Salve. Salve! All's
ready. Where's the prisoner? That's
him? ...this? Such a threat that he is
banished to this
desolate isle? Aughhh... 'ave they gone mad
in Rome? Watch your
words Titus. Really... why is
he here? Dominus
et Deus. What? Dominus et Deus... Lord
and God. That is what Emperor
Domitian demands to be
called. And? There is only one Lord
and God. The one
I serve. So they sent him here
for that? Refusing to
acknowledge
the Emperor as God? Why didn't they just
kill him? They
tried... 'cept 'e
wouldn't die. What do
you mean? Jus' that. The old
man won't die. He's a Christian
of some influence. He incites others to
follow his so-called
savior. Jesus Christ... the Son
of God. He was warned,
imprisoned, and
finally... boiled. Boiled? Right. But... That's just it.
He wouldn't... Nothing
happened. Nonsense! Is
it? Why do you think
we're here then? He wouldn't
recant his
allegiance to this... Jesus
Christ or stop teaching
about him. How
can I? Jesus gave his life
for me... and for you
as well. For
everyone! He died on the cross to
pay for our sins and bring
us close to God. He rose from the dead and
lives and has called us as
His witnesses. His words bring life
and joy. Can I withhold such
wonderful truth
from others? I tell you,
I cannot! Well, it hardly did you
any good now did it ya
stubborn ol'fool? Could've saved
yourself all
this misery... and lived your old
age with some
pleasure! Eh,
Pulo? You are
a
soldier. That I am,
old man! And a loyal
one too... and always
will be. Then you will understand
what it means to defend
something that you believe in. I am honored to be
here for Christ in
these chains... on this
barren
island. And
you? Are you honored
to be here for
your empire? Ahhh! Yeah, he got you on
that one, Titus! He's a crazy as
they come! But how do you know,
old man. How are you so
certain that
this Jesus... that
he
is... what did
he say?... The Son
of God? Because I
was there. There
were
signs... from the
very
beginning... and a
prophecy... The Lord himself shall
give you a sign: Behold, the
virgin shall
conceive and bear a Son and shall call
His name, Immanuel: which means 'God with
us. ' A
virgin? A
virgin?... ...that's
impossible! Not
with
God. He sent an angel to
a city in Galilee,
to a virgin. Blessed are you among
all women Mary! What? Who - who
are you? Do not be
afraid, Mary. You have been chosen
of God. You will conceive
and bring forth a
son. And will name
him, Jesus. He will be great and
will be called the
son of the highest and of his
kingdom there will be
no end. But... how can
this be? I have never been with
a man. The Holy Spirit will
come upon you and the
Holy One born will be called... ...the Son
of God! True to the prophecy
the child was born. And Joseph, a
carpenter by trade,
and a good man, was chosen of God to
be their protector. But there were those that
hated the child and sought
him harm. Auuughhhh! Mary...
quickly! We
must
go! Joseph? Shhhhh... What is it? What are
you doing? The
baby! He is
in
danger! But they are
only children! And should
that matter? I am the king
of Israel! I am the king of
the Jews! I will not share
my kingdom with
anyone else. B- but... it is only
a prophecy! Perhaps it
is wrong. What does
it say? But you,
Bethlehem... Though you are little
among the thousands
of Judah, Yet out of you shall
come forth to Me The One to be Ruler
in Israel. Auughhh! LOOK! That star over
Bethlehem that
those astronomers said is announcing the
birth of the king of
the Jews! I will NOT take
any chances! I AM THE KING OF
THE JEWS! I WILL NOT SHARE MY
THRONE WITH ANYONE! DO YOU
HEAR ME... NOT
WITH
ANYONE! Shhhh... My little one...
