Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away, and there was no longer any sea.
Revelation 21:1 NIV
Today we read of restoration to perfection. We are promised this by God through faith in Jesus' shed blood, death and resurrection.
One might ask, why no sea? God has a plan and this plan includes no more seas. Remember that John was on the island of Patmos in the Aegean Sea. The sea isolated him from the land of Asia Minor, now Turkey, a land he dearly loved. In addition, seas were places where storms occurred and lead to desolation and death. One more reason is that seas were felt to be dwelling places for evil spirits. Recollect the demon possessed man; the demon was driven into the pigs, and subsequently the pigs ran into the Sea of Galilee.
The statement of no seas does not imply no water. Perhaps the water will be redistributed, like it was before the great flood in Genesis where Noah survived in the ark.
Pray that God encourages you to stay in the word daily.
Re-read the last few chapters of Revelation.
In Christ,
David P
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