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Q: Will the believers that die and go to heaven be able to have any relationship with nonbelievers?

A: I wish that I could provide a definite answer to this question. Unfortunately, the Bible leaves a lot of blanks concerning life after death, and the information we have is not particularly clear.

I know of only one passage that contains any mention of interactions between redeemed and condemned individuals after death, and it’s difficult to interpret. It is the account of a rich man and a poor beggar named Lazarus found in Luke 16:19-31, (This Lazarus is not the one Jesus raised from the dead...