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

courthouse. 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 still does not

understand yet, 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."