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If tonight you stood in Heaven's courtroom to seek eternal favor. Would you face Jesus Christ as judge, or would you face Him as your Savior? There are many who don't quite know for sure what that verdict would be if ever. So let's imagine for a moment you're standing dead center in the courtroom of forever.
Sitting before you is a structure massive and intense. It's here your fate will be determined, before this judge's bench. A voice rules "this court is now in session", and your adrenaline starts to rush. Peering down with eyes that see through your soul is God the Father: your Judge!
Then, off to your left accross the room is the virtual silhouette of sin. Stepping out of the shadows of condemnation, your worst nightmare walks in. On his face is the smirk of evil incarnate, his mind fixed on your destruction in hell. You've just been introduced to your prosecuting attorney, none other than satan himself. The Bible says he is the accuser of the bretheren; so guess what he's going to do. He's going to accuse you of your sins, and he knows them all, both the old ones, and the new. He's prepared his case for years. Now the golden moment is his; so in arrogance he presents his case to the judge, and it comes out sounding something like this: "God you see this worthless piece of trash over here? This one's a sinner to the core. This one's committed adultry, cursed his neighbor, stolen money, been into drugs, alcohol, and even more. This hopeless wretch has even slandered his friends, and by the guilty face this whole courtroom can tell that to a moral certainty beyond any reasonable doubt, this one deserves eternal judgement in hell!"
Words of accusation still echo, your every sin thrown up into your face. Then, God opens up the book where every deed is recorded, and reviews your record of disgrace. God said "the book says you did this, this, and this, and everything you are accused of here today. Now before I sentence you to hell forever, are there any last words you have to say?".... Now if it's true, you're standing there in the courtroom of eternity with God to your front, and satan (the prosecutor) to your left. There's one remaining eternal truth, one that's crutial to remember, one that you should never, ever, ever forget... Then, on the other side of the courtroom. I said "on the Other side of the courtroom." ...I said "ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE COURTROOM is the one and only Son of God. revealed in time and space, and He's your defense attorney who has never lost a case! It's not buddah, muhammed, or krishna, or any other who've sucemed to death. Ladies and gentlemen, on the other side of the courtroom, it's JESUS CHRIST of NAZZERETH!
Jesus jumps up and says "wait a minute Judge, now I've got something to say... May I remind You that on the Cross 2,000 years ago I WASHED HIS SINS AWAY!... I was crucified. I died. they put me in a tomb. Along about the midnight hour the power of God hit Me, and I walked out of that grave ALIVE AND WELL WITH RESURRECTION POWER!"
Then, the devil says "it's in the book, it's written in the book, check the book." God said "ok." Then, He takes the book out, lays it open and says "Now we'll see what this book has to say." He turns to the first page, the second page, the third, by the forth the devil seemed shooked. God closes it and says "the Blood of Jesus must have worked because there's absolutely nothing in this book!".... The devil says "now wait a minute check that book again. All the sins are written down, they're all right there!" God said "devil maybe you're mistaken all together, maybe it's this other book down here." The devil cries "NO NOT THAT BOOK, NOT THAT ONE!" God said " devil why are you so uptight?" God sets the book down, the dust flies and the cover says the LAMBS BOOK of LIFE!".....
Is your name in that book? Is your name in that book? Is your name in that book for sure?
If you've been forgiven, and your name is written, then lift your hands! Praise the Lord! yes my name's in that book! my name's in that book! My name's in that book tonight! I've been forgiven, and I know my name is writtenin the LAMBS BOOK of LIFE!......
This courtroom is adjourned....
Sitting before you is a structure massive and intense. It's here your fate will be determined, before this judge's bench. A voice rules "this court is now in session", and your adrenaline starts to rush. Peering down with eyes that see through your soul is God the Father: your Judge!
Then, off to your left accross the room is the virtual silhouette of sin. Stepping out of the shadows of condemnation, your worst nightmare walks in. On his face is the smirk of evil incarnate, his mind fixed on your destruction in hell. You've just been introduced to your prosecuting attorney, none other than satan himself. The Bible says he is the accuser of the bretheren; so guess what he's going to do. He's going to accuse you of your sins, and he knows them all, both the old ones, and the new. He's prepared his case for years. Now the golden moment is his; so in arrogance he presents his case to the judge, and it comes out sounding something like this: "God you see this worthless piece of trash over here? This one's a sinner to the core. This one's committed adultry, cursed his neighbor, stolen money, been into drugs, alcohol, and even more. This hopeless wretch has even slandered his friends, and by the guilty face this whole courtroom can tell that to a moral certainty beyond any reasonable doubt, this one deserves eternal judgement in hell!"
Words of accusation still echo, your every sin thrown up into your face. Then, God opens up the book where every deed is recorded, and reviews your record of disgrace. God said "the book says you did this, this, and this, and everything you are accused of here today. Now before I sentence you to hell forever, are there any last words you have to say?".... Now if it's true, you're standing there in the courtroom of eternity with God to your front, and satan (the prosecutor) to your left. There's one remaining eternal truth, one that's crutial to remember, one that you should never, ever, ever forget... Then, on the other side of the courtroom. I said "on the Other side of the courtroom." ...I said "ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE COURTROOM is the one and only Son of God. revealed in time and space, and He's your defense attorney who has never lost a case! It's not buddah, muhammed, or krishna, or any other who've sucemed to death. Ladies and gentlemen, on the other side of the courtroom, it's JESUS CHRIST of NAZZERETH!
Jesus jumps up and says "wait a minute Judge, now I've got something to say... May I remind You that on the Cross 2,000 years ago I WASHED HIS SINS AWAY!... I was crucified. I died. they put me in a tomb. Along about the midnight hour the power of God hit Me, and I walked out of that grave ALIVE AND WELL WITH RESURRECTION POWER!"
Then, the devil says "it's in the book, it's written in the book, check the book." God said "ok." Then, He takes the book out, lays it open and says "Now we'll see what this book has to say." He turns to the first page, the second page, the third, by the forth the devil seemed shooked. God closes it and says "the Blood of Jesus must have worked because there's absolutely nothing in this book!".... The devil says "now wait a minute check that book again. All the sins are written down, they're all right there!" God said "devil maybe you're mistaken all together, maybe it's this other book down here." The devil cries "NO NOT THAT BOOK, NOT THAT ONE!" God said " devil why are you so uptight?" God sets the book down, the dust flies and the cover says the LAMBS BOOK of LIFE!".....
Is your name in that book? Is your name in that book? Is your name in that book for sure?
If you've been forgiven, and your name is written, then lift your hands! Praise the Lord! yes my name's in that book! my name's in that book! My name's in that book tonight! I've been forgiven, and I know my name is writtenin the LAMBS BOOK of LIFE!......
This courtroom is adjourned....
