No sea on the new
earth? And here I was planning on boogie boarding my way through at least half
of eternity. Some read this word literally and explain that the “no sea” on the
new earth is to accommodate the vast multitude too great to count. But that misses
the point of the vision. The sea represents the chaos that existed before
creation when the earth was formless and empty and darkness was over the
surface of the deep. God’s spirit hovered over the water and in the word “Let
there be…” order is called forth and chaos is contained. In this creation
account the chaos that threatens is not the sea (which is good news for me.) It
is death, for mourning and crying and pain and tears caused by loss can make
our lives formless and empty and dark. So the new thing that God is doing here
is no different from the first thing God did. In Christ crucified and risen God
creates order out of chaos, life out of death, joy out of sorrow, laughter out
of tears. I suppose that should enough but I’m halfway hoping for a new sea
with really big waves and the ability to walk on water so I can boogie without
the board.
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