614. 14:2 And I heard a voice from heaven, like the voice of many waters. This symbolizes the Lord speaking through the new heaven with Divine truths.

A voice from heaven symbolizes an utterance or declaration coming from the Lord through heaven, for when a voice is heard from heaven, it comes from the Lord. Here it comes through the new heaven formed of Christians, meant by Mount Zion on which the Lamb was seen standing, and with him the one hundred and forty-four thousand (nos. 612[1-4], 613). Many waters symbolize Divine truths (no. 50).

The Lord is similarly depicted as speaking through heaven with Divine truths in the following places:

The Son of Man's voice was heard "as the sound of many waters" in Revelation 1:15. And the voice from the throne "as the sound of many waters" in Revelation 19:6. The voice of the God of Israel "like the sound of many waters" in Ezekiel 43:2.

The voice of Jehovah is over the waters..., Jehovah over many waters. (Psalms 29:3)

...the sound of (the cherubim's) wings, like the sound of many waters... (Ezekiel 1:24)

Cherubim symbolize the Word (no. 239), thus the Divine truth with which the Lord speaks.

Title: Thank Heavens It's Cloudy

Topic: Word

Summary: An exploration of why Scripture would be so shrouded in strange statements and apparent contradictions. When we see how overwhelming it is to see God (with examples from Isaiah, Ezekiel, Daniel, John on the isle of Patmos, etc.) we realize we are blessed by the clouds of Scripture that protect us from the full force of the glory.

Use the reference links below to follow along in the Bible as you watch.

References:
Exodus 3:1-6; 19:21-24; 20:18-19; 28:33-35; 30:19; 34:29-end
Leviticus 10:1-2, 6-9; 16:1-2, 12-13
Numbers 4:19-20; 16:19-21, 31-35; 17:10-13; 18:3
1 Samuel 6:19-20
Exodus 40:33
1 Kings 8:9-11
Revelation 15:8
Isaiah 4:3-6; 6:1-8, 13
Ezekiel 1:26-28; 2:1; 3:12-14
Daniel 8:15-19; 10:1
Luke 9:28-36
Revelation 1:10-12, 17