After living what I felt was a 'decent'
life, my time on earth came to the end. The first thing I remember is
sitting on a bench in the waiting room of what I thought to be a court
house. The doors opened and I was
instructed to come in and have a seat by the defense table.
As I looked around I saw the
'prosecutor'. He was a villainous looking
gent who snarled as he stared at me. He definitely was the most evil person I
have ever seen.
I sat down and looked to my
left and there sat My Attorney, a kind and gentle looking man whose appearance
seemed so familiar to me, I felt I knew Him.
The corner door opened and
there appeared the Judge in full flowing robes.
He commanded an awesome
presence as He moved across the room. I couldn't take my eyes off of Him.
As He took His seat behind
the bench, He said, 'Let us begin.'
The prosecutor rose and said,
'My name is Satan and I am here to show you why this man belongs in
hell.'
He proceeded to tell all of the sinful things I had done and the kind things I should have done and didn't. Satan
told of all of the sinful and shameful things that were once in my life. The more he
spoke, the further down in my seat I sank. I was so embarrassed that I
couldn't look at anyone, even my own Attorney, as the Devil told of sins that
even I had completely forgotten about.
As upset as I was at Satan
for telling all these things about me, I was equally upset at My Attorney who
sat there silently not offering any form of defense at all. I know I had been guilty of
those things, but I had done some
good in my life - couldn't that at least equal out part of the harm I'd
done?
Satan finished with a fury
and said, 'This man belongs in hell, he is guilty of all that I have charged and
there is not a person who can prove otherwise.'
When it was His turn, My
Attorney first asked if He might approach the bench. The Judge allowed this
over the strong objection of Satan, and beckoned Him to come
forward.
As He got up and started
walking, I was able to see Him in His full splendor and
majesty.
I realized why He seemed so
familiar; this was Jesus representing me, my Lord and my
Savior.
He stopped at the bench and
softly said to the Judge, 'HI, DAD,' and then He turned to address the
court.
'Satan was correct in saying
that this man had sinned, I won't deny any of these allegations. And, yes, the
wage of sin is death, and this man deserves to be
punished.'
Jesus took a deep breath and
turned to His Father with outstretched arms and proclaimed, 'However, I took his punishment for him. I paid the price. I died on
the cross so that this man might have eternal life. He has come to me with a broken heart and a contrite spirit and has accepted Me as
his Savior by ordinance and covenant. Therefore, he is Mine.'
My Lord continued with, 'His
name is written in the Book of Life, and no one can snatch him from Me. Satan
still does not understand. This man is not to be given justice, but rather
mercy.'
As Jesus sat down, He quietly
paused, looked at His Father and said, 'There is nothing else that needs to be
done. I've done it all..'
The Judge lifted His mighty
hand and slammed the gavel down. The following words bellowed from His
lips.....
'This man is free. The
penalty for him has already been paid in full. Case dismissed.'
I asked Jesus as He gave me
my instructions where to go next, 'Have you ever lost a case?'
Christ lovingly smiled and
said, 'Everyone that has come to Me and asked Me to represent them has received
the same verdict as you, ~ Paid In Full.
Text taken from an email I received yesterday. I would credit the original author if I knew who he was.
I made a few changes.
The picture of the gavel and scales of justice from www.njministries.com
Pictures of Satan and Jesus Christ from the History Channel miniseries The Bible
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