my little Jesus. Quickly... Kill every
male child
under two years old! Do not
spare one! That
one" The family fled to Egypt
and remained there until
the death of King Herod. Afterwards, they
returned to Israel, Afterwards, they
returned to Israel, where Jesus remained in
his parents' household
until he was 30 years old. But who does he claim
to be, this John the
Baptist? Precisely what we need to
find out and report back
to the high priest! All these ignorant
fools, flocking to
this man! Look
at
them! They should be at
the temple... not out here with
the likes of this
lunatic! Repent for the
kingdom of heaven
is near. Prepare the way of
the Lord! Look! There they
are again, Andrew. To ask the same
questions no doubt! Help
us! What shall we do to
be saved? Repent! If it is salvation you
seek then do as Scripture
tells you: Prepare the way of
the Lord! Make his
paths
straight! What should you do to
be saved? Follow the laws of Moses
that is what. You
vipers! Us? Repent! You refer
to US? Repentance? We who keep the law of Moses
more carefully than the
likes of all of you! REPENTANCE
FROM WHAT? You think you are
acceptable to God just because you
have Abraham for
your father... but I
tell
you... God is able
from these... stones to raise up
children to himself! Enough! Tell us
plainly! Do you claim to be
the Christ? The
Messiah? The one God will send
to save us? I am the voice of
one crying in the
wilderness... "Prepare the way of
the Lord!" I baptize you
with water... but he that comes
after me is mightier
than I... whose shoes I am
not even worthy to
untie! I baptize with
water but he will
baptize with... the Holy
Spirit... and
with
FIRE! We've
heard
enough! Plenty
in fact! You come to
me, Jesus? No, lt is I that
should be baptized
by you. Yet it is God's
will that we are
here to fulfill... Not
our
own. This is my
beloved son! After His baptism, Jesus
went into the desert by
Himself to pray and fast. His body became weak after
going without food for
forty days, but His spirit
remained strong! Jesus... Oh
Jesus... 40 days of
fasting... Impressive! Look... Appetizing? If you are truly the son
of God turn these stones
into bread. Satisfy
yourself. It'll take away
that hunger in your
stomach... Satisfy
yourself... It is written; Man
will not live by bread
alone... but by every word
that proceeds from
God. Foolish! Then,
prove
yourself! Throw
yourself
down! See if God will
keep you. Is it not
also written: He will give his
angels charge over
you and in their hands
they will bear you
up... lest It is
also
written: You will NOT tempt the
Lord your God! All this is
for you... and all that is
within them. If you fall
down and... WORSHIP
ME. Think
of
it... I will give
you armies. King
Jesus! NO! AWAY WITH
YOU SATAN! I will worship the
Lord my God... and Him only will
I serve. Hurry
up! Get those
nets out! Complete waste
of time! All night
at sea! ALL
NIGHT! And what do we have to
show for it? Well, a temper
it seems! Cheer
up
Simon. You'll be off to your
bed soon! Only if the tax
collectors haven't taken
it while I was away! Ha!
Ha!
Ha! Simon!
James! And if that weren't enough
those brothers of ours,
nowhere in sight. James!
Simon! You're not going
to believe this! Well it's a fine time
to show up. We've a business to
run, little brother! I know
James
but... there's a good
reason we're late! There'd
better be! We
found
him.. Found
who? The
messiah! Ha,
ha,
ha... The
messiah!?
Ha! The
Baptist... he... he told us to
follow him. And so
we
did... we've been talking
with him. Yes! All
night. All
night? Here
it
comes! All
night? We've got a
business to run and
you two have nothing better to do
than waste your time
on... And who
are you? Who - are
- you? Jesus. This
is
he... this is the
one Simon. The messiah!
Jesus... of
Nazareth! Calm
down,
Simon. The
Messiah? The Messiah we have
been waiting for... a poor man
from Nazareth? It's
true
Simon! Take the boat
out again. What? Why? You want a catch,
don't you? I'm not
about to... We were fishing
all night. We've caught
nothing. I... Come on,
Simon... James! What have you got
to lose? You've been up
all night
already. Come
on... Let's see what this
is all about! Alright. Just to get this
nonsense out of
your heads! But it'll be you two
doing all the work
next week! Lower the
nets here! This is a waste
of time! A
complete
waste! Wake me
up
when... Simon... Simon! Look... come
and look. Ha
ha! Well, come on!
Help us! There are too many
of them! The nets
are
breaking! Call the
other boat. The
boat! Bring the
other boat! Lord! LORD! It's a
miracle! A
miracle! Ha!
