The No Mores of Heaven: No More Sea

I'm going to turn in our Bible tonight to Revelation chapter 21

Revelation 21 · chapter mention

and we're going to read together.

The first eight verses Revelation chapter 21.

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Last book of the Bible. Very easy to find the

penultimate chapter chapter 21 and will read verses 1 through

28 reading. Of course, from the authorized

version and was faithful and reliable translation of the Holy

scriptures. Just before we read at some

stage and not just exactly sure when.

But I'm going to be able to bring the Geneva Bible, that was

purchased recently for a huge sum of money.

And we're going to organize a little service around the Bible,

not as a holy Relic. But as really honest Oracle

artifact because there's some things that we could learn and

benefit from that copy. Of the Holy scriptures.

Well, not go into that now. I have attempted to you but are

not right. Revelation chapter 21 verses 1

Revelation 21:1–8

to 8. Let's hear God's word.

And I saw a new Heaven and a new yours.

For the first Heaven, and the first Earth were passed away,

and there was no more sea. And I John saw the holy city,

New Jerusalem coming down from God out of Heaven prepared as a

bride adorned for her husband and I heard a great voice out of

Heaven. Saying behold, the Tabernacle of

God is with men and he will dwell with them and they shall

be his God. They shall be his people and God

himself shall be with them and be their God, and God shall wipe

away all tears from their eyes and there should be no more

death, neither sorrow nor crying neither shall there be any more

Pian for the former things are passed away.

Neither sat upon the throne said, behold I make all things

you and he said unto me. Write for these words are true

and faithful and he said unto me, it is done.

I am out. And Omega the beginning and the

end, I will give unto him. That is athirst of the Fountain

of the Water of Life freely. He'll overcometh shall inherit

all things and I will be his God and he shall be my son, but the

fearful and unbelieving and the Abominable and murderers and

whoremongers and Sorcerers and idolaters and all liars shall

have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and

brimstone, which is the second death A mammal to the Lord will

stump with his own approval and blessing, that's reading of his

own precious and infallible word.

Now, this evening, I'm commencing a short series of

sermons based on the topic of the no more Wars and havin.

I was recently reading through the LTB as quarterly magazine

and really enjoyed the various articles, especially the ones

that focused on the new Moors of havin and upon reading the

magazine that brought to my remembrance a sermon that I had

preached at the very start of my ministry here, some 23 years

ago, nine and not sermon was be assessed on the subject, no more

sea and havin Revelation, 21 and one and tonight, A commence this

miniseries and I want to deal with seven things that are not

in have And here's the first one, look at Revelation, 21 and

one the says on there was no more say.

Now, if you read the Bible carefully, you'll discover, as

I'm just saying, there are seven, no more seven things that

are not in heaven. And here's the first one and

there was no more say now, when the Lord Jesus Christ was upon

the Earth, it made a very remarkable statement, a little

stiff, but a true statement. Matthew 24:35 is recorded three

Matthew 24:35

times in the Bible. I'll have the nurse will pass

away, but my words shall not possibly God's word as an

eternal abating Living Word. The psalmist said in Psalm 119

Psalms 119:29

verse 29 is forever settled in heaven and one day this Earth,

as we knew it and the heavens above the heavens around, the

earth will one day come to an end.

The second coming of Jesus Christ and power and Glory.

Ray will eventually Mark the end of the world as we know it.

Not I and after the last great Judgment of the uncie of dad,

Revelation, 20 and 11 called the Great White Throne judgment

after. God has judged and condemned.

The uncie of debt and cast them into the Lake of Fire, where

they're going to be eternally, punished where they're going to

be eternally dying yet, never dead at that time.

Tame this earth and the heavens will undergo a structural and

geographical change the Bible teaches.

And we've got the words of the Lord Jesus have an under the

shall pass away. Peter tells us that the elements

will melt with fervent heat and as it passes away in the fire of

God's judgment, many things are going to disappear forever.

I'm one of the things that singled out for special Special

mention is the same and there was no more sane think of the

great oceans of the world that will disappear.

Do you know that the planet Earth is also called the Blue

Planet? That's a title adopted for the

BBC series narrated by David Attenborough, who, by the way,

as an agnostic under underneath evolutionist, but why call it

the Blue Planet? Here's the answer. 71% of the

earth's surface is covered in water.

