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[tense dramatic music]

[people softly chanting]

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- What you are about to witness

is a timeless story.

But perhaps not in the way you expect to witness it.

If, instead, I were to tell you a ghost story

your rational mind would try

to convince you not to believe it.

Yet, believe it you may.

Alone and afraid in the dark.

When the whistling wind feels

like the devil tickling your ear.

You might also be inclined to believe it

if you are on close personal terms with that ghost.

The specter of a once beloved friend pulled back

into time and space by the anguish of an unanswered question

or a deed left undone.

By the shadows cast from the twisted branches of longing.

Tonight, my friends, you shall meet that ghost in the flesh.

[dramatic music]

Jesus, am I glad to see you.

For the best and most unique ghost story

is of the kind when there is no ghost at all.

Instead, the ghost is a man with blood and muscle

and a heart as fragile and vulnerable to deceit

and temptation as yours or mine

and yet who's slaughtered flesh is beyond death

and has a curative power

even in the form of an actor on a musical journey.

The journey that will take him through the past,

the present, and the future.

One that is both history and invention,

theater and synonym.

Man and mythology.

Brothers and sisters, if we were to tell you a ghost story,

one that happens to be true,

you might very well witness your own revival.

Ladies and gentlemen, "Revival!"

[dramatic music] [audience applauding]

[upbeat energetic music]

[low tense music]

[upbeat energetic music]

[knuckles rapping]

- [Stage Manager] Places everybody, act one.

[breath whooshing]

[upbeat energetic music]

[thunder crashing]

[thunder crashing]

[dark tense music]

- [Soldier] The earth trembled beneath us

and the stone rolled away.

There was no one in the tomb,

nothing but some blood soaked rags.

A woman came there.

She ran away and then came back

with a few of the riff raff that buried him.

- [Cephas] John. John.

John, wait.

[soft mysterious music]

[Cephas laughing]

He's alive!

He's alive. - He's alive!

- [Cephas] Yes! He has risen.

- [John] He's alive!

[soft reflective music]

- Woman.

Why are you crying?

- Because they have taken away my lord

and I don't know where they've laid him.

[dramatic music]

- [Angel] Why do you seek the living among the dead?

- Woman.

Whom do you seek?

- Jesus of Nazareth, the one who was crucified.

[dramatic music]

- Mary.

- Rabboni. [sobbing]

- There's no need to hold onto me.

I have not yet gone up to be with the Father.

Go back to my brothers and tell them

I am going up to be with him

who is my Father and their Father,

to be at the side of my God and their God.

Go, Mary.

Do as I say.

[dramatic music]

♪ I never believed that

♪ From where I started

♪ I'd be here

♪ A divine plan conceived and

♪ Now resurrection has appeared ♪

♪ Who would have perceived that ♪

♪ It was possible

♪ For me

♪ If I had not seen him

♪ With my own eyes

♪ Oh, what a majesty

♪ And now in this moment

♪ A new day dawns

♪ A new day dawns and I can see ♪

♪ That grace so amazing ♪ Amazing

♪ Has stepped through time

♪ To set us free

♪ Now he promised

♪ Just like he said

♪ What seemed hopeless

♪ Became hope for the whole world ♪

♪ Yes he was the gift ♪ He was

♪ They'd been praying for

♪ And this was the fullness of time ♪

♪ And so much more

♪ He has risen ♪ Jesus

♪ Living Savoir resurrected

♪ My salvation

♪ Is alive

[audience applauding]

[eerie music]

- Have you considered that he may never have been dead?

It's possible that he only seemed so,

that he came to and slipped away during the earthquake?

- After of hours of crucifixion,

spikes driven into his flesh, flogging?

Young man, you may go.

If you happen to see any dead man

do us all a favor, kill him again.

- What makes you think he'll stay dead the second time?

- The second death worked on Lazarus.

- Wait a minute.

Did we?

[heartbeat thudding]

Nevermind.

- Until I see his face with my own eyes

I will not believe such nonsense.

Until I touch his wounds and stick my finger

in his side where they pierced him trough.

- You said you believed him, right?

- You're speaking to a fool, John.

There's no making sense of it.

♪ I'm no fool

♪ When it comes to Jesus

♪ He was a great, great man

♪ But I think you've gone too far ♪

♪ With this talk about resurrection ♪

♪ And him being God in flesh

♪ I agree he was awesome

♪ But the last I saw he was a dead man ♪

♪ Whoa

♪ Don't get disrespectful, brother ♪

♪ Mind your mouth while you're talking ♪

♪ Got so much lip and little faith ♪

♪ Say something else flip I swear I'll make you pay ♪

♪ Hey hey

♪ Hey hey hey

♪ It's all right

♪ It's been a crazy day for all of us ♪

♪ But you got to see the light

♪ Thomas, Thomas ♪ My brother

♪ We went back to the tomb

♪ Back where they laid him

♪ Back where they slayed him

♪ And no one was there

♪ Does that not make you happy, Thomas ♪

♪ Do you still doubt him, Thomas ♪

♪ We weren't much without him

♪ Thomas

♪ You gotta believe

♪ Do believe, do believe ♪ Thomas, Thomas

♪ Do believe, do believe, do ♪ Thomas, Thomas

♪ Okay so

♪ Nobody they found

♪ Nothing there but tell me if

♪ Jesus rose

♪ Where did he go

♪ See everything's not meant to know, Thomas ♪

♪ God bless your soul, Thomas

♪ God bless you too

♪ But you can be the fool

♪ And I'll be honest

♪ See I see where you're going

♪ I know how you're feeling

♪ I sat at that table

♪ And I ate of the bread

♪ I also saw the Lord beaten

♪ Mangled and tied up

♪ Why didn't he rise up

♪ I saw him defeated

♪ But you did listen to every word he said, Thomas ♪

♪ Did you listen

♪ We all saw the master dead, Thomas ♪

♪ But he said in three days he would come back again ♪

♪ There was no one in the tomb

♪ He defeated the grave

♪ Thomas

♪ How could you not believe it

♪ How could you not believe it

♪ Because I haven't seen it

♪ Well you see me now

♪ Can you seen you now, Thomas

♪ Look on me

♪ Hold me ♪ Thomas

♪ Show myself to you ♪ Thomas

♪ So you may believe ♪ Thomas

♪ Do you believe me now ♪ Thomas

♪ Touch out and see me now

♪ Oh yeah

[gentle music]

♪ Blessed is the man who trusts the lord ♪

- [Disciple] I trust you.

♪ Blessed is the man who believes on him ♪

[mystical music]

[light whooshing]

- No revival is complete without a testimony

and no testimony is possible without a witness.

- Luke, Luke, just.

You go on ahead, I can't keep up with you.

Just leave me out here to get eaten by the buzzards.

All of creation turned upside down today but you,

you just got to get where you going

without the one friend who brought you

along in the first place.

- I'm sorry, Ms. Cleo.

You want some water?

[Cleo laughs]

Drink, Cleo.

We have a long road ahead.