Ha! Incredible! This is the
largest catch
we've ever had! And the
biggest sale! That's 2
shekels! And that's
3 shekels. Rabbi... Please... depart
from me... I... I am a
sinful man! Don't be afraid,
Simon Peter. Follow
me... What do
you mean? Follow
me,
Peter... All
of
you. Follow me and I
will make you
fishers of men! You
mean...
now? Yes,
Peter. But this is the
biggest catch
we've ever had! From
now
on... you shall
catch men! This is going to
be very bad for
business... very
bad. Wait! Wait
for me! Is this
Simon's house? Is this were
Jesus of Nazareth
is staying? Yes
yes! But there is hardly
any room! I heard about a
miracle; a large
catch of fish. Water turned
to wine? Yes,
yes! I heard
that too! And that he healed a
young man possessed
by demons? It's
true! It was a
miracle! I was
there! I saw it with my
own eyes! And I hear he's
healed Simon's mother
in law... Sick as
can be... the poor woman was
bedridden, and
now... Well look for yourself
if you can! She's in there
attending to others! Ask and it will be given
to you; seek and you
will find; knock and the
door will be
opened to you. For everyone who
asks receives; he who
seeks
finds; and to him
who knocks, the door will
be opened. Just
that...
ask? Yes! Just ask and you
will receive! Oh
no! No! What are
you doing? The
roof! You've ruined
my roof! Please, please
help me! Please,
help me. Please,
help me! Please, I have been this
way for years. Please
help me! Rabbi! Rabbi... we've
heard you can
do miracles! If there is
anything you can do
for him... Anything! Now, now... what can
the good rabbi do? Take the
man home! Please,
Rabbi. I know God
hears you. Rabbi...
please! It's
alright. Your
sins... are
forgiven. What did
he say? What did
he mean? His sins
are
forgiven? But
how? That is
blasphemy! Only God can
forgive sins! Blasphemy! BLASPHEMY! Tell me! Which is easier
to say? "Your sins are
forgiven" or... get up
and
walk?" To show you that I have
also been given power to
forgive sins... Arise... take up
your bed... and
walk! Thank
you,
Lord! Thank you!
Thank you! It's a miracle!
A miracle! I tell you He is
a blasphemer! He is a
blasphemer. But you
saw it. You
were
there! He healed
a
paralytic! That has nothing to do
with it! Healing a man is
one thing! BUT NO ONE CAN FORGIVE
SINS BUT GOD! The time
has come! The kingdom of Heaven
is here! Come and believe the good
news of the forgiveness
of sins... available to every one
of you! Available
to all! Come, come! I
haven't got all day! But that is all we
can afford! Surely
you... No I
cannot! Whatever it is
you are
suggesting... I
CANNOT! Now get out
of here. But
it's
true! NOW! Splendid! That
is... uh... that
is
mine. That's Matthew
the tax
collector. Collecting for
the Romans. ...and no doubt a
little for himself. People don't seem to
like you. Hmph!
Some
don't. But others don't seem
to mind. Certainly
not! Hey
Matthew... How about a little
more wine? You've
had
plenty! Come,
Lord! Do not associate
with him. People
will talk.
You must... Wait a
minute! You're that new prophet
every one's talking about,
aren't you? Jesus of
Nazareth. Don't
touch him. What's it
to you? Maybe he
wouldn't mind. I know who
you are. I saw how you healed
that man... What you said about
forgiveness of
sins. I... I believe you are
sent of God. Then
follow me. Matthew? Follow
a holy man? They're
right,
Rabbi... I
haven't
been... I am not a
good man. I didn't ask if
you were. Come,
Matthew.
Follow me! What do you make
of this? Don't you
remember, Simon? Jesus cast that net over
the boats and our catch was
overflowing. Then he said we
would be fishers... of
men. Yes... of men
like
you... and
me... fishermen... and tax
collectors. Everyone! Things will never be
the same Simon. Things will never be
the same. Jesus continued to
surprise people by
healing the sick and the lame. This was a fulfillment
of the prophecy that
said, the Spirit of the
Lord is upon Me
because He has anointed Me to
proclaim the good news
to the poor. He has sent me to
heal the
brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty
for the prisoners, and recovery of sight
to the blind, to set the
oppressed free and to proclaim the
acceptable year of
the Lord!' Help me!
