I had a very intense and clear dream last night. It began as a frightening dream where I was struggling to breath. I was terrified that if I couldn't get a good breath I was going to die. The next 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 at 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, a kind and gentle-looking man whose appearance seemed very familiar to me but I couldn't place where I knew him from.
A door in the corner opened, 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 from 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, and 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 could prove otherwise.’
When it was my turn, my Attorney first asked if He might approach the bench. The Judge allowed this over the strong objection of Satan, and told him to come forward.
After approaching the bench, he turned to address the court. ‘Satan was correct in saying that this man had sinned, and I won’t deny any of these allegations. And, yes, the wages of sin is death, and this man deserves to be punished.’
He then turned to the judge and said ‘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.‘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!’
Afterwards, I asked Jesus‘ 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.”
Romans 8:1 “There is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus.”