[tense mystical music]

- Mister, hey, I wouldn't stop right here if I were you.

There's gonna be plenty of trouble for you

if you don't some place to be by sundown.

- Give me drink.

- [Luke] Go on, let him drink.

- Thank you.

[birds chirping]

What has happened to today that is so important?

- You mean you haven't heard?

You must be the only one in all the land who doesn't know.

- Know what?

- [laughs] Well it's just the greatest news

to ever hit the ears of our people.

Jesus Christ. - Our lord.

- The Son of God is alive again.

The women who were following him,

they told us this morning

that they went back to where he had been laid,

since Friday, to the tomb of Joesph

and the tomb was empty.

They say that an angel told Mary

that Jesus isn't there any longer.

- Then where is he?

- Risen, mister, risen from the dead.

- Come with me.

We'll walk and you'll tell me of this man

who has redeemed life from the very grave.

- [Cleo] The first time any of us remember seeing him

was when he received the baptism by John.

♪ Ooh, ooh, ooh

♪ Down in my long white robe

♪ Down in my long white robe

♪ Down in my long white robe

♪ So I can be baptized

♪ Take me down to the river

♪ Take me down to the river

♪ Take me down to the river

♪ So I can be baptized

♪ I'm gonna lay down my heavy load ♪

♪ Down in my long white robe

♪ Down by the riverside

♪ Down by the riverside

♪ Down by the riverside

♪ I'm gonna lay down my sword and shield ♪

♪ Take me down to the river

♪ Yes sir

♪ Down by the riverside

♪ I'm gonna stay here and war no more ♪

[soft pensive music]

- I saw the Spirit descending from heaven like a dove

and it remained on the Son of God.

I did not know him, had not met him or seen him

but he who sit and says

this one will baptize with the Holy Spirit.

- Are you the one the Holy Spirit sent, baptizer?

- I've only been sent to announce his arrival.

- Who's arrival do you mean?

This redeemer who shall reestablish God's kingdom?

- Yes, the one who would take away the sins of the world.

Where as I baptize you with water.

He would baptize you with fire.

[mysterious music]

[dramatic music]

Behold!

The lamb of God!

Lord, why did you come to me?

I'm not even worthy to carry your sandals.

- Let it be this way, cousin,

this is what will please God.

- Then so be it.

[mysterious music]

I baptize you in the name of the Father.

Go with the Holy Spirit.

[soft tense music]

- [Narrator] And the voice said, this is my beloved Son

in whom I'm well pleased.

[gentle music]

- Teacher, you beckoned to us when you were baptized

by John but we were on the sea.

- You have our attention.

We're asking you, sir, who are you?

- That you will learn.

Who are you?

- Poor laborers, sir.

We make our living on the sea, catching fish.

- Come follow me and I will make you fishers of men.

- I'm called Andrew and this is my brother, Simon.

- You will be called Cephas, for you will be my stone

and on this very stone I will build my church.

- We are the followers of The Baptist

but the way he spoke of you.

- You would bless if you let us learn from you.

We are the sons of Zebedee.

I'm James. This is my brother, John.

- You are the Sons of Thunder.

You will preach my message, travel the land,

and you will change the world.

- We ain't no kind of preachers, sir.

- Mm-mm.

- We ain't never been to school.

Ain't nobody gonna follow us.

- All you need is what I will give you.

You won't have to prepare to say, take a change of clothes,

or even bring food.

All you need will be provided you

when you receive the gift that I give to you.

- What gift is that?

- The Holy Spirit,

that, too, you will learn.

Follow me.

- Uh, where we going, lord?

- Come see for yourself.

- Teacher, this is the road to Cana.

- Cana is where we begin.

- Is there a war there, a meeting of some kind?

- A wedding.

- You getting married?

- My bride is my church.

We go to Cana because a power higher than myself

commands us to go and to have joy while we're there.

- A higher power?

- He means God the Father.

- No, my mother.

- [laughs] Yes, sir.

- Cana? Mothers gonna be worries, right?

[bright music]

- [Bride] I can't remember the words to the song.

- Okay, then just make something up.

You tell him that you love you him,

that you're happy to be married to him

and you think of a word that rhymes with love.

- Bad news first.

We ran out of wine

and the Master of Ceremonies wants to start the ritual.

- Well, what's the good news?

- [Best Man] Jesus is on his way.

- Is he bringing wine?

- Your mom is my best friend.

I want her to look down from heaven

and see the most beautiful girl she could ever imagine.

Is that okay?

- Yes.

- Mother, your son, Jesus, is asking to see you.

- I'll be right back.

[gentle music]

Jesus.

- Leave it. [laughs] - Where's the wine?

- I didn't bring any wine.

Don't worry.

Have faith.

[Mary sighs]

- Um, do whatever he tells you to do.

- Yes, ma'am. - Thank you.

[soft romantic instrumental music]

♪ Here we are

♪ Free

♪ Bound in holy matrimony

♪ Never gonna let you go

♪ To discover a love so true

♪ So strong

♪ To discover a love so real

♪ Giving all my love to you

♪ Yeah, I'm giving all my love to you ♪

♪ Love flows beautifully

♪ As we grow in unity

♪ And I'm never gonna let you go ♪

♪ Discover a love so powerful

♪ Overflowing inside you

♪ Ooh

♪ Giving all my love to you

♪ Ooh

♪ Giving all my love to you

♪ What God has joined together

♪ Let no man put aside

♪ What God joined together

♪ Let no man take away

♪ Ah, ah

♪ Ah, ah

♪ What God has joined together

♪ Let no man put aside

♪ What God has joined together

♪ Let no man take away

♪ Here we are

♪ Free

♪ Bound in holy matrimony

♪ And I'm never gonna let you go ♪

[gentle music]

[mystical music]

- Let him go.

[mystical music]

- [Narrator] Faith is a light

that shines most brightly

through the darkness of doubt and disbelief.

[tense dramatic music]

[dark mysterious music]

[dramatic music]

[mysterious music]

[wind howling] [mysterious music]

[dramatic music]

[demon hissing]

[eerie music]

[demon roaring]

[ghostly whispering]

[birds squawking]

[dramatic music]

[fire crackling]

- Ah, Christ.

40 days, is it, without a bit of food?

Surely, you've proven your point.

Are you thirsty, son?

- Yes.

- Cocktail.

- No.

- Oh that's right.

You like to make your own booze, isn't that so?

That was a neat trick at the wedding.

Then water.

Do come closer.

[suspenseful flute music] [fire crackling]

You spoil me so.

Perhaps our friend would like the rest?

Just a bite to quiet that raging fire inside your belly.

You're starving yourself.

My word, if you won't eat at my table

then command these stones to be turned to bread.

- Man cannot live by bread alone

but by every word that comes from the mouth of God.

[eerie tense music]

- [Boy] So, how'd you know where to find me?

- I didn't.

- People usually don't come up here unless they want to jump

or if they'd been rejected by someone they love.

Just like my father rejected me.

He abandoned me to this place.

Now if you're so special to him make him prove it.