I'm blind! Help
me...
please! What? What are
you doing? Oh,
I... I can
see... I can
see... What? I
CAN
SEE! I tell you he's
a troublemaker! A
nuisance! I
agree! Publicans,
tax
collectors... prostitutes... Saying he can
forgive sins! Blasphemy! That's what
it is! Then what are we
waiting for? We are the keepers of
the laws of Moses! It is our responsibility
to stop this. We must
take
action! Yet... you have
seen his works... the healing of
the sick... even the raising of
the dead! Oh
please! A sick boy gets
well and
suddenly... you have the dead
raised to life! People
talk! Rumors
grow! But just today a
blind man regained
his sight! Here, in the
very temple. Or so
they say. How do we know that
these so-called
"miracles" are real? Well... Master
Nicodemus. This is
the man. It's a
miracle. It's a miracle I tell
you a- What is the meaning
of bringing these
people here? Indulge me a
moment... please. Tell me. ls he
your son? Yes...
yes. And was he...
born blind? Completely... How then is it that he
sees now? We... we
don't know. He is
of
age... perhaps you should
ask him. What have you got to
say for yourself? I... I can see! I
can see... A man... a
prophet... he healed
me! He... Back
away! If you can see,
it has been a
work of God... not this man you
talk about... one we know to be
a sinner. A
sinner? Whether he is a
sinner or not I
don't know... All I
know
is... I was blind
and now... now I
can see! But
how? How did he
do it? I don't
know! I... but I am sure we can
find him. Do you also want to
be his disciples? Out! AuughhhhH! You may be his disciple
but we are not! We
follow
Moses! As for
this
man... we don't even know
where he comes from! Well... isn't
that something? You don't know who
he is! When was the last time you
heard of a blind man
receiving his sight? I tell you, this man
healed me! If he were not from
God, he could do
nothing! You were cursed
with
blindness... and you dare
teach us? OUT! Get him out of
the temple! OUT! I can
see... It's a
miracle! I can see
the sky... and I can see
the clouds... and look, are
those birds... I can see! I
can see! Auughhhhh! Has he been there
all night? Yes...
praying. Do you
miss it? What. The
boat... Galilee... Sometimes... my
family. But not my
wife's cooking. That I don't
really miss! But the
boat... yes I
miss that. The freedom,
open sea... Then the more you'll
appreciate it when we
get back. We're not
going back. We all
know... it will never be
the same. We will not
go back... this is
God's doing. I am sending you on
a journey. You twelve... two
by two. To share the good
news of the
kingdom of God. And as you go,
tell everyone, "The Kingdom of heaven
is at hand!" Lord... we have
left everything to
follow you. Yes, Peter
you have. You
all
have. And he who has
left houses or
brothers or sisters or father or
mother or wife or
children or lands for my sake and
the Gospels' will
receive 100 times more... with persecution, and
in the end, everlasting
life! Heal the sick, cleanse the
lepers, raise the dead,
cast out demons. Freely you have
received, freely give! I send you out as
sheep among wolves. Therefore, be
wise as serpents
and harmless as doves for not
all will receive
you. Whoever confesses me
before men, him I will also
confess before my
Father in heaven. But whoever denies
me before men, him I will also deny
before my Father who is
in heaven. He who finds his life
will lose it, and he who loses his life
for my sake, will
find it. He who receives
you, receives me. And he who
receives me... receives the Father who
sent me. So we went two by
two to preach His
message, just like He told
us to. And the people
received it gladly... at least most of
them did! Galilee, the
Decapolis, Jerusalem,
even across the Jordan! It's as if the whole
world is following this
Jesus of Nazareth! And you
just
noticed? Well...? What are
we going to do? I'm
thinking! Well we can't very
well sit here
doing nothing! Master
Zerah. What! WHAT
WHAT
WHAT? Can you not see that we
are in council? What
is it? Forgive my
interruption but... a group
of
people... they have
a woman... caught in
adultery! The very act
they say... and they have brought
her here! Well... what
of it! You know
the law! Tell some of
the others! Stone
her! Very
well. Well... what are we
going to do about
this Jesus? He's taking the
people from under our
influence... away
from us! Wait! Come
back here! Where are you
going? This
is important! The
adulteress... bring her with you and
come with us! But what
about... Will you
be quiet? I have an
idea! Come! You will find rest
for your souls. For my yoke
is easy... Really? What is the
meaning of this? Jesus opens the
eyes of the blind
does he not? We too then shall
open the eyes of the
blind... these blind followers
of his! Move! Out of
my way! Out of my
way, move! Rabbi...
