no memory of those who are not there. Here are two reasons I reject that notion. (1) “We will know as we are known” in Heaven (1 Corinthians 13:12). Heaven is a place where we know more, not less. (2) This error also steals glory from God, because it would mean that He Himself is not enough to give us perfect delight, unless He erases our memories of others.

What is the biblical answer? Let me warn you that this answer, though correct, causes some folks a measure of distress. Here we go…

When we get to Heaven we will know, at last, that God is right about everything. We say we believe that now, but in Heaven we will understand it to the degree that God’s just condemnation of the lost was the right thing. And we will praise Him forever for doing all things right!

Bottom line: pray for and share Christ with all fervency with unsaved loved ones. But rest assured, when you are in Heaven, because Heaven is infinitely good, it will be no better or no worse because of who other than God is there!