The screeching of tires. The flashing of red and blue lights. Bright lights. Foggy lights. Gone lights.

My name is Lewis, and I am dead.

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I awoke to a bright light and the most beautiful chorus I've ever heard.

(Ezekiel 1:4-2:2) I looked, and I saw a windstorm coming out of the north—an immense cloud with flashing lightning and surrounded by brilliant light. The center of the fire looked like glowing metal, and in the fire was what looked like four living creatures. In appearance their form was human, but each of them had four faces and four wings. Their legs were straight; their feet were like those of a calf and gleamed like burnished bronze. Under their wings on their four sides they had human hands. All four of them had faces and wings, and the wings of one touched the wings of another. Each one went straight ahead; they did not turn as they moved.

Their faces looked like this: Each of the four had the face of a human being, and on the right side each had the face of a lion, and on the left the face of an ox; each also had the face of an eagle. Such were their faces. They each had two wings spreading out upward, each wing touching that of the creature on either side; and each had two other wings covering its body. Each one went straight ahead. Wherever the spirit would go, they would go, without turning as they went. The appearance of the living creatures was like burning coals of fire or like torches. Fire moved back and forth among the creatures; it was bright, and lightning flashed out of it. The creatures sped back and forth like flashes of lightning.

 As I looked at the living creatures, I saw a wheel on the ground beside each creature with its four faces. This was the appearance and structure of the wheels: They sparkled like topaz, and all four looked alike. Each appeared to be made like a wheel intersecting a wheel. As they moved, they would go in any one of the four directions the creatures faced; the wheels did not change direction as the creatures went. Their rims were high and awesome, and all four rims were full of eyes all around.

When the living creatures moved, the wheels beside them moved; and when the living creatures rose from the ground, the wheels also rose. Wherever the spirit would go, they would go, and the wheels would rise along with them, because the spirit of the living creatures was in the wheels. When the creatures moved, they also moved; when the creatures stood still, they also stood still; and when the creatures rose from the ground, the wheels rose along with them, because the spirit of the living creatures was in the wheels.

Spread out above the heads of the living creatures was what looked something like a vault, sparkling like crystal, and awesome. Under the vault their wings were stretched out one toward the other, and each had two wings covering its body. When the creatures moved, I heard the sound of their wings, like the roar of rushing waters, like the voice of the Almighty, like the tumult of an army. When they stood still, they lowered their wings.

Then there came a voice from above the vault over their heads as they stood with lowered wings. Above the vault over their heads was what looked like a throne of lapis lazuli, and high above on the throne was a figure like that of a man. I saw that from what appeared to be his waist up he looked like glowing metal, as if full of fire, and that from there down he looked like fire; and brilliant light surrounded him. Like the appearance of a rainbow in the clouds on a rainy day, so was the radiance around him.

   This was the appearance of the likeness of the glory of the LORD. When I saw it, I fell facedown, and I heard the voice of one speaking.

He said to me, “Son of man, stand up on your feet and I will speak to you.” As he spoke, the Spirit came into me and raised me to my feet, and I heard him speaking to me. (Ezekiel 1:4-2:2)

I was frightened, I looked upon the Glory of the LORD with wide eyes, full of excitement. But then, he saw Satan, the accuser standing next to the LORD.*

"You are not worthy to be here, scum! How many women have you looked at with lustful eyes? And you dare look upon the LORD with those eyes? How many lies have those lips told? How many acts of judgement have they pronounced? How many lives have been destroyed by your accusing words and your rushing mouth? How many times has that heart commited murder, or adultery? And you dare enter the Presence of the LORD with such an unclean heart? Woe be unto you for your filthy rags!"

And I looked upon myself, and saw that I was indeed clothed in rags of filth.

(Zechariah 3:2-5) The LORD said to Satan, “The LORD rebuke you, Satan! The LORD, who has chosen Jerusalem, rebuke you! Is not this man a burning stick snatched from the fire?”

Now [I] was dressed in filthy clothes as [I] stood before the [LORD]. The [LORD] said to those who were standing before him, “Take off his filthy clothes.”

Then he said to [me], “See, I have taken away your sin, and I will put fine garments on you.”

...So they put a clean turban on [my] head and clothed [me], while the...LORD stood by. (Zechariah 3:2-5)

And I looked upon the rich robes that he had given me. And I was truly touched. I was filled with such joy that I could not contain it. And I praised and worshipped the LORD.

Then, the Angel of the LORD came and lead me by hand. (Revelation 21:1-7) Then I saw “a new heaven and a new earth,” for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away, and there was no longer any sea. I saw the Holy City, the new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride beautifully dressed for her husband. And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, “Look! God’s dwelling place is now among the people, and he will dwell with them. They will be his people, and God himself will be with them and be their God. ‘He will wipe every tear from their eyes. There will be no more death’ or mourning or crying or pain, for the old order of things has passed away.”

He who was seated on the throne said, “I am making everything new!” Then he said, “Write this down, for these words are trustworthy and true.”

He said to me: “It is done. I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End. To the thirsty I will give water without cost from the spring of the water of life. Those who are victorious will inherit all this, and I will be their God and they will be my children." (Revelation 21:1-7)

And I wept tears of joy, for I had been redeemed and saved.

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*Zechariah 3:1

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DISCLAIMER: I don't claim to know everything, all the information I get is from the Bible. Which is the Word of God. And so, other than that, I hope you enjoy this work of fiction, and take it for what it's worth.

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