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Date Posted: 19:08:28 05/27/00 Sat
Author: Cindi Israel
Subject: The Trial

The Trial
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 terrible 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 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 wages of sins 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 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 this man! ! is not to be given justice but rather mercy." As Jesus 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 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."
In this world of terrible hurt, pain, suffering,
and extreme self centered focus to the exclusion of everyone and everything else
there are times when logic, thought, discussion,
etc., do nothing. It is in these times I have learned that I have only one place to turn to ease the pain.
If you do not pass this along to 5 people
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 Jesus promised us all.
Passing this on to one not considered a friend is something I know Christ would do.! ! What wonderful knowledge to have!!!

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