Ping
It just entered my mind, in Scripture the sea is often a metaphor for death.
So does this mean there will be no literal sea, or no more death?
(I know there is not more death, but in the context of this snippet of Scripture)
A couple of years ago, I stopped referring to the afterlife as a place, but rather as a condition, as the Apostles taught.
Traditionally most preachers tend to frame it as “heaven vs hell.” I see it as eternal life vs death.
This is a very good article on the subject:
http://www.patheos.com/blogs/jesuscreed/2015/10/29/singing-lies-in-church-rjs/
A lawyer once said regarding law...” In heaven the lamb and the lion will lay down together...in hell law will rule and it will be meticulously obeyed!”