The Court Case

This Court Case was introduced at Daniel 7:10b where it says: "A stream of fire was flowing and going out from before him. A thousand thousands kept ministering to him, and ten thousand times ten thousand stood before him. The Court took its seat, and books were opened." The players have been identified. They are:

The Judge is Jehovah: Psalm 50:6 identifies Jehovah as the judge, It reads: "The heavens proclaim his righteousness, for God himself is Judge"

The Jury is Jehovah's Kingdom heirs (144,000 as identified in Revelation 7:4 & 14:1) being that He is perfect in love (1John 4:8), justice (Luke 18:7-8, Deuteronomy 32:4), wisdom (Proverbs 2:6), knowledge (Romans 11:33) & power (Job 37:23, Luke 1:35) His Kingdom heirs also called the Anointed will judge all matters based on their now perfect qualities.

The Accuser or the Claimant - The Prosecuting Attorney is Satan also known as the Devil, The original Serpent and later referred to as The Wicked One, and the Ruler of this world (John 12:31, 14:30, 16:11) and the Ruler of the Authority of the Air (Ephesians 2:2):

The Defending Attorney is Jehovah's Son, Jesus: Luke 9:35 identifies Jesus as God's Son. It reads: Then a voice came out of the cloud, saying: “This is my Son, the one who has been chosen. Listen to him.”

The Witnesses are His people here on earth: He instructs His Witnesses at Proverbs 27:11, "Be wise, my son and make my heart rejoice, so that I can make a reply to him who taunts me." Isaiah 43:10-12 identifies his people as his witnesses and repeats that besides himself, there is no savior. It reads: 10 “You are my witnesses,” declares Jehovah, “Yes, my servant whom I have chosen, so that you may know and have faith in me And understand that I am the same One. Before me no God was formed, And after me there has been none.” 11 I—I am Jehovah, and besides me there is no savior. 12 ". . . So, you are my witnesses," declares Jehovah, "and I am God."

The Courtroom audience - Jehovah's heavenly angels not including Jesus: Revelation 5:11 identifies his unnamed myriads of angels surrounding his throne. It reads: “And I saw, and I heard a voice of many angels around the throne and the living creatures and the elders, and the number of them was myriads of myriads and thousands of thousands,”

The Claim Job 1:1-12 identifies the prosecuting attorney as Satan. Here Job launches his charges against Job but in reality, against all mankind. It reads: 1 There was a man in the land of Uz whose name was Job. He was an upright man of integrity; he feared God and shunned what was bad. 2 Seven sons and three daughters were born to him. 3 His livestock amounted to 7,000 sheep, 3,000 camels, 1,000 cattle, and 500 donkeys, along with a very large number of servants, so that he became the greatest of all the people of the East. 4 Each of his sons would hold a banquet at his house on his own set day. They would invite their three sisters to eat and drink with them. 5 After a series of banquet days was complete, Job would send for them in order to sanctify them. Then he would get up early in the morning and offer up burnt sacrifices for each of them. For Job said: “Maybe my sons have sinned and have cursed God in their heart.” That is what Job would always do. 6 Now the day came when the sons of the true God entered to take their station before Jehovah, and Satan also entered among them. 7 Then Jehovah said to Satan: “Where have you come from?” Satan answered Jehovah: “From roving about on the earth and from walking about in it.” 8 And Jehovah said to Satan: “Have you taken note of my servant Job? There is no one like him on the earth. He is an upright man of integrity, fearing God and shunning what is bad.” 9 At that Satan answered Jehovah: “Is it for nothing that Job has feared God? 10 Have you not put up a protective hedge around him and his house and everything he has? You have blessed the work of his hands, and his livestock has spread out in the land. 11 But, for a change, stretch out your hand and strike everything he has, and he will surely curse you to your very face.” 12 Then Jehovah said to Satan: “Look! Everything that he has is in your hand. Only do not lay your hand on the man himself!” So Satan went out from the presence of Jehovah. Luke 4:5-7 further confirms this in a conversation Satan the Devil had with Jesus. It reads: 5 So he brought him up and showed him all the kingdoms of the inhabited earth in an instant of time. 6 Then the Devil said to him: “I will give you all this authority and their glory, because it has been handed over to me, and I give it to whomever I wish. 7 “If you, therefore, do an act of worship before me, it will all be yours.”

The Prosecutions Evidence Says that Obedience to God is not necessary for true happiness. He brags that the result of today's lifestyle prove that man is better off without God.

The Defendants Evidence Man cannot live by bread alone, that direction from God is required for true happiness. His Witnesses worldwide from the beginning of time (Abel till today including all his faithful prophets and today there are over 8,400,000 people worldwide in some 240 country's who believe what 1 John 5:19 says, "We know that we originate with God, but the whole world is lying in the power of the wicked one" . Then at the end of Jesus' reign of 1,000 years man will be brought to perfection and death will be no more, neither will mourning nor outcry be any more, for the former things have passed away, true peace will reign as king. Revelation 21:3-4.



Each of the players has a description and roll to play out. So let's see how it plays out in real life, in the scenario described above.