You've been proving yourself, living like this,

homeless, hungry, dirty, poor.

I mean, look at your ragged shoes.

Sacrificing for all these stupid people down there

and they don't even appreciate the effort.

[sighs] Just like the Father.

He doesn't appreciate any of us

unless we're suffering.

- There's joy in the service of his will.

- Maybe you're right.

Since you're his favorite son,

maybe he wouldn't even let you break a toenail

if you were to leap.

Go on.

[tense electronic music]

- I know how you feel

not to be able to please those closest to you,

to be rejected and laughed at

but it is not for us to test God.

- Then test yourself, Christ.

Take the leap and save yourself if you can.

He won't.

You'll suffer and die proving me right.

- Yes, but I wouldn't want to be in a hurry now, would I?

[lightning cracking]

[boy groans]

[boy roaring]

[body thudding]

[ominous music]

[dramatic suspenseful music]

- Over here, handsome.

I'm impressed.

[sultry music]

♪ Uh

[Jesus groaning]

[people chattering] [woman giggling]

Like what I've done with the place?

You know, I can give it all to you.

Anything you want.

- How could you give what is not yours to give?

- [laughs] Oh, I see.

The hard-to-get type.

Look, Zeb, I have a deal with the old man.

A little separation agreement.

I leave the business of heaven to him.

And he leaves the things of the world to me.

[sultry music]

You're in my house, Jesus. Sadly.

♪ Now they say you're something special ♪

♪ A holy man, and I can respect that ♪

♪ That

♪ So like a fire, my desire's burning higher and higher ♪

♪ Give me love and I will give love back ♪

♪ All the love in the world

♪ [indistinct] Saw this face

♪ Come and get it

♪ You won't regret

♪ You'll sing my praises all over the place ♪

♪ Watch me, Daddy

[upbeat sultry music]

Yes!

[woman giggling]

[smooth sultry music]

♪ Ooh

♪ Yeah

♪ Now I must let you know

♪ I'm not a big fan of love

♪ No, no, no, no

♪ But if you bow to me

♪ I can guarantee

♪ That I will never, ever let you go ♪

♪ Bow to me and I will never, ever let you go ♪

♪ No

[woman laughing]

All the riches.

All the blessings. All the way!

Anything, more than a man can stand.

Take my hand. Take one leap.

One demand. Bow to me! [laughing]

Sing it, children!

♪ Never, ever let you go

♪ Bow down, bow down

♪ Bow down

♪ Worship her

♪ Worship her

♪ Worship her

♪ Worship her

♪ Bow down

I like the sound of that

♪ Bow down, worship her

♪ Worship her

♪ Worship her

All the world could be yours

if you just

♪ Worship her, worship her

♪ Bow dow

♪ Just bow

♪ Worship her

♪ Just bow

♪ Oh, I like

♪ Worship her

♪ Ooh

♪ Worship her

♪ Worship her

♪ Worship her

♪ Bow down

♪ Bow down

♪ Jesus, you just bow down

♪ Bow down

♪ Bow

- Away with, Satan!

For it is written, you shall worship the Lord your God

and him only you shall serve.

[woman laughing] [sultry music]

- Don't worry, kid.

I'll be seeing you around.

I've got nothing but time.

[smooth jazzy music]

Like I said, Rabbi, this is my house you're playing in.

And nobody leaves the house. [laughing]

[eerie music]

- Word spread quickly about our lord.

His messages and miracles.

They were getting him a lot of attention.

- It was that he would talk to anybody,

tax collectors, killers, lepers.

Even the lame.

In Bethany, the people flocked to Jesus.

He met Lazarus there years before,

the brother of Mary and Martha.

He was too proud to ask Jesus for help

when he needed it.

- [Woman] He had no voice.

- [Cleo] But Jesus would save that miracle for later.

[soft reflective music]

♪ Inside of me

♪ Is praise

♪ For the miracles of you

♪ And your grace

♪ Inside of me

♪ Is witness

♪ I will sing to you

♪ The glory of your name

[gentle triumphant music]

♪ Nothing is impossible with you ♪

♪ Save me

- Lord.

- Daughter, what is wrong?

- I did not want to stop you,

I just needed to touch a portion of your garment.

- Now you have.

What is it with you, woman?

- I know that you are a man who comes from God

with the power to heal

and I would not come to you yet I did not have a choice.

But lord, I'm out of money and ideas.

I have no family, I have no friends.

The only thing I have left is my shame.

- And your faith.

- Yes, lord.

Oh yes, lord.

I do.

I've seen how you healed the blind.

I've seen how you fed the hungry.

You've given me back my hope, lord.

♪ And my hands raised

- Your faith is great.

- And so are my issues.

I have bruises, lord, and they bleed

and they bleed, lord.

No doctor can heal them.

No friend can I find.

♪ Nothing is impossible

♪ With you

- [Jesus] Your faith has healed you.

♪ Save me

[woman gasps]

♪ Nothing is impossible

♪ With you

♪ Save me

♪ Save me

♪ Save me

- Sometimes it wasn't about who he healed

but when he healed them.

Some of his followers,

they were trying to warn him off of doing those things.

Some people say he was just looking to pick a fight.

- The Pharisees, they were laying a trap for him.

- [Cleo] Mm-hm.

- The first time they tried to do in public

was when he was the pool of Bethesda, on the Sabbath.

[mystical music]

- You there, toting that bed roll.

Have you forgotten the day?

- It's the Sabbath! Labor is forbidden.

- I ain't forgot the day or the law.

I'm just doing what I was told.

A man told me to walk and look I'm walking.

Told me to pick up my mat, did that, too.

- Put down your mat and resign yourself.

What man told you this?

- [Healed Woman] That man there, Jesus.

[quiet dramatic music]

- [Leader] Jesus, son of Joesph.

You openly flaunt the law again.

This woman has told us what you have done.

This is outrageous.

- I can show you myself.

Dear woman.

Yes, you, my love.

Come here.

[birds chirping]

Stretch forth your hand.

The Sabbath was made for man

not man for the Sabbath.

[mystical music]

- You are a brazen and impudent sinner.

I wonder your empty head isn't met with a stone

during one of your heresies.

- Our laws command that we rest on the Sabbath.

- You see me doing only as my Father does

and he works continually.

- I've never seen your father work on the Sabbath.

- [Jesus] You don't know my Father and you don't know me.

- Are you not the son of Joesph?

- My father is God and I only do as he commands.

- You equate yourself with God?

- [Jesus] We are one.

- You think very highly of yourself, I see.

- Look who's talking.

- We are not bastards, carpenter.

- Careful, Jesus. This is not a game.

- Nor am I playing one.

- As you are determined to work on the sabbath,

pass judgment on this woman.

She has broken the homes of countless families.

The law, which you ignore,

demands that she be stoned to death.

What do you say to this?

[eerie music]

- Nothing now to say?

After all your high minded speeches

one would think an answer would fly from your lips.

[eerie music] [rock scraping]

Or perhaps you have nothing to say

because you have reason to protect this trollop

from the punishment required by the law of God.

