THE GREAT SEA by Roswell F. Cottrell

Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Dec 5, 1878

“THE GREAT SEA.”

By Roswell F. Cottrell

The Mediterranean sea is called in the Scriptures the great sea. It was the western boundary of the land of Israel. Num. 34:6; Josh. 15:12; Eze. 47:15. The scene of the vision of Dan. 7 is laid here. The four winds strove upon the great sea, and four great beasts came up from the sea. These are symbols. The sea represents the people of the earth. Rev. 17:15. Winds represent war and strife among the people; the four winds—the winds from every quarter—shows that the vision comprehends the people of the whole earth, and consequently the four great beasts symbolize only the great and universal kingdoms of the world. R. F. C.