this woman was
caught
in... Adultery! In the
very act! You know that Moses in
the law commanded that
such a woman... should
be
stoned! Now
Rabbi... what do
you say? Let him who is
without sin cast the
first stone. Hmmm...
come along! Woman... where
are your
accusers? Does no one
condemn you? No
one,
Lord. Then I don't condemn
you either. Go... and sin
no more. Thank
you. What do you make
of this? What is there to make
of it? Look
at
her... he forgave her of
her sins. Her heart is filled
with peace. She leaves a
different woman. You and I have
been witness to a
miracle... a broken life
made whole. Extraordinary! I would like to
speak with this
man myself. Master
Nicodemus! I have come to see
the Rabbi... to speak
with him. Rabbi... Rabbi,
I... I believe you are a
teacher sent of God. For no one could possibly
do the miracles that you
are doing, were it not
for God. I
see... I see the work of God
in the hearts of your
followers... In
you. The truth is, no one can
experience the Kingdom of
God unless he is born again. But how can one be
born again when he
is old? Flesh gives birth to flesh
but the Spirit gives birth
to the spirit. But how can
this be? You are a teacher of
Israel and do not
understand these things? You must be born
again,
Nicodemus... in
your
heart. So he was
a teacher, a healer of
the sick, and the sick at heart
it seems to me. Even some of your
religious leaders
sought his opinion; a man of
the people. His fame spread and people
came from all around to
hear him. To fill
their
hearts... as well as
their stomachs! He fed
them
all... Knowing they were
tired after coming
from long distances, he took two fish and five
loaves of bread and fed
over 5,000 people. Five
thousand? Yes... another
time, 3,000. After that, the people
wanted to crown him King
of Israel. Truly this is the
Prophet that is
to come! Who else could
do these
miracles! And speak with
such authority! He is
the
Messiah! The King
of Israel! The one we have
been waiting for! Jesus
the
Messiah! Some of his own
disciples took up
the idea. The King
of Israel! Lord we must go on
to Jerusalem! Your favor
is
everywhere! Yes, we will go
to Jerusalem. Wonderful! And there I must
suffer many things... I will be rejected
by the elders, the chief priests and
the teachers of the
law... No! and
there... I must
be
killed. No,
Lord.
NO! And on the third day
I will be raised to
life. This was not what his
disciples had wanted
to hear. Some thought Jesus
was going to set
up an earthly kingdom but
Jesus had another
mission: Whoever wants to become
great among you must be your
servant, and whoever wants to
be first must be your
slave. Just as I did not come
to be served, but TO
serve, and to give my
life as a ransom
for many. Some
were
shocked; others saddened
and still others,
offended. Many things that Jesus
taught became difficult for
people to hear. Love
your
enemies. Do good to them that
hate you. I know some of you
follow me because you ate the loaves
and fishes and
were filled. Do not work for the
food that perishes, but for food that
endures to
eternal life, which I will
give you. I am the living
bread, which came
down from heaven. If anyone eats of
this bread, he will
live forever; and the bread that
I shall give is My
flesh, which I shall give
for the life of
the world. Some began to turn away
from him because they
wanted an earthly king. They began to
reject Jesus'
teaching. And even one of
the twelve,
tempted by Satan, tried to take
matters into his
own hands. It is
settled
then... Settled. Thirty pieces
of silver. And I shall hand Jesus
over to you... We must
be
careful. Jesus is still
very popular among
the people... We must use wisdom and
find an occasion to turn
the people against him. Hosanna!
Hosanna! Who... who
is he? It's
Jesus! Jesus of
Nazareth! The
miracle
worker? A mob! He brings
a mob! And encourages them
at that! I tell you this is
getting seriously out
of hand! That's not the cost
of these things! You can take it or
leave it! That's
outrageous! It isn't worth
two coins! You
heard
me! No pay
no
doves... No
atonement! Your
choice! NEXT! We need
to act! And
soon! But I have brought
my own doves to
sacrifice... I can't
afford
these... The only animals allowed
for the temple are the ones
sold here... But
why? Because the
Pharisees say
so... that's why! Now
pay
up! Lord? Why... Why have you
done this? Do not make my
father's house a house
of merchandise. It is a house
of prayer. My
money!