Stone her.

- Let he among you who is without sin cast the first stone.

[stones clattering]

[mystical music]

Yes, my child?

- I wasn't gonna throw it, honest.

- Yes, that is my belief.

- Who are you?

Hey, mister, how'd you do that?

- That is your belief.

- Wow, next time I'm gonna get a bigger stone.

Mommy, mommy.

Mommy.

- Woman, where are your accusers?

No one left to condemn you?

Neither do I condemn you.

Go now, leave your life of sin.

♪ Heard folks talk about

♪ The things you've done

♪ But I just laugh at what they say ♪

♪ Oh yeah

♪ Who would have thought in time ♪

♪ I'd be the one

♪ Who would have thought

♪ That I'd know you this way

♪ Who would have thought

♪ I'd know you this way

♪ Oh yeah

♪ Just like the shining

♪ Shining

♪ The light for you

♪ Before I could waste my life away ♪

♪ Oh yeah

♪ You came and took my heart

♪ And made it brand new

♪ Who would have thought

♪ I'd get to know you this way

♪ Who would have thought

♪ I'd know you this way

♪ I know you, lord

♪ Since you've entered in

♪ I can't believe the things you've done ♪

♪ Things that you've done

♪ You came and saved

♪ Changed me and forgave me

♪ Then you took me in as one of your own ♪

♪ So glad

♪ I feel my heart is falling apart ♪

♪ Oh yeah

♪ I get down on my knees and pray ♪

♪ Oh yeah

♪ It feels so good to have you in my heart ♪

♪ Who would have thought

♪ I'd get to know you this way

♪ Who would have thought I'd know you this way ♪

♪ See I gotta know

♪ I've got to know you

♪ I need to know you

♪ I got to know

♪ I got to know

♪ I got to know

♪ I need to know ya

♪ I got to know

♪ See I got to know you

♪ I got to know

♪ I got to know

♪ I got to know

♪ I got to know ya

♪ I got to know

♪ I

♪ I got to know

♪ I got to know

♪ I got to know

♪ I got to know ya

♪ I got to know

♪ I got to know ya

♪ I got to know

♪ Oh yeah

♪ I got to know ya this way

♪ I want to know you in a better way ♪

♪ Got to know you in a better way ♪

♪ See I got to know you in a better way ♪

♪ Got to know you in a better way ♪

♪ Who would of thought I'd know you this way ♪

♪ Ah, ah, ah

♪ This way

[gentle music]

[people chattering]

- Folks, folks.

Let us not forget about our poor brothers and sisters.

Dig deep, my friend, there are always those

that are doing worse than you.

Oh come on, my sister.

You can do better than that.

Well see now that's what I'm talking about.

The kind of man that likes to give.

- Brothers, you see all these things

and I tell you that the woman, she gave more than the rest.

- How?

She only had two pennies.

One of the men came off of like a few hundred.

- Yeah but he was giving out of his excess.

The woman, she gave all she had.

[energetic dramatic music] [people chattering]

Enough! This is my Father's house.

Get this filthy money out of here.

Get out. Get out!

[people screaming]

- Teacher.

Teacher, with all due respect,

these people have permission to be here.

- Given by us.

Do you have any idea what you've just done?

Apart from destroying an entire day of trade?

- I've helped you take out the trash.

- The money is changed from the currency of the Gentiles

to our own currency,

that which is acceptable to God.

How are we meant to give an offering to the temple

and pay Rome the money she has forced us to pay

with the same coins?

Do you suggest we not pay the taxes?

- Who's face is on that coin?

- Caesar's.

- Then give to Caesar what is Caesar's

and to God what is God's.

The scriptures are clear.

My house shall be called the house of prayer

but you have made it into a den of robbers.

- Robbers?

How dare you?

They are our friends because they're friends of the poor

and those doves you just sacrificed to the hawks,

they're the only tribute the less fortunate can afford.

- God has provided a perfect sacrifice.

- What law do you cite?

- I cite the law of the one who sent me

and I come to fulfill it.

- You tread on dangerous ground, my son.

You're a mere carpenter.

Here you speak like an authority.

Perhaps we should call the real authorities

and have them take you away

and beat you like the roguish scum you are.

- What sign can you give us?

- Only the wicked need to see a sign to believe.

[tense mystical music]

- Let us leave them.

Elder, it's getting on to dusk and today is a holiday.

Let us find it in our hearts

to forgive this shocking transgression.

After all, a man is sometimes influenced

badly by his friends.

[mournful music]

- Who's the quiet man among them?

- That's Nicodemus.

- He's not like the rest.

- [Luke] Jesus had more of the 12 to chose

and some of the high council,

they wanted to know more about him, too.

- He's speaking about Nicodemus, you ever heard of him?

- Tell me.

- He was one of those Pharisees.

- He had seen and heard everything our lord was doing.

He was a man who means well, you know?

He helped us bury Jesus.

- But even before all of that,

just for Nicodemus to be seen anywhere near Jesus,

it was a really big chance he was taking.

- [Luke] Mm.

- You are a high priest, my son, it's clear we have to act.

How do we deal with this sinner?

- We can hardly punish him for doing good deeds.

- You dream, good deeds are always punished.

Correction is best served immediately.

- This is too soon, elder.

It's festival time, the people would revolt

if any harm came to him now.

We would do well to remember that everyone

is not as quick as you to see the whole truth.

He does have skill, though, you have to give him that.

- Then we'll wait.

He shows no sign of stopping soon.

He'll slip up and go too far.

- And then?

- Then we'll have to kill him.

[dramatic music]

- Kill him? My god, are you in earnest?

He is a disciplined man, a learned man.

- He's an illiterate.

- You've heard his teachings yourself.

His wisdom is beyond his years, beyond our years.

- And he puts them to best use

by breaking our traditions and our law.

- He cites us to a higher law.

- No one but God himself can cite a higher law.

- I am not speaking to you, woman!

[dramatic music]

- I would be very careful, Nico, lashing out like this.

Your reasoning is clouded by your passions.

- Is this man more important to you than our people?

- No.

I cannot say that he is, Rabbi.

I cannot say that he is.

- [Cleo] So, where'd you say you were going again, sweetie?

- [Jesus] Down this road with you.

- [Cleo] Well, we can see that.

[Luke sighs]

- [Jesus] Thank you.

- My goodness, you really are thirsty.

It hits the spot though, doesn't it?

- It's like heaven.

The kingdom of heaven is like yeast

that a woman takes and mixes with about 60 pounds

of flour until it's worked all through the dough.

A small amount increases the size of the bread

to be able to fill all who are welcome there.

But the true food, my food,

the most filling and nourishing bread

you can eat is to do what God, who has sent me,

wants me to do.

And when I complete God's work,

neither I, nor the world,

will ever go hungry again.

[audience applauding]

- Lord.

I don't want to bring this up

but you doing all this talking about food,

it's just, it's making folks hungry.

[audience laughing]

- If my people are hungry, feed them.

[audience applauding]

- Feed 'em? We can't even count 'em.

