As I was sleeping, a vision came to me. I was standing on the edge of chasm.

To my left, a voice, spoke, "Do you have a measuring stick?"

I replied, "I do."

Again, the voice spoke, "Measure the breadth and width of the chasm."

I proceeded to measure.

After making some futile attempts to measure,

I replied, "My Lord, my measuring stick is too short, it cannot begin to measure the breadth or width of the chasm."

Again the voice spoke, "Do you have a plumb line?"

I replied, "Yes."

The voice spoke, "How long is it?"

I replied, "200 feet"

The voice spoke, "Measure the depth of this chasm."

I measured.

The voice spoke, "How deep is it?"

I replied, "My plumb line is too short."

And the voice spoke, "No man can measure or determine the void that is within him." For man is born in the darkness of his mother's womb, and in the darkness he shall die."

I replied, "But Lord, surly your judgment is not for those who have died and have died in you."

The voice replied, "I am the Lord, your God, no man cometh to the Father but through me. I have sent my Spirit to fill that void to those who believe in me and in my Name, and by my blood, this void is covered and hidden from me."

And I asked, "What about those who do not know you?"

And the voice replied, "Mankind will find the darkest place on earth to hide from my judgment whether it be mountains or caves.  For my judgments will be just and swift".

I awoke.

Contributed by Delbert R Eyster - September 2002.