MY MONEY! Take it! Take
all of it out! How can you take
advantage of the
people this way? Do you not
fear God? Take all of
it out! STOP!
STOP! What is the meaning
of this? What? IT IS
WRITTEN! MY TEMPLE
SHALL BE... a house
of
prayer! But
you!... You have made it a
den of thieves. No! JESUS OF
NAZARETH! By what authority
do you do this! BY
WHAT? DESTROY THIS TEMPLE AND
I WILL LIFT IT UP IN
THREE DAYS! What...? Forty-six years it took
to build this temple and
you... you will raise it
up again in three
days!? YOU'RE
A
MADMAN! WOE UNTO YOU
SCRIBES AND
PHARISEES... HYPOCRITES! You
whited
tombs! You appear
beautiful
outside... but
inside... inside... YOU ARE FULL OF
DEAD MEN'S BONES! WOE
TO
YOU! You shut up the kingdom
of heaven to men by your
own rules! Rules you cannot
even keep yourselves
and you disregard the more
important matters
of God: righteous judgment,
mercy and faith! O Jerusalem,
Jerusalem... you who kill the prophets
and stone the ones I send
to help you... How often I would
have gathered you as a hen gathers her
chicks under her
wings... but you would not
let me. I tell you it
was outrageous! A threat to
our authority! We
must
act! Our very
inaction
endorses Jesus! Are we to stand by
while he leads our
people astray? Yet... I find nothing in
his doctrine that
contradicts ours. I agree... his
teaching is sound! Sound? You saw
the commotion
today! We must
admit
however... the selling of the
animals had gotten out
of hand... discontent among the
people in that regard is
nothing new... Perhaps... But the disruption
in the temple... Where will it lead
to next? And have I heard correctly
that he calls himself the
King of the Jews? With your
pardon,
Caiaphas... His followers have
given him that title. Nevertheless... He has not refuted it,
which makes him liable
to treason! Consider then
an
alternative... That rather
than lose an
entire nation... it would be better
for only one man
to die! I agree with
you Caiaphas! As
do
I! Jesus of Nazareth will
bring nothing but harm to
our nation! He must be put out of
the way... at the
earliest
opportunity. Since the situation at the
temple we do not know
where he is. But... I believe
I can trace his
whereabouts. Then see
to it. No
Lord! This is a job for
servants... not for
you! Simon
Peter... you call me Lord;
and rightfully so, for that is what
I am. Now that I, your Lord
and teacher, have washed
your feet, you also should
wash one another's
feet. I have set you an example
that you should do as I
have done for you. By this will all men
know what you are my
disciples, if you love
one another. I am glad that I
can share this time
with you. Lord? What
is it? One of you will
betray me. Lord, who
is it? Is
it
I? The one to whom I will
give this bread, he will
betray me. What you are about to
do, do quickly! Take
and
eat. This is
my
body... which is broken
for you. This is
my blood. which will be poured
for many... and for the forgiveness
of sins. Now... where
is he? This very night you will
all fall away on account
of me. For it
is
written: I will strike the
shepherd and the sheep
will be scattered. But after I
have risen, I will go ahead of
you into Galilee. Even if all fall
away, I never
will, Lord! Never! Peter... Satan
desires to sift you
as wheat... but I have prayed
for you, that your faith may
not fail. And when you
are
strengthened, encourage
your
brothers. I would even die
for you! Peter... before the rooster
crows this morning... you will have denied
me three times. Never... Never! Father... if it is
possible... may this cup be taken
from me. Yet... not my
will... but Your will
be done! Lord. The hour
has come. He that
betrays me... is here. What's
happening? Judas? What is going on here? Judas! Wait a minute? What
are these soldiers? ...Rabbi! Judas? Do you betray me with
a kiss? What's
going on? Jesus,
no... Who are
you
seeking? Jesus of
Nazareth! I
am
he. Have you come out, as
against a robber, with swords and clubs
to take me? I was with you
daily in the temple
teaching, and you did not seize
me then. But the Scriptures
must be fulfilled. Wait a
minute. Take your hands
off him! Leave
him
alone. Get away
from him! Let him go! Let
him go! That's
enough! Auuuughhh! PETER! Get away
from him... Auugghh!
