Geri, maybe I’m just too simple or maybe totally ignorant but in my mind one needs to contemplate the dimensional concept. God is not in a single plain of existence. That being said, he will make all things new as He said. What they look like is beyond our current corruptible understanding. We see through a mirror dimly. God and His new earth are far mor magnificent than what we can see now. In equal light, His eternal lake of fire may be another dimension :unsure: my brain gets fatigued in thinking it through so I’m simply waiting, watching, and trusting that my Father has it all worked out and it will be glorious for the believer and horrific for the lost and for eternity. Sorry if that makes it too simplistic, maybe I’m just not that smart to understand our infinite Father :prayer-hands: Geri, I need at least 10 more cups of coffee to even start to think about that. I just thought the hand of God will be sweeping the evil away and all things new. Moving this in another spot. And the Euphrates River continues to dry up. I notice some 5 Doves articles submitted this week have in their timeline the 2 witnesses showing up this April 2023. If that is so and they start their ministry …. then there will be no rain for the next 3 1/2 yrs and will have the Euphrates River in perfect condition for when the Kings of the East invade … So is this another clue to get excited about that the church hast to leave soon with the Euphrates River drying out? B-) Try some tea or a few glasses of grapefruit juice :calvin I know I’ve been brainstorming a lot lately. Sorry about all the questions. It is hard to imagine what our next life will be like. Can’t wait going to be out of this world GREAT! B-) Research shows that coffee helps you think better! 😉 So God recreates the earth … do you think it be like it was before Adam & Eve sinned. I do. The difference between the Millennial Kingdom and the Eternal State is that in the Millennial Kingdom there will still be sin and death. This will not happen in the New Heaven and New Earth, or Eternal State. And even though it says no more sea .. there still hast to be large areas of water for the dolphins, whales, sea life to swim in but perhaps the water tables will be much lower since the flood judgement? In Scripture, Sea is referring to the Gentile Nations. So I think that is what is being presented here. Most of God's amazing creations lies under the oceans so it would seem odd for Him to do away with such beauty. Others believe that the statement there was no longer any sea is a figurative reference to there being no more divisions among humanity. In our current world, the oceans provide natural barriers between nations and people groups. According to this interpretation, John’s vision predicts that, in the new earth, humanity will be not be separated by any means. Another view is that the statement there was no longer any sea refers to the absence of anything that is perilous, unpredictable, or tumultuous. The sea in John’s time was often viewed as place of danger and changeableness. Jesus spoke of “the roaring and tossing of the sea” as part of the tribulation of the end times (Luke 21:25). Psalm 46 speaks of the need to trust God, although the sea’s “waters roar and foam and the mountains quake with their surging” (verse 3). According to this interpretation, God’s promise is that the new earth will not be a place of turmoil or fear. Earlier in Revelation, the “sea” was the source of the satanically empowered beast (Revelation 13:1). This has led some to interpret the statement there was no longer any sea in Revelation 21:1 to mean that the source of evil in the world is gone. No longer will there be opportunity for rebellion in God’s creation. John’s statement that there will be no more sea in the new earth is the first of seven things that are “no more.” The other six promises are that the new order of things will have no more death, mourning, weeping, pain (Revelation 21:4), curse (Revelation 22:3), and night (Revelation 21:25; 22:5). Revelation 21:1 and the statement there was no longer any sea is part of a description of the re-creation of the whole universe, after the tribulation, after the millennium, after the final rebellion. Things will obviously be very different on the new earth from what they are now. The current earth is mostly covered by water, but the new earth will have a different geography. God Questions Good information, Kolleen! Here is Grace thru Faith's thoughts on no more Sea This is another place where John borrows wording directly from Old Testament descriptions of Israel’s Kingdom Age to help us understand. In this case, it’s Isaiah 65:17, “Behold, I will create new heavens and a new earth. The former things will not be remembered, nor will they come to mind.” The rest of Isaiah 65 gives a detailed description of life in Israel during the Millennium. The reference to the absence of a sea in Rev. 21:1 could refer to the re-establishment of the water vapor canopy that permits the extended lifespans mentioned in Isaiah 65:20. Many believe that this canopy was in place before the flood and collapsed upon the Earth to provide some of the water needed for the Great Flood. The fountains of the deep and rainfall supplied the rest (Genesis7:11-12) Some have suggested that after the waters receded the original single landmass of Earth was divided into the continents of today in part to make more room for the world’s vastly larger oceans. I believe the word “new” in Isaiah 65 and Rev. 21 refer to the restoration of Earth to its pre-Adamic state. I see this restoration as beginning with the incredible judgments levied upon mankind during the Great Tribulation, where mountains are literally moved and earthquakes destroy all that man has built. Jesus called this time the restoration (renewal) of all things in Matt. 19:28. If the restoration is complete, the Earth will be righted on its axis, its circumnavigation around the Sun reset to 360 days, we’ll get a worldwide sub-tropical climate, and a replacement water vapor canopy. This plus the reversion of Earth’s landmass to its original configuration could well eliminate the “sea” leaving the Mediterranean and the Dead Sea as catch basins for the abundant water of the River of Life. If you want a really wild theory that I’ve never heard anyone else voice, the Greek word for sea is derived from a root meaning “salt” and in the Bible almost always referred to either the Mediterranean or the Dead Sea. Both are saltwater bodies and both appear to be made fresh by the water from the Temple. It’s possible that John wasn’t referring to the oceans at all, but to these two seas being made freshwater bodies. Of course, this is all wild speculation based on what little information the Bible provides. But I don’t believe that John’s use of two specific Old Testament descriptions of the Kingdom Age in each of his last two chapters is coincidental. I believe he was giving us indicators of timing from an impeccable source. https://gracethrufaith.com/ask-a-bible-teacher/no-more-sea/ 