[audience laughing]

We just have a couple of fish and a few loaves.

Don't think it's enough to really even satisfy us.

♪ The people

♪ Went into the desert

♪ To listen

♪ To what the good lord

- Bring them to me.

♪ Lord said

♪ That's all they only heard

♪ All they ever heard

♪ The good lord's word

♪ But they got hungry

♪ And had to be fed

♪ Had to be fed

♪ With only two

♪ Little fishes and

♪ Five loaves of bread

♪ With only two

♪ Little fishes and

- Rabbi, this is the sign that people have been looking for.

You have the love of thousands who are beginning

to see God in you.

♪ Two, two, two little fishes and ♪

- Today you have done what Moses did.

The people believe now.

- They don't seek me because of the signs

of God I performed but because I filled their bellies.

Even now you can see they don't understand the value

of what it is they have eaten.

I am the bread of life!

[suspenseful music]

He who comes to me will never be hungry again.

If you believe in me, you will never be thirsty.

If you come to me I will never turn you away.

Moses gave you bread in the desert

but I, I give you living bread.

I am the bread that came down from heaven.

[soft tense music]

- Lord.

How will we find you?

- Go on.

Go away.

I'll see you on the other side.

[tense dramatic music]

[dramatic music] [people vocalizing]

[men shouting]

- Hold steady so we don't capsize.

- Hold your side down.

- Hold your side down.

♪ Wade in the water

♪ Wade in the water, children

♪ Wade in the water

♪ God's gonna trouble the water ♪

- Andrew, it's Jesus.

♪ Wade in the water

- There's a ghost out there

walking on the water.

- Don't be afraid.

- Lord, lord, if it's really you,

command me come out onto the water with you.

- Come.

♪ What do you see

♪ Lord's gonna trouble the water. ♪

♪ The Holy Ghost come before you ♪

♪ God's gonna trouble the water ♪

♪ If you don't believe I've been redeemed ♪

♪ I've been redeemed

♪ God's gonna trouble

♪ I've been redeemed

♪ Just follow me down to the Jordan Stream. ♪

- Ye of so little faith.

Why did you doubt it?

♪ God's gonna trouble the water ♪

- Truly you are the son of God.

♪ Gonna trouble the water

♪ Gods gonna trouble the water

♪ The water

- [Cleo] Even after feeding the multitudes

and after the miracle on the water,

there was no way to stop people from knowing about

or following him.

They came from everywhere and his name

was on everyone's tongue, even Herod's.

But Herod's wife, Herodias, well her tongue

was busy speaking her poison against The Baptist.

The Baptist had spoken publicly against the marriage.

- Jesus, Jesus and more Jesus still.

He's bigger than Caesar.

- My lord, the people are calling him Messiah,

Christ, even God.

- Now don't be an alarmist, Hiram.

[laughs] These grifters show up from time to time.

So what do you think, my dear?

This Jesus, the Christ,

does he remind you of anyone in your past?

They baptizer John, I mean.

- You speak in the hysterical exaggerations

of a schoolgirl, great king.

It doesn't suit you.

- Hysterical, in what way?

And don't call me king.

That title was for my father

and Hiram here says that Jesus Christ

is king of the Jews.

- I do not say that. The people do.

- Yes, the people.

The people certainly don't think that I am king

and the Roman overlords will not allow me

to labor under the illusion of real power.

- But you do have the power.

You've killed enough people, including your brother.

- Ha! Now you remember.

- My memory's not the point,

The Baptist is with us now.

You have the position to defend,

even in the stupor of your morning wine,

you should know that.

Why don't you just arrest him?

- It's not possible to lock up the truth in a prison.

- But you can silence it.

Oh look, I can see those thoughts running

through your spacious head, my king.

Oh those mystics have really vexed you, haven't they?

And all on your birthday.

I've got a perfect idea.

Let's start the celebration without the guests.

- Well what do you call those leeches that are already here?

- Family.

[tense jazzy music]

Our daughter's going to dance for you, my love,

and take away all your cares.

[smooth sultry music]

♪ Take more wine, my king

♪ Rest your mind, my king

♪ Everyone knows, they all know ♪

♪ You're in control

♪ Now Herod's got a man

♪ Oh

♪ One who threatens all we know ♪

♪ We've seen nothing like this before ♪

♪ And won't anymore

♪ If the final say

♪ Clear as day

♪ This ends today

♪ This ends today

♪ It ends today

♪ You have the final say

♪ Everything

♪ This ends today

♪ Drink some wine, my king

♪ You're in control

♪ You're in control

♪ You're in control

Our daughters gonna dance for you.

[mystical music]

- Kalif!

Bring me The Baptist.

- I bring news from Jordan.

They killed John the Baptist.

[dramatic music]

- [Cleo] The news of John's death broke his heart.

Everyone knew that if John was a threat

it was only a matter of time for Jesus.

So, he went into hiding.

But it was much harder to hide the fear

that was growing in the ranks.

- In the past, the present, and the future

faith and friendship are fragile.

- Why don't you make a choice? Do you believe or don't you?

- Pass the bread.

- Here, hope you choke on it.

- You're a jackass.

- You said yes to the call. Hypocrite.

- There is no kingdom of heaven as I see it.

- I'm gonna be first in his kingdom

because I believe every word he says.

- You're a sucker.

What is this kingdom?

If it's so great, then go and die now.

Then you can get to it quicker.

Here, let me help you. - Hey!

- I'm with him, at least some of it.

He needs us to protect him.

They damn near killed all of us last week.

The scripture says the messiah will throw down our enemies.

We haven't seen anything like that.

[dramatic music]

- What are you arguing about?

- Nothing important, Lord.

- Tell me anyway.

- There are some here that don't belong, that's all.

Ain't for me to say who.

- Then say why. Why don't they belong?

- Because they don't believe you are Messias.

- Who do they say I am?

- Some say you are a prophet, even Elijah.

John reborn.

But even Elijah fought the oppressor

and the Redeemer's supposed to put our people back on top.

- With the love of God we're already on top.

- But you don't have us fight.

We have no weapons like the Romans.

- Speak for yourself.

- It's gonna take more than that, Judas.

I speak of power in heaven

and of the power of the spirit.

- The only power that man respects is the power of war.

- Don't think that I've come to bring peace into the world.

I come to bring division.

But those who follow me will be separated

from their families.

Son from father, daughter from mother, friend from friend.

We wonder about those who deserve to be here with us

but I tell you not one is good but God the Father.

You wonder who belongs then,

who's worthy to be called the child of God?

Who can be worthy?

[gentle music]

Things that make us stumble are bound to come

but if your brother sins against you

and repents, forgive him.

None of us are worthy of the Father

for all have sinned and fall short of his glory.

- Lord, Lord!

Lord, Lazarus is sick to the point of death.

- Mary and Martha's brother?

- That's the one.

They bid you come, sir, before it's too late.

- Lazarus is way back there in Bethany.

That's plenty dangerous for you, teacher.

- What are you gonna do, Lord?

