The screen showed Nait arguing with a man a few years older. Nait called the man’s mother a dog. “Shut up!” Nait shouted to the man. “Go play in traffic! You’re an idiot who doesn’t know how to drive!”
Another event of Nait’s actions were displayed. Someone had upset him over the internet with their views on life. He sent a message telling them to kill themselves. He was not innocent of saying this more than once in his life. The screen showed a young woman and her red face with watery eyes after messages from Nait. What he sent her is something he has said to people in person. He has called many people pathetic, stupid, trash, worthless, and more.
“Who gave you the right to say these things to the people you came across in life?” The Light asked.
With his words, intangible things, Nait really hurt some people. Those he hurt were displayed. Some were tearful while other’s experience a day that wasn’t bright.
“Can you say you have gone your whole life without hurting anyone?” The Light said. “No. You have violated your own standard of good and failed to realize it. What worth is a life that waivers between good sometimes and wickedness? You have been angry with people for things you yourself have done. Are you not also a hypocrite?”
Nait shrunk back in his seat. A fear began to grab hold of him.
The screen showed a time of Nait having a conversation with friends. They were talking about another student. Nait had a smug look on his face. “I hate liars,” he scoffed. The screen turned black, again.
I’m . . . good,” Nait stuttered.
“Kill your pride, Nait,” The Light said.
“I’m not a bad person!” Nait proclaimed. “I did good!”
The screen showed a police officer in a city. It appeared that days would go by and he would do right by the citizens. All the days of the week, he was the model police officer, except for one. Every so often, the police officer would lie on police reports and misrepresent the truth for numerous causes. The result of his corrupt reports would unfairly affect the lives of innocent and guilty people alike. Along with these reports, he would tamper with evidence to match and support his suspicions.
Nait winced.
A celebration of the police officer’s work was shown. He was praised by his co-worker and higher command. “You are a good officer,” they said. He was patted on the back and congratulated. He received many smiles from all directions.
“Nait,” The Light called.
“Yes,” Nait cried.
“Is he a good officer?” The Light asked.
Nait brought his head to his lap. His hands were over his face. Turmoil ravaged within him.
Nait popped his head up. “No!” he shouted. “The man is not a good officer!”
“Are you good?” The Light asked.
“No!” Nait sobbed.
The screen began to show images of all the wrong Nait had done, including images not previously shown.
“Nait Sirhc,” The Light said, His voice now ground shaking, “you are guilty of many multitudes of sins. Sin is immoral action committed against God and His law that is written on your heart. You have committed droves of offenses against, The One who gave you life, The Creator of the cosmos, The Judge of the Universe. You would have had more honor and respect toward a king or human ruler, knowing your life would be at stake for an offense committed against them. The punishment is equal to the one the offense it committed against. You have transgressed against an eternal being. Therefore, how terrible should your consequence be?
“You are without the third witness I mentioned,” The Light said. “I require justice. I will not turn a blind eye. I will not sweep your mess under the wrong. Your crime must be dealt with, it must be paid.”
Nait held on to the stand. “Please stop!” he cried.
“You did not want Me,” The Light said. “And I would not force Myself on you. I would not. You continued to defile your conscience. You did wrong with knowledge that what you were doing was wrong. Every day you breathed was a moment of mercy and patience. Regardless of what you could have possibly experienced on earth, it holds absolutely no weight compared to the consequence of your every sin. You did not want Me and became like a stranger with no relationship with Me. A stranger will not be forced to dwell with Me. There is no place for you, but a place designed for beings who want nothing to do with me. All good things come from Me. And in that place, I have withdrawn My attributes. In that place, is no good thing.”
“No!” Nait screamed. “What could I have possibly done?!”
“You heard of the third witness,” The Light said. “You chose not to look into the third witness. You chose to live it up. Even with the questions that were left for man to seek the answers to. You did not honestly seek, even though you had every reason to. Knowing your appointment with death was without doubt, you chose arrogance and not humbleness.”
“Please give me mercy!” Nait screamed. “Forgive me! Forgive me!”
“The one you called murderer said those same words,” The Light said. “What was the proper response in light of justice? What must happen? No number of apologies, regrets, confessions, or begging will disrupt righteous judgement. The one you called murderer, his crimes had to be paid for. And so do yours.”
All of Nait’s vile acts were displaying.
“I do not take pleasure in the death of the wicked,” The Light said.
“What was that third witness?!” Nait shouted.
“I know the condition of all people,” The Light said.
The screen read “Romans 3:11-12.”
The Light said, “None is righteous, no, not one; no one understands; no one seeks for God. All have turned aside; together they have become worthless; no one does good, not even one.”
The screen showed the atrocities of people on earth, including: murders, violence, hatred for one another, assaults of many kinds.
“Who are these creatures that they should put me on trial?” The Light responded. “But I still had compassion on them. They don’t realize what their true enemy is. Death. The pain, trouble, strife, survival, and evil of this world is nothing compared to what the Life Creating Giver can give them. The problems of the earth are self-evident. What is all the turmoil in the world to an infinity in eternity?
“But the darkness of the people could not be excused. My nature simple won’t allow it. All who sin have a fine that must be paid. That is why the third witness came. Yeshua came to earth as one of mankind and lived a perfect, sinless life, qualifying that life to be the perfect ransom, payment of that fine. You know His name as Jesus. He is good. He is a good person. He is of God, My one and only Son. God was put into a body similar to how a hand fits a glove. When God came to earth, He did not vanish from heaven and stop being God.
“Yes, Jesus paid for the sins of the world. It is a free gift that is not deserved. That is grace. It is undeserved mercy. And because Jesus paid the fine of sin, sinners can lawfully be forgiven and given mercy. But like any free gift, this gift must be received. People must repent and put their trust in Jesus, that because of His sacrifice, they will have eternal life. People die in flocks daily without acknowledging the truth about their life. They perish without Jesus. To their benefit, it is simple and not multiple complexed ways. There is only one way to be saved from the penalty of sin. All people must humble themselves and realize their guilt. Or do you think you were more guilty than all the others you lived near?”
The screen read “Luke 13:5.”
Then, The Light said, “I tell you, no, but unless you repent, you will all likewise perish.”
Nait’s sin flashed through his mind. The images on the screen flashed his sins.
“You have lived a wretched life and did not take the living waters,” The Light said. “You are bad, a bad person. You are not upright or honest. You are a lying, thieving, blasphemous, adulterer, hater, slanderer, reviler, unjust anger filled person. On top of that, you neglected Jesus Christ’s sacrifice and willfully believed unsolved lies that ultimately did you no good in regard to death.”
“I’m sorry!” Nait screamed.
The room shook violently, and The Light shouted, “Depart from me!”
There was a loud sound and darkness consumed the area as Nait’s agonizing scream echoed.
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