Utopia describes an imaginary community or society that possesses highly desirable or nearly perfect qualities for its members. It was coined by Sir Thomas More for his 1516 book Utopia, describing a fictional island society in the New World.
While we consider Utopia as fiction, i believe it is not, because it is actually described in Revelations -
Revelation 21:4 And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away.
Through this belief one can gain strength to handle the ups and downs of life on Earth, in the knowledge that it is temporary and that one day we shall be citizens of a utopian land called Heaven.
But how can we be sure we will get that citizenship? Because through our relationship with the triune and complete trust in our Lord Jesus Christ, we have received an assurance that we will or already have that blessed citizenship. On the other hand, if we do not believe that promise, then it necessarily follows that that blessed Utopia does not exist for us as well!
The choice we have is whether we live as citizens of Heaven today or citizens of earth with all its miseries and no hope...
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