- The sickness will not end in death.

[upbeat chanting]

We've waited two days.

It should take about that to get back to Bethany.

Let's go.

- But you do realize the dangers involved.

We can't go back there.

- We can and we will.

- But lord, they tried to stone us the last time.

- While I am here I am the light of the world

and when I go it will be dark again

and I'm glad Lazarus sleeps so you can see for yourselves

the glory of God.

♪ Oh, Mary, don't you weep

- If Lazarus is asleep than he'll wake up again.

You don't know who's watching.

♪ For not to mourn

You don't need to get yourself killed for that.

- Lazarus is dead.

♪ Listen, Mary

♪ Mary, don't you weep

♪ Don't weep

♪ Tell your sister not to mourn ♪

Now you can come with me or not.

Your choice.

♪ They're all down

♪ They're all

- We need to go with him.

That way at least he won't die alone.

♪ All of their men got drowned in the sea ♪

♪ Drowned in the Red Sea

♪ Singing, Mary

♪ Oh, Mary, don't you weep

♪ Don't weep

♪ Don't weep

♪ Don't weep

♪ Tell your sister not to mourn ♪

♪ Tell her not to mourn

♪ Oh, yeah

♪ Mary

♪ I'm gonna tell you a story

♪ Mary

♪ About two sisters

♪ Mary

♪ Named Mary and Martha

♪ Mary

♪ They had a brother

♪ Mary

♪ Named Lazarus

♪ Mary

♪ And one day that dear

♪ That dear, that dear

♪ Brother died

♪ Yes, he did

♪ Mary

♪ Well now Mary

♪ Mary

♪ She went running to Jesus

♪ Mary

♪ She said

♪ Master

♪ Mary

♪ My lord

♪ If you would of been there

♪ My brother wouldn't have died ♪

♪ Well show me where they laid him ♪

♪ Mary

♪ Show me where they laid him down ♪

♪ Mary

♪ For the benefit for all who don't believe ♪

♪ I'm gonna call his names three times ♪

♪ Mary

♪ Lazarus

♪ Lazarus

♪ Oh yeah

♪ I said Lazarus

♪ Lazarus

♪ Oh yes

♪ Oh Lazarus

♪ Lazarus

♪ Oh yeah

♪ Whoa Mary don't you weep

♪ Don't weep

♪ Oh, Mary

♪ Mary

♪ Don't weep

♪ Don't weep ♪ Mary

♪ Tell your sister

♪ She don't have to mourn

♪ But not to mourn

♪ Oh yeah

[soft reflective guitar music]

- Sit there.

Remove your sandals.

- You're gonna wash my feet?

- You don't understand now but you will later.

♪ You wouldn't believe me if I told you ♪

♪ You would run away

♪ And make life like you do

♪ You would live a lie

♪ You wouldn't see me

♪ If I showed you

♪ All the stripes all I bore

♪ My open sores and wounds

♪ You would close your eyes

♪ Too afraid to fly

- Rabbi, you will never wash my feet.

- If I don't wash you, you can have no part of me.

- You can wash all of me then.

My hands, my head, too.

- See, you're already clean, Cephas,

you're already clean.

♪ You wouldn't believe me

♪ If I told you

♪ I told you once before

♪ You told me that you knew

♪ Not knowing you were lying

♪ You wouldn't see me

♪ If I showed you

♪ Told you once before

♪ Again I say to you

♪ And my word remains so true

♪ I come again

♪ I come again

♪ I come again

♪ Oh yeah

♪ I come again

♪ Oh

♪ I come again

♪ I come again

♪ Oh yeah

See, I am setting an example for you to do.

As I am showing you to do.

- Yes, teacher. - Yeah.

- Then so shall we do.

- Not all of you.

- Teacher.

- Not all of you.

♪ You wouldn't believe me

♪ If I told you

♪ The truth you thought you had ♪

♪ You wouldn't see me

♪ If I showed you

♪ All the darkness

♪ And sin you have

♪ But I wasn't mad

♪ No

♪ And another light is fading into nighttime ♪

♪ After darkness

♪ At the right time

♪ I come again

♪ Come again

♪ I come again

♪ Come again

♪ I come again

♪ Come again

♪ Oh yeah

♪ Oh yeah

♪ I'm in the stars

♪ Come again

♪ I'm in the air, yeah

♪ Come again

♪ I'm in the river

♪ Come again

♪ In the wind

♪ Oh yeah

♪ I've been your guide

♪ Come again

♪ I've been your friend

♪ Come again

♪ I've been that river

♪ Come again

♪ Is the end

♪ Come again

♪ No man knows how

♪ No man knows when

♪ I go now

♪ But I

♪ Come again

- He's been in hiding, shielded by grifters

and the rabble that live in that ghetto.

- The whole country's a ghetto.

- Then he'll be all the harder to find,

unless we can come up with another way to tease him out.

- They will never give him up.

They all want something from him

or they think he's cured somebody of something.

- There may be someone smart enough in his crowd.

It's just come to mind, I heard he's in charge

of their money now.

Judas is his name.

- Yes. We've seen him.

He worships at the home temple from time to time.

- I believe he may be our man.

- If it was the money that I was only interested in.

I would of never signed up for this.

I don't mind poverty.

Sleeping with the singing and stinging insects at midnight

in the middle of an open field.

The unwashed hordes of simpletons,

of every age and faith who will listen

to every word of the carnival barker.

If you insist on giving me money I'll take it

and I'll buy a graveyard for the poor.

Money is nothing to me.

All the same.

What are you offering?

- Six months wages.

Half up front, the rest on delivery.

Minus, of course, your tithes.

- Sure, I'll deliver him.

Why?

Because the reckless chances that he takes

with the rest of our lives.

He let Lazarus die, for God's sake,

festering in a tomb.

He was dead for four days

and Jesus dances this jig with him.

What's the point of that?

- Lazarus is no longer a concern.

Mercifully, he's been put out of his misery.

His brain never recovered

from being pulled out of that hole.

I might suggest that your friend be treated

to the same gentle treatment.

[birds squawking] [quiet tense music]

- What's all this?

- Comes about to 15 pieces of silver.

As I said, the rest will follow.

- [Judas] It's really not about the money.

- You've said.

What you haven't told me is when and where

we might find him.

- Soon.

We will have Pesach and then I will go to the olive press.

- Gethsemane?

- I have wanted more than anything else

to eat this Passover with you before I suffer.

I will not eat again until all is fulfilled

in the kingdom of God.

- Yes.

That's the place.

[bell chiming]

- You've done well for yourself, Iscariot,

and for all right thinking people.

We will remember what you've done here.

That I guarantee you, always.

- Take it.

Take it and share it.

I will not drink of the fruit of the vine

until the kingdom of God comes.

[dramatic music]

- That's funny.

Here I am hoping

that all I will be able to do is forget.

[birds squawking]

- Beloved Father, thank you for this bread we eat.

It has become my body, which I am giving

for all of you gathered here with me.

Whenever you share this meal from now on

do so in remembrance of me.

