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DANIEL AND THE REVELATION-Uriah Smith

~The Response of History to the Revelation~

Chapter 4 – A New Vision: The Heavenly Sanctuary
that sat on the throne, and worship him that

liveth forever and ever, and cast their crowns

before the throne, saying, 11. Thou art worthy,

O Lord, to receive glory and honor and power:

for thou hast created all things, and for thy

pleasure they are and were created.

The Sea of Glass. — Not composed of glass, but

a broad expanse resembling glass; that is, says

Greenfield, transparent, brilliant. This idea is

further carried out by its being likened to

crystal, which is defined to mean “anything

concrete and pellucid, like ice or glass.” The

position of this sea is such as to show that it

bears no analogy to the laver of the ancient

typical service.

It may extend under, and be the foundation of,

the throne, and even further, of the city itself.

It is again brought to view in chapter 15:2, as