Let me
go! Put away
the sword! Don't you think
that I can pray to
My Father, and He will provide me
with more than twelve
legions of angels? Be
healed... Jesus...
Jesus! Oh,
Jesus! Jesus! Wait
here. Where are
you going? Perhaps I can
find out what is
happening. John! Judas You have nothing to
say against these
accusations? ANSWER THE
HIGH PRIEST! I have spoken openly, in
the synagogues and in the
temple. I have said nothing
in secret. Why do you
ask me? Ask those that
heard me. Jesus... You dare to speak to
the High Priest that
way? If I have spoken evil
tell me... but if not... then why
do you strike me? Caiaphas! ENOUGH! Enough... Let us get to the heart
of the matter. There are
people here... that have brought
serious
accusation against you... They say
that you.... that you claim
to be... the son
of God? Tell us
plainly. Are you the Christ,
the son of the
living God? I
am... And hereafter you
shall see me
sitting at the right hand of God and
coming with the clouds
of heaven. Silence!
Silence! We need no
further
witnesses! You have heard
his blasphemy! What
say
you? Death! Put him
to death! Blasphemy! Kill
him! Wait. You... You're one of
his followers,
aren't you? No...
No! Yes
you
are... I saw you with
him... I'm sure
of it.... You've got the
wrong man. You
are! You're a Galilean...
a follower of that
Jesus. Yes... I saw you in
the garden with him! I
tell
you! I DON'T KNOW
THE MAN... I
swear! I don't
know him! The law states
it plainly... Death! Yet you
are
aware... Roman rule prohibits
us from putting a man
to death. But not the
Romans... take
him to Pilate. Please, please, I must
speak to you. I MUST SPEAK
TO YOU! It's alright. Let
him go. I have betrayed
innocent blood! Take it
back!
TAKE IT! I HAVE SINNED BY
BETRAYING
INNOCENT BLOOD! And what is that
to us? I have
sinned... John! It's Jesus,
isn't it? Oh,
my
son! MY
SON! He was taken to
Pontius
Pilate... There is to be
an
announcement... Take me
to him. Take
me! You brought me a man
that you say has broken
the law. I questioned him and
found him guilty of
no crime, but you
insisted on
punishment... and therefore he
has been punished. ...thirty
eight! Auuughhhh! ...thirty
nine! ...forty! Let
him
down. Bring
him! Pilate wants
him now! Wait! Let's not forget
his crown. Behold,
the man! What have you done
to make them hate
you so...? We have a
custom... to free one
prisoner during
your festive days. What
say
you? Shall I deliver
to you... Jesus who is
called Christ... Jesus... or... Barabbas? Barabbas! The Pharisees want
you to call out for
Barabbas! It's
Barabbas. Remember that's
what the Pharisees
want. Which of the two do
you want me to release
to you? BARABBAS!
FREE
BARABBAS! Barrabas! Free
Barrabas! And what of
this man? What then shall I do
with this Jesus who is
called Christ? Crucify
him! NO! But why... what evil
has he done? WHAT EVIL HAS
HE DONE? We have a law, and
according to that law
he must die, because he claimed to be
the Son of God! Where do you
come from?... Do you refuse to speak
with me? Don't you realize I have
power to either free you
or to crucify you? You would have no power over
me if it were not given to
you from above. Therefore the one who handed
me over to you is guilty of
a greater sin. I tell you I find no
fault in this man! He calls himself
a King! And? WE HAVE NO KING
BUT CAESAR! And you know good
and well that
acknowledging Jesus as king is
nothing more
than... Treason! Then bear record, that
I am innocent of this man's death for
I find no fault in
him. I am innocent of
the blood of this
just person. See you
to it! No!
