Question:

God said that there would be no sorrow in Heaven.  So, does that mean that people in Heaven cannot see what is happening on the Earth?  If they look down and see a family member sinning, they would be sad.

Answer:

We touched a little on this in the Young People’s meetings at the Nassau conference.  While we read in the story of the rich man and Lazarus (this is never called a parable, and should be considered as a real occurrence), that the rich man, in Hades could see Lazarus (Luke 16:23), we are not told that Lazarus could see the rich man.  It’s impossible to see into outer darkness while in the presence of the one who is “Light.”  Besides, in the presence of our precious Saviour, our eyes, our ears, our focus will be upon Him, our blessed Redeemer.

As far as no sorrow in Heaven, it’s only in Revelation 21:4 that finally “God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes.”