This is my blood.

The blood of a new and eternal covenant

between you and the Father.

It will be shared that your sins may be forgiven you.

Take it and drink all of it

and when you share it from henceforth

do so in remembrance of me.

[soft tense music] [men vocalizing]

[bell chiming]

One of you will betray me.

- Am I the one, lord?

- It is one of you has just eaten

from this bowl with me.

For it is written, the Son of Man must die.

But how terrible it will be

for the one who betrays him.

It would be far better for that man

if he had never been born.

- Rabbi.

Am the one?

- You have said it.

Go.

Do what you must do, quickly.

[soft tense music]

[suspenseful music]

Now.

It's time for God to be glorified through me

and for me to be glorified through God

and soon it will be time for me to leave you

and where I'm going, you cannot come

but I leave you this new commandment.

Love one another as I have loved you

so you must love one another

and by your love for each other

everyone will know that you are my disciples.

- Lord, where are you going?

- Where you will follow, later.

- Why can't we follow you now?

- I will lay down my life for you.

- Verily, I tell you.

Before the rooster crows you will disown me three times.

But all of you, don't let your hearts be troubled.

I'm going to prepare a place for you.

There will come a time when men,

thinking they're doing the work of God

will put you out of their churches and condemn you.

Again, take heart

that I will send a powerful companion

and I will be with you always

and you and I will share paradise forever.

But for now,

I'm going to pray.

[soft tense music]

[ethereal instrumental music]

♪ My mind with your thoughts

♪ Your love but my heart

♪ Your will but my body broken

♪ Your views but my eyes

♪ It's a blessing

♪ But it's so in disguise

♪ So, Father

♪ Let this cup pass

♪ Can this cup pass from here

♪ Let this cup pass from here

♪ Oh, Father

♪ Let this cup pass from me

♪ Can this cup pass

♪ Nevertheless

♪ Not my will

♪ But your will be done

♪ Not my will

♪ But your will be done

♪ Not my will

♪ But your will be done

♪ Not my will

♪ But your will be done

♪ Your story

♪ But my struggle

♪ It's your glory

♪ Glory ♪ But my pain

♪ Is there any other way

♪ Yeah

♪ No way

♪ No

♪ Is there any other way

♪ There's no way

♪ Father

♪ And I go to you

♪ Father

♪ Let this cup pass from me

♪ Let this cup pass from me

♪ Let this cup please pass

♪ Father

♪ Let this cup pass from here

♪ Can this cup pass

♪ Nevertheless

♪ Not my will

♪ But your will be done

♪ Not my will

♪ But your will be done

♪ Not my will

♪ Oh lord

♪ But your will be done

♪ Yeah not my will

♪ But your will be done

♪ Oh not my will

♪ But your will be done

♪ You know I love you

♪ And I serve you and give you all of my heart ♪

♪ But your will be done

♪ Not my will

♪ But your will be done

♪ But your will be done

♪ Oh God

♪ But your will be done

♪ Please

[dramatic music] [footsteps shuffling]

[blows thudding] [men grunting]

- Jesus, are you or are you not the Son of God as you claim?

[blow thudding] [man grunting]

Answer me.

Answer me.

- I answer to a higher power.

[dramatic music]

- There's no need to question any further.

[dramatic music]

We'll let Pontius Pilate decide your fate.

[somber music]

- They just walked Jesus up the road with armed guards.

- Found him? I like him.

- [Man] How did they catch him?

- Can't say.

- No crowds around him now, huh?

Not even his buddies. Cowards.

- I've seen you before.

You're friends with that man Jesus.

But ain't your name Cephas?

- Simon.

- Yeah, wait a minute, I just seen you.

Waiting by the road near where they took that Jesus guy.

- How about it, stranger.

Is that why you're here warming your hands,

waiting to see what happens to your buddy, I mean?

- I don't know what your buddy you're talking about.

- [Man] Jesus.

- I know lots of guys named Jesus.

- Hm. - Does he walk on water?

Raise the dead?

- [Cephas] No man could do all that.

- Cephas.

Cephas!

Hey man, it's gonna be sun up soon,

we better get our- - Do I know you, man?

[dramatic music]

- My mistake, friend.

From over there I thought you were someone else.

- Where are you off to, friend?

- I don't really know, ma'am.

But like I said, it's gonna be sun up.

It's gonna be a long day.

[dramatic music]

- That fellow seems to know you.

- Not me.

- He called you by the same name

that the young man called you, Cephas.

- He's mixed up.

- So you aren't one of the disciples?

- No, I'm not.

- You're getting a little skittish.

- You would too if you were being grilled.

- Look, if that's your rabbi in the-

- He ain't my damn rabbi!

- Hey.

- Mister, I swear that was you.

- I don't know what you're talking about, boy.

Didn't your father teach you how to speak to your elders?

- I think you're in the wrong neighborhood.

- It must be really hard being you.

Knowing you're either a real bad liar

or a really bad friend.

Maybe even both, huh?

- I got to go.

[dramatic music] [bell tolling]

[rooster crowing] [Cephas sobbing]

[dramatic music]

[tense dramatic music]

[suspenseful music]

[gun firing]

[explosion booming]

[tense dramatic music]

[suspenseful music]

[crowd chanting]

[tense dramatic music]

[crowd shouting]

[dramatic music]

[crowd shouting]

[tense dramatic music]

- Caiaphas ever vigilant, yes

and on a feast day.

- It begins this evening, noble governor.

- Still, it must be a matter of some importance

for you to deign to visit us now.

- It is. We ask you to pass sentence on a seditionist.

A traitor to Rome and the laws of Moses.

- The laws of Moses are of no concern to me.

Who is this enemy to our mighty empire?

- Behold, one Jesus of Nazareth.

- Behold and do what, who is he?

- He presumes to be king of Jews.

- [laughs] That is it's own punishment.

Only a lunatic would want the office.

- We recognize no such king,

nor has Caesar permitted anyone in Judea

to make such a claim.

- We cannot imagine Caesar needs a cohort here in Judea.

- Annas, how good to see you. I thought you died.

- Not yet, sir.

Had I done so, the arrogance of a heretic

would not allow me to rest in my tomb.

- You've made it perfectly clear to us in the past

that you prefer to handle your own affairs.

- There are times, my lord,

when temple and state share a common end.

This blasphemer claims to forgive sin

and therefore break the laws of Rome and temple.

- You're stretching, priest.

There aren't enough prisons to hold all the scofflaws

and heretics and ne'er-do-wells in Judea.

Bring me something good.

A murder, a revolt

and I shall imprison whoever you like.

- Imprisoning him is not our request.

- What then?

- Death.

- Death? For what offense?

The ravings of a dreamer?

- These are high crimes, governor.

- Not because you say so, priest.

Has he even had a trial?

- We've just concluded one this morning.

- I see.

You will forgive us if we judge for ourselves.

Jesus, do come in, please.

[gentle music]

I didn't let on in front of that mob out there.

I have heard of you.

My soldiers man the garrison that overlooks the temple.

You've disrupted the place more than once.