My
son! His blood be
upon us! And on
our
children! As it is
written... He was despised and
rejected by men... a man of sorrows,
and familiar with
suffering. Surely he took up our
infirmities and
carried our sorrows... yet we considered
him stricken by God, smitten by him,
and afflicted. He was pierced for
our
transgressions, he was crushed
for our
iniquities the punishment that
brought us peace
was upon him, and by his wounds we
are healed. AUUUUGHHHHH! We all, like sheep,
have gone astray... each of us has turned to his
own way and the LORD has
laid on him... the iniquity of
us all! Ha ha! He saved
others! Yet, he cannot
save himself. Let him come down
from the cross, and we will believe
in him. Let God rescue him now
if he wants him! After all, didn't he
say he was the son
of God? Father,
forgive them. They don't know what
they are doing. Aren't you
the Christ? Then save yourself...
and us! Quiet! Don't you have any
fear of God... even
now? We are
criminals. We
deserve
this... but
this
man... he has done
nothing wrong... nothing
at all. Jesus... remember me when you
enter your kingdom. I tell you
the truth. Today... You will be
with me... in
paradise. For three hours he agonized
on the cross and then at
noon... a strange
thing
happened... Darkness came over all
the land and remained that
way for another
three hours. Mother... this is
your son... this is
your
mother. Father! Father why have you
forsaken me? It is
finished... Father... into your hands I
commit my spirit. When He died the
earth shook, the rocks split and the
curtain of the temple was
ripped in two! Surely this man... was
the son of God. That deceiver, Jesus,
while he was still
alive... he said... After three days I
will arise again. In order to avoid any
further deceit, command a
guard at the tomb... and
seal
it. Let his disciples
come and steal away
the body... and then say unto the
people that he has risen
from the dead. Agreed. Go and make it as sure
as you can. Three
days! So you keep
reminding me! Three days guarding
this tomb! We don't have to
guard all these other
dead people, but
this
one... this one we have
to guard! All because of some idiotic
superstition that he's going
to rise from the dead!? No one rises from
the dead? Which is why
we're here! So none of his followers steal
the body and then claim that
he did! Now quit
complaining. Of course no one rises
from the dead. What
was
that... A
tremor... An
earthquake... I
don't
know. Didn't
sleep
again? You
need
sleep! I need
peace... I denied
him, John... I...
failed
him. We were
all
afraid. I wish I could
tell him how
ashamed I am... I wish I
could... Shhhhh. I thought you said
no one knew we were
here. They
don't . I'll
go
see.. James.
No! Mary! I
saw
him! Who? The Lord! I saw him!
He's alive! What? He has
risen. He has risen from
the dead! And he had indeed
risen... he was no longer
in the tomb. But
how? The tomb
was empty. The shroud was there,
but no body. Jesus
was
gone. That same day, he
appeared to some of
his disciples. Thomas, we
saw him... spoke
with him! I
told
you! Impossible! Unless I can
place my finger
on the imprint of the nails and
thrust my hand
into his side, I WILL
NOT
BELIEVE! Peace be
unto you. I...
I... Reach with
your finger... and touch
my hands. And reach out your
hand and thrust it
into my side. And be not
faithless... but
believing. MY LORD... AND
MY GOD! Thomas, because you
have seen me, you have
believed. Blessed are they
that have not seen
and yet believe. Simon Peter... do you
love me? Lord, these three
times you have
asked me... You know
all things. You know I
love you. Feed
my
sheep. Simon Peter, when you
were a younger man you
did as you pleased, went wherever you
wanted to. But now in
your age... God will take you and
lead you; sometimes to places
you never wanted to
go to. Will you
go Peter? Will you go
for me? Yes
Lord... I will go wherever you
ask me, I will follow with all
my heart. What about
John, Lord... what
about
him? Don't worry
about John! If it's my will that
he live until I get
back... what does that matter
to you? You just
follow me. And so it was commonly
thought that disciple
would not die... or rather that he would
not die at the hands of
his enemies... And so
it
was... You? Yes... the
others, all died
a martyrs death. Each one taking
the message of
Jesus to the surrounding countries
that they too may come to
know God even though it
cost them their
very lives. I alone of the
twelve remain... a witness to all Jesus
did and said... to the miracles, to
the love... and to his
parting message: Go into all the world and
preach the Good News to
every creature. Whoever receives me,
will be saved and I will
love him and will come and
make his heart my
home. And remember...
I will be with
you always... even to the end of
the world. So
you
see? How can I deny what I
have seen with my own
eyes? And what I know to be true
in my heart... that Jesus Christ, is the
Son of God who died to take
away the sins of the world. My sins and yours
as well. And who rose again
from the dead! And now that you have
heard the story... what will
you believe?
