The Unification of the 12 Tribes into One and the Revelation of the Sea No More
The unification of the 12 tribes into one is prophesied in various verses throughout the Bible. In Ezekiel 37:15-22 (KJV), it’s stated:
“The word of the Lord came again unto me, saying, Moreover, thou son of man, take thee one stick, and write upon it, For Judah, and for the children of Israel his companions: then take another stick, and write upon it, For Joseph, the stick of Ephraim and for all the house of Israel his companions: And join them one to another into one stick; and they shall become one in thine hand. And when the children of thy people shall speak unto thee, saying, Wilt thou not show us what thou meanest by these? Say unto them, Thus saith the Lord God; Behold, I will take the stick of Joseph, which is in the hand of Ephraim, and the tribes of Israel his fellows, and will put them with him, even with the stick of Judah, and make them one stick, and they shall be one in mine hand. And the sticks whereon thou writest shall be in thine hand before their eyes. And say unto them, Thus saith the Lord God; Behold, I will take the children of Israel from among the heathen, whither they be gone, and will gather them on every side, and bring them into their own land: And I will make them one nation in the land upon the mountains of Israel; and one king shall be king to them all: and they shall be no more two nations, neither shall they be divided into two kingdoms any more at all.”
This prophecy symbolizes the unity and gathering of the scattered tribes into one nation, fulfilling God’s promise of reunification.
Revelation 21:1 (KJV) reveals, “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.”
The imagery of “no more sea” symbolizes the absence of division and separation. In biblical context, the sea often represents Gentiles or nations. This verse signifies a unity where divisions cease to exist, emphasizing the spiritual unity and harmony achieved in the new creation.
Therefore, the unification of the 12 tribes into one isn’t solely a physical gathering but a spiritual realization of unity in Christ, where divisions between peoples cease to exist, signifying the fulfillment of God’s redemptive plan for all believers.