The Champion
In the vast expanse of a timeless place,
Where silence ruled the outer space,
Ominously, towering it stood,
The symbol of a spirit war
Between the one name Lucifer,
And the Morning Star,
The ultimate of good.
Enveloped by a trillion planets,
Clean as lightning and hard as granite,
A cosmic coliseum would host the end
Of the war between the lord of sin and death,
And the Omnipotent Creator of man's first breath,
Who will decide who forever will be the Champion.
The audience for the 'Fight of the Ages'
was assembled and in place.
The angels came in ~s*p*l*e*n*d*o*r~ from a star.
The saints that had gone before were there:
Jeremiah, Enoch, Job.
They were singing the "Song of Zion"
on David's harp.
The demons arrived, offensive and vile,
cursing and blaspheming God.
Followed by their 'trophies' dead and gone.
Hitler, Napoleon, Pharaoh, Capone,
Tormented and vexed and grieved.
Waiting for their judgment
>From the Throne.
Then a {{{c~h~i~l~l~}}} swept through
the MAMMOTH crowd........
and the demons ^squealed^ with glee,
as a sordid, vulgar, repulsive essence was felt.
Arrogantly prancing, hands held high//,
draped in a s*p*a*r*k*l*i*n*g shroud...........
Trolled by demons, satan ascended from {{{HELL}}}.
Then satan [[cringed]],
the sinners g_r_o_a_n_e_d_!
The demons {{reeled}} in <pain>.,
As a s~w~e~l~l of <<POWER>>
like silent ((THUNDER))
. ..R O L L E D
With a surge of
{{{..LIGHT..}}}
beyond <<intense>>,
illuminating the universe,
in resplendent *~*GLORY*~* appeared
The Son of God.
Then a Persona, yes, E*x*t*r*a*ordinaire
appeared in center ring.
GOD the Father will oversee the duel.
Opening the Book of Life,
each grandstand hushed in awe
as MAJESTICALLY HE said,
"Now here's the rules.
He'll be wounded for their transgressions,
Bruised for iniquities.."
When HE said,
"By His stripes they're healed,"
The devil ((s (( h (( o )) o )) k))!
He screamed, "Sickness is my specialty --
I <<HATE>> that healing junk!"
GOD said,
"YOU SHUT YOUR FACE --
I WROTE THE BOOK!"
Then the Father looked at His only Son and said,
"You know the rules.
Your b`l`o`o`d` will cleanse their sins
and calm their {{fears}}."
Then He pointed His finger at Satan and said,
"And I know you know the rules.
You've been t>w>i>s>t>i>n>g them to deceive My people for years."
Satan <<<<SCREAMED>>>>,
"I'll kill you -> Christ!
You'll
ever// win this fight!"
The demons wheezed,
"That's right, there ain't 'no way'."
Satan jeered, "You're dead meat, Jesus,
I'm gonna bust you U~P~ tonight!!"
Jesus said,
"GO AHEAD--MAKE MY DAY!"
The bell (((RANG))), the crowd CHEERED,
the fight was on,
And the devil L~E~A~P~E~D~ in <<FURY>>.
With all his EVIL tricks he came u~ d o~ e.
`n `n
He t.h.r.e.w. his j>a>b>s of hate and lust.
A stab of pride and envy
But the HANDS THAT KNEW NO SIN
[BLOCKED] EVERY ONE.
Forty days and nights they fought,
And Satan couldn't touch Him.
Now the final b~l~o~w~
saved for the final round.
Prophetically Christ's hands came
d
o
w
n
And Satan [[[..struck..]]] in vengeance!
The b~l~o~w~of DEATH
felled JESUS to the ground.
The devils roared in victory!
The saints ~shocked~ and perplexed
as wounds appeared upon His hands and feet.
Then Satan k-]i-]c-]k-]e-]d-] Him in His side,
And Blood and w`a`t`e`r` F~L~O~W~E~D~.
And they waited for the 10 count-of-defeat.
God the Father turned His head,
His t`e`a`r`s` announcing
Christ was DEAD!
The 10 count would proclaim the battle's end.
Then Satan (((trembled))) through his s`w`e`a`t`
in unexpected {{{HORROR}}}, yet...
As GOD started to count by saying,
"...10..."
"Hey wait a minute, God..."
"...9..."
"Stop! You're counting wrong..."
"...8..."
His eyes are moving...
"...7..."
His fingers are t^w`i*t~c^h`i*n~g^...
"...6..."
"Where's all this _Light_// coming from?"
"...5..."
"He's ALIVE!!!"
"...4..."
"Oh - NOOOOO!......."
"...3..."
"And yet,"
"...2..."
"Oh...YESSSSSS!!
"...1..."
HE HAS WON!!!!
HE HAS WON!!!!
HE'S ALIVE FOREVERMORE!
HE IS RISEN, HE IS LORD,
HE HAS WON!
HE HAS WON!!
HE'S ALIVE FOREVERMORE,
HE IS RISEN!
HE IS LORD!!
Proclaim the news in every tongue,
Through endless ages and beyond.
Let it be voiced from mountains loud and strong.
Captivity has been set free, salvation bought for you and me.
'Cause Satan is - DEFEATED,
And JESUS is
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"The Champion"
by CARMAN