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Revelation 4:6 Also in front of the throne there was what looked like a sea of glass, clear as crystal.

Revelation 15:2 And I saw what appeared to be a sea of glass mingled with fire—and also those who had conquered the beast and its image and the number of its name, standing beside the sea of glass with harps of God in their hands.

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It sounds stunning! I can't wait to see it!

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I guess no one else has a clue about it, either!

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Revelation 22:1 Then the angel showed me the river of the water of life, as clear as crystal, flowing from the throne of God and of the Lamb

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Notes in the ESV Study Bible have this to say:

The sea of glass appears in prophetic visions of God’s throne room (Ex. 24:10; Ezek. 1:22, 26; Rev. 15:2). It is the “floor” of heaven and the “ceiling” of the created universe, and its transparent tranquility shows heaven’s peace in contrast to earthly turmoil.

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Yes,it is one of those things that we will wait and see what it really is.It does sound stunning. :mgcheerful:

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Revelation 4:6 Also in front of the throne there was what looked like a sea of glass, clear as crystal.

Revelation 15:2 And I saw what appeared to be a sea of glass mingled with fire—and also those who had conquered the beast and its image and the number of its name, standing beside the sea of glass with harps of God in their hands.

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Moreover he made an altar of brass, twenty cubits the length thereof, and twenty cubits the breadth thereof, and ten cubits the height thereof.

Also he made a molten sea of ten cubits from brim to brim, round in compass, and five cubits the height thereof; and a line of thirty cubits did compass it round about.

And under it was the similitude of oxen, which did compass it round about: ten in a cubit, compassing the sea round about. Two rows of oxen were cast, when it was cast.

It stood upon twelve oxen, three looking toward the north, and three looking toward the west, and three looking toward the south, and three looking toward the east: and the sea was set above upon them, and all their hinder parts were inward.

And the thickness of it was an handbreadth, and the brim of it like the work of the brim of a cup, with flowers of lilies; and it received and held three thousand baths.

He made also ten lavers, and put five on the right hand,and five on the left, to wash in them: such things as they offered for the burnt offering they washed in them; but the sea was for the priests to wash in. 2 Chronicles 4:1-6

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Immediately after the tribulation of those days shall the sun be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light, and the stars shall fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens shall be shaken:

And then shall appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven: and then shall all the tribes of the earth mourn, and they shall see the Son of man coming in the clouds of heaven with power and great glory.

And he shall send his angels with a great sound of a trumpet, and they shall gather together his elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other. Matthew 24:29-31

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And the LORD shall scatter you among the nations, and ye shall be left few in number among the heathen, whither the LORD shall lead you.

And there ye shall serve gods, the work of men's hands, wood and stone, which neither see, nor hear, nor eat, nor smell.

But if from thence thou shalt seek the LORD thy God, thou shalt find him, if thou seek him with all thy heart and with all thy soul.

When thou art in tribulation, and all these things are come upon thee, even in the latter days, if thou turn to the LORD thy God, and shalt be obedient unto his voice;

(For the LORD thy God is a merciful God;) he will not forsake thee, neither destroy thee, nor forget the covenant of thy fathers which he sware unto them.

For ask now of the days that are past, which were before thee, since the day that God created man upon the earth, and ask from the one side of heaven unto the other, whether there hath been any such thing as this great thing is, or hath been heard like it? Deuteronomy 4:27-32

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On 4/27/2013 at 1:58 AM, missmuffet said:

Revelation 4:6 Also in front of the throne there was what looked like a sea of glass, clear as crystal.

 

Revelation 15:2 And I saw what appeared to be a sea of glass mingled with fire—and also those who had conquered the beast and its image and the number of its name, standing beside the sea of glass with harps of God in their hands.

 

o   "And before the throne there was a sea of glass like unto crystal: and in the midst of the throne, and round about the throne, were four beasts full of eyes before and behind." (Rev. 4.6).

 

Remember that the tabernacle was made as a shadow of heavenly things (Heb. 8:5). The bronze sink was an allusion to the sea like glass in the heaven. It was used for physical purification of the priests, being the place where they washed their hands and feet (Exodus 30.18,19).

However, it is important to make a difference:

 

o   "But after that the kindness and love of God our Saviour toward man appeared,  not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to his mercy he saved us, by the washing of regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Ghost; which he shed on us abundantly through Jesus Christ our Saviour;"(Titus 3:4-6).

 

One thing is the washing of regeneration, which is done through the blood of Christ. It is not of this washing that it is being treated. After all, whoever entered the tabernacle was a priest, that is, someone not only authorized, but even required to perform the sacred service of the twenty-five to the fifty years (Num 8:24,25). Moreover, the purification of the priest's sins was done by the blood of the animals.

Not to mention that in heaven, only those who have been regenerated through the blood of Christ enter.

Note also that while the bronze sink stood in the court of the tabernacle to clean physically, the sea of glass stands before the throne (equivalent to the Most Holy Place) for purification of conscience.

It is the washing of the renewal made through the Word of the Eternal:

 

o   "Jesus saith to him, He that is washed needeth not save to wash his feet, but is clean every whit: and ye are clean, but not all."(John 13:10).

o   “Every branch in me that beareth not fruit he taketh away: and every branch that beareth fruit, he purgeth it, that it may bring forth more fruit.” (John 15:2).

