Sea the question?

But that context doesn't fit.

 

1 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. 2 And I John saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband. 3 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 people, and God himself shall be with them, and be their God.

This again throws me back to the days before the fall (I accidentally typed wall, but that works too!) when there was communion with God, and He walked on the earth and spoke with Adam and Eve.

Why would Jerusalem ascend down if it's supposed to be the place of God's throne, when the throne is in the highest heaven, if this indeed is referring to heaven? </font>[/QUOTE]It is a merging of the new heaven and the new earth, as the residence of God, and His Throne, will not be merged with the newly created earth.

There is an old song which says something about this, too

"Heaven is being with You
there's nothing I'd rather do..."

 

I think somebody hit on the right idea but missed the mark just a little bit. They mentioned that the Sea represents seperation. And they are right. However, the sea spoken of by John is not any earthly Sea but it is the sea which is before the Throne of God in heaven. This Sea seperates man from reaching God right now. Or if you will..it protects the Throne room from sin.
In the New Heaven and New earth there will be NO MORE SEPERATION OF GOD FROM MAN!

Hallelujah!