We live in a very technological age, on mankind, has advanced so

much so that we have had the technology to travel to the

Moon. We can send up satellites into

outer space and record was happening.

We can observe gigantic telescopes to survey other

galaxies. And what does mom found out in

all this discovery he is found out this That there's not one

planet as I see, no leaks, no revers, no water.

Only one planet in the whole of the galaxies that make up the

universe house. Seas, Waters, lakes, and rivers,

71% of the earth's surface is covered with water.

That makes the planet Earth unique.

All the planets in the solar system, there's no life.

There's no, we going, man, there's no aliens.

But burning we are slammed. Hurtling through Spears.

Now, the sea as a fascinating part of the whole of the

universe. If we think of it, the ocean

floor. The ocean floor goes from two

point three males, and depth stretching to the Marina Trench.

The deepest part of the earth seven miles in depth 36,000. 201

feet deep. And you know what the Bible

tells us they are in the book of Nehemiah listen to this the high

even though I our Lord alone That was me at Heaven, the

heaven of Heavens with all their host, the Earth and all things

are there in the seas and all that is therein.

And I preserve us the mall and the host of Heaven worship of,

they could meet the sea. I'm go check the boundary of the

sea and many of us believe that prior to the flood there was no

seed evading the land mass of the Earth, the whole of the land

mass was then surrounded by water.

Now let's debate it yet here. The Bible speaks of a day to

come attain. Let's read it together and I saw

a new Heaven and a new Earth for the first Heaven, and the first

Earth were passed away, and there was no more sea.

See and not bring to your brought too late to join.

He was in pot boss. He was the Alcatraz of the Roman

world and he was in this little island 10 miles wide but are six

miles wide and 10 miles long and it was surrounded by saying if

you went to walk around and you'll see nothing but the sea

and he discovered that in the new Heaven and the Earth.

And there would be no more say you see the word Seas, but in my

mind, The recent trip that we took Before Christmas to the

Bahamas and back I was thinking of that little song, I do love

to be beside the seaside. You love to be beside the

seaside don't you? You Castle portrush Sports jerk

script for food you know the see st.

You can get fish and chips think of the fission of the see.

Everybody loves a better Fess. I love a very good fish.

What about enjoying the time of recreation at the seaside, the

scenery, the Tranquility, you think of the tree?

It across the seas, with the divided Lama, you think of the

energy at the see purchases. Do you know they even have a

machine now called a I think it's a way of generator and it

can power eletricity into our homes through the Seas of

fascinating part of the universe.

But listen to this in the you haven't in the earth, there's no

more. See.

Let me tell you five things y1 because the see speaks of sin,

you see sin will never be permitted to enter into have

than any shape or form or fashion Senators, barred from

the great city of God. Not that the file of shall enter

in, there's no C in heaven, because the see speaks of sin

wickedness, Rebellion. Listen to the word of God in the

book of Isaiah. Isaiah chapter 57 and in the

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verse 20, we read this about the sea as I have 57 and 20.

But the wicked are like, the troubled sea, when it counted

rest, whose Waters cast up mire and dirt.

There is no peace saith. My God to the wicked.

You see the see casts up, you can wait to the seashore walk

along the beach. You'll see in the shoreline, the

rubbish that the sea has brought in tens of bottles and stones

and Timber and debris and seaweed.

That's why we shouldn't be throwing plastic bottles or

glass bottles into the sea. But you picture a scene?

I what's it? Like will as Ayah says The

wicked are like the troubled, sea, whose Waters cast up mire

and dirt. See the sea cows up, things, the

see Talent arrest, it is forever turbulent, it's deeply.

Des failed in the sight of God and a Zaya says, that's a

picture of the human heart. The wicked are like the troubled

sea, whose Waters cast up mire and dirt over there in the

gospel of Mark and Mark chapter 7, the Lord Jesus himself said

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this. About the human heart, Mark,

7:20. If I read it to you, listen to

the word of gold. That which cometh out of the

man. The failure of the man for Verma

then out of the heart of man beside evil thoughts,

adulteries, fornications murders, thefts covetousness,

wickedness, deceit, lasciviousness an evil eye,

blasphemy Pride, foolishness, all these evil things come from

within and defile. The man Jeremiah said, the heart

is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked, who can

know it. And here's the state of natural

Mound before. God, an unconverted man, his

heart is deceitful, Before the god of heaven and God, he can

look down into the depths of the ocean even into the Marina

Trench, and he can tell us all that's in there.

