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,  kind and
gentle looking man  whose appearance seemed so familiar to me,  I felt I knew Him.  

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 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 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 com e  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, 'Abba (Daddy) Father' 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 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  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  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.'

As my  Lord led me away, I could hear Satan ranting and  raving, 'I won't
give up, I will 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~'