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 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.
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 had told, things that
 I had stolen, 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 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 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 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, "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 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. 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. 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.'"

If you do not pass this along to 10 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) will
bless you both - that is what Jesus promised us all.