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After living a "decent" life, my time on earth came to an 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 lawyer, a kind and gentle
looking man whose appearance seemed very familiar to me.
The corner door flew open and there appeared the judge in full
flowing robes. He commanded an awesome presence as he
moved across the room and 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 of lies that I told, things that I stole and in the past when
I cheated others. Satan told of other horrible perversions that
were once in my life and 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 lawyer, 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 representative 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've 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 lawyer 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 now in his full
splendor and majesty. Now I realized why he seemed so
familiar, this was Yeshua 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 sins is death
and this man deserves to be punished." Yeshua took a deep breath
and turned to his Father with outstretched arms and
proclaimed, "However, I died on the cross so that this person
might have eternal life and he has accepted me as his Savior, so
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 yet, this man is not to be given justice, but rather
mercy." As Yeshua sat down, he quietly paused, looked at his
Father and replied, "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
and the following words bellowed from his lips, "This man is
free - the penalty for him has already been paid in full, case
dismissed."
As my Lord led me away I could hear Satan ranting and raving,
"I won't give up, I'll win the next one!" I asked Yeshua as he
gave me my instructions on where to go next, "Have you ever
lost a case?" Messiah 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."
In this world of terrible hurt, pain, suffering, and extreme
self-centered focus to the exclusion of everyone else, there are
times when logic, thought, discussion, etc. do nothing. It is in
these times that I have learned that I have only one place to
turn to ease the pain.
If you do not pass this page along immediately, absolutely nothing
will happen! No curse, no bad fortune, absolutely nothing.
Passing this on to anyone you consider a friend, as I have done
here, will bless you both, that is what Yeshua promised all of us.
Passing this on to one not considered a friend is something I
know Yeshua Messiah would also do. :-)
~~Author Unknown~~
