THE COURTROOM

If tonight you stood in Heaven's court To seek eternal favor Would you face Jesus Christ as your 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 structure Massive and intense It's here your fate will be determined Before this judge's bench

Then a voice booms, "This court's 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 across 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 been introduced to your prosecuting attorney None other that Satan himself

The Bible says he's the accuser of the brethren So guess what he's gonna do He's gonna 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 is a sinner to the core This one has committed adultery,cursed his neighbor, Stolen money Been into drugs, alcohol and even more"

"This hopeless wretch has even slandered friends And by that guilty face this whole courtroom can tell That to a moral certainty and beyond any reasonable doubt This one deserves eternal judgment in hell"

The words of accusation still echo Your every sin thrown up in your face Then God opens the book where every deed is recorded And reviews our records of disgrace

God says, "Th books says you did this, this and this And everything you were accused of today Now, before I sentence you to hell forever Are there any last words you have to say?"

Now, if its 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 crucial to remember One that you should never,ever,ever forget...

That on the other side of the courtroom I said, on the other side of the courtroom You ain't hearing me tonight 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 Buddha, Mohammad or Krishna Or any others who succumb to death Ladies and gentlemen on the other side of the courtroom Is Jesus Christ of Nazareth

The Jesus jumps up, says "Wait a minute Judge Now I've got something to say May I remind you that on a cross 2,000 years ago I washed his sins away"

"I was crucified, I died, the put Me in a tomb But long 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 said, "It's in the book, it's written in the book Check the book," and 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 fourth the devil seemed shook God closes it and says, "The blood of Jesus must have worked 'Cause there is absolutely nothing in this book"

The devil says, "Now, wait a minute, check that book again All his 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 you so uptight?" God sets the book down,the dust flies And on the cover it says The Lamb's 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 Yes, my name's in that book Yes, my name's in that book tonight I've been forgiven

And I know my name is written In the Lamb's Book Of Life In the Lamb's Book Of Life

This court is adjourned

You can find this song on CARMAN's newest cd MISSION 3:16

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