Do Our Loved Ones in Heaven See Us? What Moses and Elijah Knew

Can our loved ones in heaven see us? Do they know what is happening in our lives? Christians quote Hebrews 12:1 on one side and Ecclesiastes 9:5 on the other — so what does the Bible actually say? A bride sits in the car outside a small white church, holding a photograph of her late father. One aunt tells her he is watching. The other says the dead know nothing. In this study we keep reading where most people stop: David's words over his son, Ecclesiastes "under the sun," Isaiah 63, King Josiah, the conversation on the mountain between Jesus, Moses and Elijah, the souls under the altar in Revelation 6 — and what Augustine wrote about his own mother, Monica. 📖 CHAPTERS 00:00 Can our loved ones in heaven see us? 01:57 David: "I shall go to him" 03:33 Ecclesiastes 9: the dead "under the sun" 05:13 Isaiah 63: "Abraham be ignorant of us" 05:57 Josiah and the mercy of not seeing 07:24 Jesus and the two men on the mountain 09:09 The rich man remembers (Luke 16) 10:13 Joy in the presence of the angels 10:34 The God of the living 11:47 The cloud of witnesses (Hebrews 12) 13:49 The souls under the altar (Revelation 6) 14:51 Endor and the warning against the dead 16:03 So here is where we actually land 16:26 Augustine and his mother Monica 19:17 The cross, the thief and paradise 21:03 Will you see them again? 21:43 Who are you waiting to see? 💬 Who is one person you are waiting to see again? Write their first name in the comments, and let us thank God for them together. 🔔 Subscribe for more Bible studies from The Biblical Chronicles. ▶️ Go deeper: What Happens the Moment We Die? →    • What Happens When We Die? What the Bible A...   If you are grieving this year, you are not alone. Please share this with someone who has recently lost someone they love. 📚 SOURCES Scripture: King James Version (public domain) — 2 Samuel 12:23 · Ecclesiastes 9:5–6 · Isaiah 63:16 · 2 Kings 22:20 · Luke 9:30–31 · Luke 16:25, 27–28 · Luke 15:10 · Matthew 22:32 · Hebrews 12:1–2 · Revelation 6:9–11 · Deuteronomy 18:10–11 · Philippians 1:23 · Luke 23:43 · 1 Thessalonians 4:13–14, 17 Hebrew "tachat ha-shemesh" (under the sun), Ecclesiastes Greek "exodos" (departure), Luke 9:31 · "martys" (witness), Hebrews 12:1 · "paradeisos" (paradise, from an Old Persian word for a walled garden), Luke 23:43 Augustine of Hippo, "On the Care to Be Had for the Dead" (c. 421), chapters 16 and 18 Augustine, "Confessions," Book 9 (the death of Monica) Illustrations and narration created with AI tools. #Bible #Heaven #BibleStudy