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Heaven's Glass Sea (4.5,6)
"From the throne came flashes of lightning, rumblings and peals of thunder. Before the throne, seven lamps were blazing. These are the seven spirits of God. Also before the throne there was what looked like a sea of glass, clear as crystal. (Revelation 4.5-6)
From the throne, "lightning and thunder" evoke fear and terror at the great events happening in heaven. On Mount Sinai, lightning and thunder accompanied God's presentation of the Law. "On the morning of the third day there was thunder and lightning, with a thick cloud over the mountain, and a very loud trumpet blast. Everyone in the camp trembled."1
Around the throne of God was "what looks like a sea of glass," or Heaven's glass sea. Glass was very rare in New Testament times, and crystal-clear glass was virtually impossible to find. Heaven's glass sea like crystal may be an image adapted from Ezekiel, or a picture of a smooth Aegean Sea in a sunset, or even a tradition of a floor of glass in Solomon's palace which the Queen of Sheba thought was water and picked up her skirts to walk across. An ancient view of the heavens pictured Heaven's glass sea above the dome of the heavens on which the throne of God rested. This is an awe inspiring and a wonderful scene which highlights both the magnificence and holiness of God. Close your eyes and picture heaven glass sea.
1 Exodus 19:16
"Heaven's Glass Sea."
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