Habakkuk 2:14
“For the earth will be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the LORD as the waters cover the sea.”
King James Version
The ultimate global knowledge of God's glory, partially inaugurated in the gospel age, fully realized in the new creation.
Fulfillment References
Isaiah 11:9 Revelation 21:3
How Traditions Read This Prophecy
JewishEschatological hope — the Messianic age when Torah knowledge fills the world. Central to Jewish universalist eschatology.
CatholicProgressively fulfilled through the Church's evangelization; fully at the Parousia.
ProtestantBeing fulfilled through global gospel proclamation; fully at the consummation.
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