The seem God can look into our hearts.

God sees that you're born in sin and shapen in iniquity.

It God, sees the total depravity of man's heart.

The will depraved the understanding darkened, the

affections disease. He seized of of new love or

thought for God and it doesn't matter who you are, it doesn't

matter. But your background her station

in Life or where you've come from.

Here's the teaching of the Bible.

It's hard to accept. But it's true.

We're all born and send and sheep.

And they were all born vile. Hell deserving Sinners before

God. The Bible talks about, there's

none righteous, the Bible tells us, there's none that doeth

good. No, not one.

And here's the psalm a seat of the scriptures, we will never

ever enter Heaven unless we confess our sin before God come

to that place, where we say, I have nothing and I can do

nothing and I am Nothing to recommend myself to you.

It's not where the psalmist found himself in Psalm 32 and it

tells us there in Psalm 32. And in the verse 5, the psalmist

made this confession, I acknowledge my sin unto thee and

mine iniquity. Have I not heard?

I said, I will confess my transgressions unto the Lord and

they forgive us the iniquity of mice and Cielo.

Think about that. Paul said, this is a faithful

saying worthy of all Septation. The Christ Jesus came into the

world, to save Sinners of whom. I am chief the public and saith,

look, 18 and verse 13. God, be merciful to me The

Sinner David spoke about Blessed.

Is he whose transgression is Forgiven?

That means carried away whose sin is covered.

Blessed is the man unto whom the Lord imputeth not iniquity and

his Spirit, there is no guile that me ask to mate, do you know

anything about that? You know anything about that

reality? Wasn't it maker talks about in

make a 7 and verse 19, God casting our sin into the depths

of the sea, where sin has been Carried away covered over by the

waves of God's grace and mercy it Council date.

You see you'll never be in heaven until the send question

has dealt with. And tonight, there's only one

who can help centers one who died the just for the unjust

that he might bring us unto God. Well, he died in the cross and

shed his Precious Blood and here's the message, the blood of

Jesus Christ, his son cleanseth us from all.

All set. Can you get the picture sin and

say yourself a troubled, sea Town, addressed casting up mire

and dirt. There's a story told about a

young lady who Lay Dying. She came for a Roman Catholic by

Grind, but she had read her Bible.

She understood something of the Gospel.

And her faith and trust was in Christ.

And the mother sent for the Roman Catholic priest and he was

coming with the intention of Performing the last rites upon

this dear lady. It's interesting.

The preacher would have said to that dear deity, the church can

do nothing more for you and I look to Christ.

But why not tell them not before they die or in the state or

throes of death? But the lady took the priest for

the harmed, And in her die and moment she muttered Des, you're

not my priest. I feel no Neil holes here.

I have only one priest, his name is Jesus Christ, there's a high

priest over the house of God, and he came and offered himself

a once and for all sacrifice for sin.

He died an atoning death and the cross for you.

He kept the law of God perfectly for.

He was the one sinless sacrifice that pleased to God and was

acceptable to God, and here's the proof.

God raised him from the dead. The Resurrection, the empty tomb

is proof that God was satisfied in his wrath and in has

Holiness, and in his Justice. There's no sea and having

because the sea speaks of sin? Secondly, no.

See in heaven because the see speaks of struggles, you know,

before the Lord Jesus Christ came into the world even after

he came into the world. For many centuries.

In fact, right up to 1886 It was a struggle to seal on the oceans

of the sea. In 1886, a mound called William

Maher back. He was an early German engine

designer. He invented the first motorized

book before that to seal, say the Seven Seas is that were

called the oceans of the world. It was a very dangerous

Enterprise, you think of the fury of storms Scary

frightening. You see.

The sea is continually moving its unstable.

It's constantly changing. It can become one minute and

Serene. And the next minute, it can be

stormy and scary and even a not wonder if the Seas with Royal

Caribbean that Rosie. And I and Miriam and Joanna

Barone just before Christmas Even ceiling between Orlando and

the How much is certainly on the evening time?

When we were getting the dinner, you were walking along.

You were thinking if anybody had a signature as a there's a mount

Throne. Well, it was a super as a judge

but it was the say. And even though that boat was 20

stories high and it was fascinating boat yet that

movement just reminded me of how scary and frightening the sea

can be. I have to confess, I'm

fascinated by the Sea, The Sea Halls are big attraction to me.