 

After all, everyone who stand before the judgment seat of Christ, despite being faithful followers of the Eternal, will have a series of doubts about what they went through in this world. While rendering accounts, they will be in the sea of glass in order to have a purified conscience.

As the water from the bronze sink became dirty as the priests washed, the sea of glass retain its purity. While the many waters upon which the great harlot was seated (Rev. 17:15) are like a brave sea impossible to be still and that cast mire and dirt (Isa 57:19-21), the waters coming from the River of the Water of Life (Rev 22:1) are quiet and bring only peace, joy and tranquility to minds still disturbed by the law (which raises anger - Rom. 4:15).

While the harlot sits on a mixed people (crowds, peoples, nations and tongues), dirty, disturbed (Rev. 17:15), the throne of the Eternal is leaning on a pure and firm body (for resting and waiting in Him - Ps 37.7).

Note that the Church:

 

o   It is the throne that confirms the reign of the Eternal, namely, His justice, love, mercy, truth and judgment;

o   It is the "sea of glass" that comes out of it (Jn 4: 14,15; 7.37,39), since it is through the Church that the Spirit of the Eternal uses His Word to purify those who will come from the Great Tribulation (and it is through it that Jesus purifies one another);

o   It is the candlestick that, being one with the seven torches (1 Cor. 6:17), is identified with the light of the world (John 8:12, 9:5), which is itself the manifestation of the light of love (1 John 1: 7) And truth to the world (Mt 5: 14-16). The Church is the pillar and bulwark of truth (1 Tim. 3:14).

 

           In short, this thing like the sea of glass has to do with the purification of those who are standing on it.

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On 4/27/2013 at 0:24 PM, wingnut- said:

Revelation 22:1 Then the angel showed me the river of the water of life, as clear as crystal, flowing from the throne of God and of the Lamb

 

o   "And before the throne there was a sea of glass like unto crystal: and in the midst of the throne, and round about the throne, were four beasts full of eyes before and behind." (Rev. 4.6).

 

Here John sees only the "sea of glass." In Revelation 22:1, John sees the River of Life flowing from the throne of the Eternal:

 

o   "And he shewed me a pure river of water of life, clear as crystal, proceeding out of the throne of God and of the Lamb." (Rev 22:1).

 

That is, the "sea of glass" would be like the place where the River of Life flows from the throne, generating an immense puddle around the throne, so that all tare facing the throne, initially stopped at its banks and, then they would gradually enter into it to be purified (this recalls Ezek. 47:3-5).

And as we know, the Living Water represents the Word of Jesus and the Holy Spirit that confirms this word:

 

o   "Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it;  that he might sanctify and cleanse it with the washing of water by the word," (Eph 5: 25,26).

o   "In the last day, that great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried, saying, If any man thirst, let him come unto me, and drink. He that believeth on me, as the scripture hath said, out of his belly shall flow rivers of living water. (But this spake he of the Spirit, which they that believe on him should receive: for the Holy Ghost was not yet given; because that Jesus was not yet glorified.)"(John 7:37-39).

 

The firmament that Ezekiel, Moses and Aaron, Nadab and Abihu, and seventy of the elders of Israel saw was this "sea of glass" (which has to do with judgment and justice who make up the Base of the Kingdom of the Eternal - Psalms 97:2):

 

o   "And the likeness of the firmament upon the heads of the living creature was as the colour of the terrible crystal, stretched forth over their heads above." (Ezek. 1.22).

o   "And they saw the God of Israel: and there was under his feet as it were a paved work of a sapphire stone, and as it were the body of heaven in his clearness." (Exodus 24.10).

 

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On 4/27/2013 at 10:12 AM, nebula said:

I guess no one else has a clue about it, either!

Come the question: why is it used the expression “sea of glass like unto crystal”?

Though what John saw is like a pool of water before the throne on all sides, the mind of the Spirit of the Eternal (Rom 11: 33-34; 1 Cor. 2.10,11,14.16), His Word (love - 1 John 5.3, Eph. 3:19) and His Church (1 Cor. 2:15) are unfathomable so that they are so much deep. Hence the word "sea".

Glass is characterized by its transparency (see Rev. 21:22) and crystal, by its ability to shine (glitter brightly, reflecting light). That is, the sea of glass, while perfectly reflecting the Light of Truth, was also perfectly transparent, being possible to see all its interior.

This is exactly how the Spirit of Jesus, His Word (love) and His Church are: while they reflect all the glory of the Eternal externally (without retaining anything), they are totally transparent to the point of who wishing can see all that the glory of the Eternal operates within them (namely, the testimony of Christ - 1 John 5:7-12).

Finally, "sea of glass like unto crystal" shows how the Spirit of Jesus, His Word (love) and Church are open for all who desire to see the truth operating externally and internally, as well as to experience it inwardly cleansing and delivering (John 8:32).

In this "sea of glass" are purified Jews (Rev 15:2) and Gentiles (Rev. 7:9) that naturally died in the Great Tribulation.

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