“No Longer Any Sea” Revelation 21:1-8
“No Longer Any Sea” Revelation 21:1-8
Sea of Separation Land & people (Rev 1:9) Symbolic: governments, misunderstandings, bitterness, jealousy & suspicion Removed by the gospel (Gal 3:27-28) Recreated by sin (James 4) No separation in Heaven (Rev 3:12; 21:3)
Sea of Mystery Unanswered questions (Deut 29:29) Symbolic: secular & scientific knowledge Unknown future of family Unknown future of nations No mystery in Heaven (Eph 3:1-6; 1 John 3:2; Rev 22:3-4)
Sea of Unrest Constant motion (Psa 107:25, 29; Jude 1:13) Symbolic: instability of the human race Cause by the wicked (Isa 57:20-21) Affected the church (Rev 13:1) No unrest in Heaven (Heb 13:12-14; 4:9-10; Rev 14:13; Job 3:17)
Sea of Danger & Death Fear, Dread (Mark 4:35-41; Acts 27:14-20) Symbolic: sickness, disease, death, sin Day of Judgment (Rev 20:12-15) Living in sin (Eph 2:1-20); Returning to sin (Heb 10:39; 2 Pet 2:22); Shipwreck faith (1 Tim 1:18-20) No danger or death in Heaven (Rev 21:4)