From Revelation new earth and no sea
Its all poetry and symbolism and we need to know our Jewish and Christian ideas.
To the early Jews the sea was terrifying, dangerous and full of monsters, giant fish and squids. It was dangerous to sail on. That persists into Christian time thus we bless the fleet or ships even today.
The desert was the infertile land not blessed by God, and contained dangerous creatures like unicorns, lilliths, sartyrs etc. Thus when Jesus went to the desert for 40 days its no wonder he met satan, it was satan's land. (who went after who?)
To the persecuted church of the first century it was of great comfort that the world was to pass away, for the saints the safety of a new city, not a new Garden. And no sea and actually no wilderness either.
Gary
# posted by Anonymous @ 6:40 pm
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