Imagining a New World (Revelation 21:10, 22-2:5)
Apocalyptic literature can serve an important function. Because people who are in real trouble know what we who live in relative comfort cannot know—that in order to keep your head above water, you’ve got to believe there’s something worth keeping your head above water for, something not yet apparent to everyone else, but something just over the horizon that is even now breaking in upon us. And a little glimpse of that can transform your life, or at least give you a reason to hang on for a little while longer.