I can sit and watch for ours but you know something you learn

about the season. Ever, still, it's always on the

Move tide coming in and going out but there's not remind us of

the struggles of life. Uncertainty restlessness life

can be calm and Serene one day and then it can be full of a

storm and a struggle. The next, I think of the sealers

at the high seas, come one day maybe for a few hours in the

morning and in the afternoon towards the evening, there's a

big storm. Remember what the Apostle Paul

experience? Because it's all here in the

Bible and Acts chapter 27, and verse 13 and 14.

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We read these Secular words. And when the south wind blew

softly supposing, they had a tender purpose.

Dissing fence. They sealed closed pykrete.

It's wonderful the way island of Crete is mentioned in the bible,

verse 14, but not long after. So you picture them setting off

cow. Sorry.

Not long after their arose, against it, a tempestuous, when

called a rock-solid. All and for 10 days and over

there was a storm at sea that was terrifying, even the

hardened and the most experienced sailors.

Let's apply that to our life. Maybe you're facing mental

struggles. Right now, maybe you're facing

us physical trouble. Maybe you've encountered an

emotional struggle. You're in a spiritual struggle.

We sang tonight, I wrestled on towards have them.

Again, storm and wind and Tay. And I like a weary traveler that

Lena, 'The on has gate. I want to tell you, the see

speaks of struggles life, is full of uncertainty.

Life is full of change. And even though God controls the

mighty waves of the sea, God allows struggles and trials and

troubles to command your lathe. And the scripture tells us boast

not thyself tomorrow, for no man.

Knoweth, what a day may bring forth and for The struggles of

Life can come sooner or later and life's journey, they could

be hidden danger driving down the road and all of a sudden

there's a car accident or maybe in times past during the

troubles inspired by the devil using Republican and Loyalist

terrorists. Then people discovered they were

in the midst of a bomb situation and there lays were gone, I'm

somewhere left crippled forever and and life changed.

With no nanny who Fierce the uncertainty are really.

We could say the certainty of death.

Think of the rich man, looks 16, he enjoyed all the finer and

luxury that money could buy in a big house and food and servants.

He lived in a gated Mansion. The Bible tells us the rich man

died and hey, lift up his eyes being in torment.

Remember God's people can suffer trials.

They can be hardships in this life and tears, but in the world

of come in this place called Heaven, we're traveling to a

plea as well, there's no more tears.

No more trials and troubles, no more struggles in life.

Remember what the Apostle Paul told us there in the book of

Hebrews and Hebrews chapter 4? And in the verse 17, he tells us

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this Hebrews 4. Sorry, that's not 17.

That's in the book of chronic ogre Corinthians wrote the wrong

reference day in 2nd, Corinthians chapter 4 and verse

17. This is what the word of God

says, for our late Affliction, which is.

But for a moment worketh for us, a far more exceeding and eternal

weight of Glory second Corinthians, 4 and 17.

I'll tell you something else. No more sea because the sea

speaks of Secrets, if you look at the context of the Book of

Revelation, Revelation chapter 20, and verse 13, we read these

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words, Revelation, 20 and 13 and the Sea gave up the dead which

were in it will pause there. You see the sea is a place of

many secrets. You think of the multiplicity of

shipwrecks through War Spanish Armada, for example, in 1580 and

against the United Kingdom, you think of Pirates attacking a

ship and taking it over and stealing its cargo and maybe

even scuttling the ship and killing all on board or some

incident at Sea as happens in recent times.

And all of a sudden the ship has sunk and nobody can find answers

to why You think of that day? When the sea, give up its dead,

when the sea gives up every secret, you see the sea contains

my name is stress, and I have thought of this Marina Trench,

7, miles, deep and thoughtful for us in there.

There's much Tucson explained much.

That's unknown, much sits on explored, but here's the Wonder

there's no secrets in half and there's no Mysteries there.

One day, it's all going to be fully revealed member.

Jesus said what I do now, you knew not, but he shall know here

after we have unanswered questions.

We have. Why?

And why not by, and by the Bible teaches will understand Here's a

fourth reason, because the see speaks of Separation, you see

years ago, people didn't travel by airplanes to go from one

country to another. They traveled in the AC by

wooden vas us when one of our missionaries was going away from

the Belfast docks, get on a big Wooden Boat hundreds turned out

to sing. God be with you till we meet

again. And there was a weave from the

upper deck, there was a shade of goodbye.

