Why do you suppose there will be no more seas on the new earth? What would the reason be?
Nearly everyone loves the beauty and sound of the sea. It doesn’t makes sense that there will be no sea on the new earth.
Revelation 21:1
ESV - 1 Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away, and the sea was no more.
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Asked February 04 2022
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luanne hastings
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Tim Maas
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I would say that, individual preferences or love for the sea notwithstanding, the sea is still a turbulent, unruly, hazardous domain that separates people and that will be incompatible with the eternal order, stability, unity, and submission to God that will characterize the new earth. Also, from a historical standpoint, the sea has commonly been regarded as a symbol of evil, destruction, and darkness, both literally from a navigational standpoint, and as indicated symbolically in both the Old (Daniel 7) and New (Revelation 13) Testaments by the beasts rising from the sea. The land, by contrast, is an open space that does not cover or conceal things in the way that the sea can.
Donna Williams
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I believe that the answer is found in chapter 18, which reveals the destruction of Babylon. The sea is mentioned and the corruption of the city. In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth, also seas are mentioned, and everything that He created was good. Due to the fall of mankind all things have been corrupted. I believe that there is no need for the sea; because the new Jerusalem will have a pure river of water of life in the midst of it, as mentioned in Revelation 22:1.
Jack Gutknecht
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This is an intriguing inquiry, Luanne! Two different commentators offer 2 similar and yet unique answers to your question. Warren Wiersbe wonders thusly: "No more sea” does not mean “no more water.” It simply indicates that the new earth will have a different arrangement as far as water is concerned. Three-fourths of our globe consists of water, but this won’t be the case in the eternal state. In John’s day, the sea meant danger, storms, and separation (John himself was on an island!). About three-quarters of the earth’s surface is presently covered with water and therefore uninhabitable by humans. In the new earth, by contrast, there will be no sea (Revelation 21:1). This means there will be an immensely increased land surface, making the whole world inhabitable. The life principle in this new earth will not be water but rather the water of life (Rev 22:1).--Ron Rhodes
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