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NASB | Revelation 21:1 Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth; for the first heaven and the first earth passed away, and there is no longer any sea. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Revelation 21:1 Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth; for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away (vanished), and there is no longer any sea. [Is 65:17; 66:22] |
Bible Question: In Revelation, it is said there will be no more sea. What does this mean? Why will there be no sea in the new heaven and earth? Or is this a metaphor for "sea of sin"? |
Bible Answer: Dear Convict, Good question, but I'm uncertain that it is answerable in a conclusive way. We don't really have anything in this passage to suggest that it is to be taken as anything other than an aspect of the new earth that John had found particularly striking. I've heard some say that it means that the whole earth will be inhabitable, making about four times as much surface area as available today. Others suggest that the oceans are gone because they are a remnant of the diluvial judgment. I've heard people assert that the oceans disappeared in the fiery transformation mentioned in Amos 7:4 and 2 Peter 3:10-12. On the other hand, to the non-seafaring, Jewish mind, oceans and seas were not well appreciated. Weather from off the Mediterranean was usually pretty problematic for them. Generally, allusions to the sea were pretty negative. See, for example, Isaiah 57:20. I'm sure people have their dearly-held opinions on this, but I don't see any authority from the Scriptures themselves that would allow us to conclusively answer. Prophetic language is usually intentionally obscure, becoming obvious only in hindsight. We may have to wait to know for certain! :-) In Him, Doc |
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