There was many a tear because you realized that you were not

going to see your loved ones again for years.

Why? Cuz the sea separated them, it

was the Great debater. Do we all know people born

again, Believers in different parts of the world?

I could name some from Australia.

I could name some from town of the United States Africa, and

Scotland and England Republic of heart.

But one day, even though we're divided nigh by the great

debater called the sea, One day, there'll be no more partying.

The be no more farewells because of not day.

All of God's people will be together.

Remember what Revelation 7 and verse 9 that tells us Revelation

7 & 8. After this I beheld and lo a

great multitude which no man could number of all Nations and

kindred's and people and tongues stood Before the Throne and

before the lamb clothed with white robes and Palms in their

hand and cried with a loud voice saying, salvation to our god,

which sitteth upon the throne and unto the lamb.

Let me tell you this little story.

I want you to think of a father, he's on his deathbed, he's got

her two sons and daughters around the bed and he's saying

to each one. Goodnight.

I'll see you in the morning. And there was one particular son

that he stood there with tears, rolling down his fears.

He was the last boy, you were the dad said to him.

Goodbye son. The sun stood there, crying.

And he said, but dogged you have said, goodnight.

I'll see you in the morning to my brothers and sisters, my

siblings. Why have you said goodbye to me?

And he said, son, you're not seeing it.

You've never trusted Christ. I love you, I have prayed for

you, but I fear that I'll never see you again.

I fear. You'll die in your sins to be

lost. Remember what the Bible says in

Revelation, 20 and verse 15 and whosoever was not found written

in the Book of Life was cast into the Lake of Fire.

The boy Brooke, he knelt at his daddy's dying pad site.

And he prayed the sinner's prayer and he whispered to his

dad has a hell does harmed out of come to Christ?

God of, trust the Savior. And if the doctor is dying

breath, here's what he said, good night my son.

My lovely son. I'll see you to you in the

morning. Is it well with your soul

tonight? Because the see speaks of

Separation, there's a day of separation. there's a day when

it'll be all over and lastly, on our time is gone because the sea

speaks of so landing and there was no more sea I was inspired

by this thought, be listening to her brother duel Shields

preaching recently and he talked about the sea and he talked a

bit, the Fisher man of the sea and he was talking to put the

miracle of the Big Catch of fish and Luke chapter 5, verses 1

Luke 5:1–9

through 9. We thought about that this

morning and the Sunday School on the Sea of Galilee also called

The Sea of tiberias, and the lake of Ganesha rent.

So to called chin and off than the Old Testament, But remember

the Lord Jesus called the Fisher man under you and Peter and

James and John to be Fishers of man and not day when they

launched out into the deep. And let down the net supposed to

let down the Nets. But it was the only one that

they left her in and it began to break then that caught all kinds

of fish. And you see in the sea of tame,

we are throwing out the gospel. Now through the preaching of the

Gospel here. the Outreach, the children's ministry, the youth

work, the track distribution, the door knocking, Many, of

course, reject. but some receive but one day, there'll be no more

Soul winning. One day, there'll be no more

opportunity to hear the gospel one day.

The day of Greece will be over and under book of Hebrews says

in Hebrews chapter 4 and in the verse 7 today.

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If you will hear his voice Harden, not your hearts as in

the provocation. Paul says, behold now is the

accepted time die. Is the day of salvation and the

only opportunity you have to repent and receive Christ as

Nye. You're not guaranteed tomorrow.

You're not guaranteed next week. I think of d.l.

Moody sending the people home not night before the Chicago

fire brigade and he preached the word of God told me to go home

and think about it and come back next week and give me your

answer. What should I everything with

Jesus, which is called Christ and many who would doubt that

Nate, but they tend to the dark and perished in that fire and he

vowed never again, Would he send them out to thank?

But he called them to repent and receive Christ because that was

the only time. They were sure of the sea speaks

of Soul burning, but the day will come when Jesus will return

the day of great judgment has ushered in the new heavens and

the Earth. Will be no opportunity to

receive Christ and not day. All of God's elect will be

gathered and and many will perish as they lived because

they've chose their sin. Rather than the Savior, here's

five reasons tonight. Why?

The Bible says on there was no more say.

And that's the first of the new mores of Heaven, they will have

to come back. next week and you'll hear another one then at

the end of the month,