Jesus Courtroom Metaphor

Jesus Courtroom Metaphor

Something to think about!

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 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.” 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.

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.

Good Sabbath to All,