And the Sea Will Be No More? (super interesting blog post by RJS)

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@BradKramer

http://www.patheos.com/blogs/jesuscreed/2017/05/18/sea-will-no-rjs/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=ScotMcKnightTest&utm_content=JesusCreed

So #humblebrag: This was the topic of my Masters Thesis in seminary. I personally think the “sea” motif is the key to freeing Scripture from the “everything was perfect and then Adam ruined it and then Christ fixed it” metanarrative that is so dominant.

Key section:

If the sea in Genesis 1 was good – a part of God’s perfect creation – why is there particular mention in Revelation 21 that there will be no longer any sea? The sea is not necessarily evil, and can be quite beautiful. If the sea, however, represents chaos, the elimination of the sea makes sense. But it isn’t a recreation of Genesis 1.

Thoughts, everyone?

Revelation is full of mysterious imagery! But It’s my understading that the “sea” in this passage refers to the mass of unbelieving people - due to ignorance or wilful rejection. If memory serves, this interpretation has in roots in ancient Judaism (unsurprisingly) - the “sea” traditonally referred to the Gentiles.