I know--you're going to quote the passage from Revelation."For the former things will not come to mind, ".Some others say it's not that our memories will be erased , but that Heaven will be so glorious that it will "overshadow " any negative memories. I've heard pastors say, "Within the first 5 minutes in Heaven, you'll forget all about your bad experiences on Earth"back then." But I don't know. For one thing, I don't think it's about our memories being "wiped out", because the martyrs in Revelation state,"How long until You avenge our blood on those who dwell on the Earth?" Avenge our blood, meaning they have some memory of it, and it's not that God gives us "mass amnesia" like some suggest.Also, it says God will wipe out all tears from their eyes. "Wipe out," if they had amnesia, the tears wouldn't be there in the first place.So I don't think it's that God forcibly removes the memories. So maybe that they won't be important to us anymore. BUT..by saying that within a few minutes we can "forget all about" a bad life...I don't know. Someone without much depth, or someone who had a "normal amount" of bad experiences in their life,easier. In my case, I've had obstacles, losses incured by "bad breaks" unfairness, unsaved people surpassing me,my whole life.And in fact, the last few months, my problems have become more complicated, harder to solve, and more "back to back" than ever. And with no letup. So for me to just "put it behind me" in 2 minutes flat when I get to Heaven, I don't know.It's not as if it never happened, it DID happen. Even after 1000 years in Heaven, it's "on the record"that here, I got screwed x amount of times.How can I deny something that happened?Because I'm in Heaven, doesn't erase the fact that I had bad experiences on Earth when here.And if we still have a memory....
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