I'm shocked you haven't been stoned already.

They've done it before.

Will no doubt do it again.

Where are you from?

- Nazareth.

- The place is cursed as am afraid you may be.

What's all this king business?

- Do you want to know for yourself

or because others have said this about me?

- I've no stake in it whatsoever.

I'm not a Jew.

You're own people have handed you over to me.

What have you done to them

that makes them so envious and blood thirsty,

other than disagree with them?

Did you call yourself their king?

- My kingdom is not from this world.

If my kingdom were from this world,

my servants would fight for me and stop my arrest.

- So you are a king?

- Those are your words.

I will tell you I have been born

and come into the world for this purpose.

Everyone who can receive the truth listens to my voice.

- What is truth?

This will be tricky.

[gentle mysterious music]

Come along.

I'll see what I can do for you.

[crowd shouting]

Caiaphas and citizens,

this man has committed no crime.

You've twisted the truth

to rid yourself of a harmless zealot.

Banish him from your temples and have him pay a fine.

Fall to your prayers and leave us in peace.

- This is not justice, my lord.

- Nor is murder.

- It is better to eradicate the problem

before it becomes full grown.

Our people will forever thank you.

- He poses no problem for Rome

nor can we accommodate your request.

Every crucifix on Golgotha is spoken for.

In an hours time the entire hillside

will be littered with hanging corpses,

many of whom you condemned.

There isn't any room for him.

- Then release one of the others.

- I don't understand your wrath.

- [Crowd] Crucify him! Crucify him!

- Here is what I will do.

Have him beaten.

How many lashes did we give that villain Barabbas?

- He took 13, sir.

- Double it. In fact, triple it.

Take him and bring him back.

- [Crowd] Crucify him! Crucify him!

[tense dramatic music] [crowd shouting]

[ominous music] [men vocalizing]

[whip cracking] [thunder roaring]

[ominous music]

This is becoming obscene.

- This is not what we asked of you, governor.

- Since you strive so piously to do Rome a service

and to appease the masses, I will leave the choice to you.

It is our custom on these high days

to release to you a prisoner.

A full pardon from the sentence of death.

The choice is yours.

There is one Barabbas, a sworn enemy

to the seat of Roman power and a murderer also

and here one Jesus of Nazareth, king of the Jews.

A man half dead from the beating he just received,

scourged and humiliated beyond recognition,

bereft of friends and without a corner to turn to.

Who would you have released into your fold?

- Crucify him! - Barabbas!

Barabbas! Barabbas!

Barabbas! Barabbas!

Barabbas! Barabbas!

Barabbas! Barabbas!

Barabbas! Barabbas!

Barabbas! Barabbas!

[tense suspenseful music]

- So be it.

Let the record show

I am not responsible for this man's blood.

Water.

[somber music]

My soldiers will lead him to the hill,

should he last that long.

There will he hang until death from crucifixion.

- [Crowd] Crucify him! Crucify him!

- Jesus, you die a wrongful death.

You are dreamed of king [indistinct].

May your God be with you.

♪ They didn't know he was

♪ Enduring this for them

♪ So they could live forever

♪ In heaven

♪ With him

♪ They didn't know

♪ One day they'd sing his praise ♪

♪ With fear and trembling

♪ They didn't recognize the king ♪

♪ That kings call king

♪ He didn't have to died for you ♪

♪ He could have just sent him free ♪

♪ He could have come down from the cross at Calvary ♪

♪ But instead he was wounded

♪ For our transgressions

♪ Yeah, and he was bruised

♪ For our iniquity

♪ And by his stripes

♪ We are healed

♪ We are healed

♪ Oh Lord

♪ For it's an awesome price he paid ♪

♪ For me

♪ It was

[indistinct]

- Father. Forgive them.

They know not what they do.

♪ In thy sight

♪ They didn't know

♪ Look at my savoir

God.

My God!

Why have you forsaken me?

[dramatic music]

Father.

Into your hands,

I commit, I commit my spirit.

[choir singing]

♪ They know not what they do

[soft tense music] [thunder rumbling]

[somber music]

- They laid him Friday in the tomb

of the Joesph of Arimathea

but today, from what we hear,

they have seen him just as he promised we would,

alive and walking and moving among them.

Their testifying to this even now.

- And you two who long to see him, will testify.

[mysterious music]

[Cleo and Luke gasping]

- [Cleo] Oh my Lord, my God.

- Our hearts burned when we first saw you.

- But we didn't know it was you.

- Why are doubts rising in your hearts,

look at my hands and feet.

- [Cleo] Oh Lord, it's really you. [gasping]

- Ghosts don't have flesh and bone like I have.

[dramatic music]

[lightning cracking]

[tense classical music]

[knuckles rapping]

- [Stage Manager] Jesus, are you ready?

It's time for the finale.

[soft tense music]

- Now that you've heard our tale,

my friends, it's time for your revival.

[upbeat energetic dance music]

[people chanting]

♪ Let the people sing

♪ Let them win and run and laugh ♪

♪ Days of revival have come

♪ Oh yeah

♪ May the weeping cease

♪ May the weeping turn to laughter ♪

♪ Days of revival have come

♪ Higher, higher, higher

♪ Higher in love

♪ Your light of heaven shine upon us ♪

♪ Higher, higher, higher, higher ♪

♪ Higher in love

♪ Your light in the dark

♪ God of the heaven and earth

♪ Oh

♪ Revival

♪ Revival

♪ Revival

♪ Yeah

♪ Oh

♪ Revival

♪ Revival

♪ Revival

♪ Yeah

♪ See the light from the heavens above ♪

♪ Let the light from the heavens shine on us ♪

♪ Sing the song of peace

♪ May the darkness run and hide ♪

♪ Days of revival have come

♪ Oh yeah

♪ May the hatred cease

♪ May the lame be lifted higher ♪

♪ Days of revival have come

♪ Higher, higher, higher, higher ♪

♪ Higher in love

♪ May the light of God

♪ God of the heavens

♪ Higher, higher, higher, higher ♪

♪ We're going higher in love

♪ Going in higher in God

♪ God of the heavens and earth

♪ Oh

♪ Revival

♪ Revival

♪ Revival

♪ Oh

♪ Revival

♪ Revival

♪ Revival

♪ Revival

[people chanting]

♪ Oh revival

[people chanting]

♪ Oh

♪ Revival

♪ Oh yeah

[upbeat music]

[people humming]

[dramatic music]

♪ All things made new ♪ Revival

♪ All things made new ♪ Revival

♪ All lives renewed ♪ Revival

♪ All lives made new ♪ Revival

♪ All minds renewed ♪ Revival

♪ Once more my mind my new again ♪

♪ Revival

♪ All lives made new ♪ Revival

♪ Oh all things made new ♪ Revival

♪ Oh yeah

♪ Our father

♪ Our lives

♪ Revival

♪ Our lives made new

♪ Revival

♪ Give love

♪ Give love ♪ Revival

♪ Oh our lives made new ♪ Revival

♪ Revival

♪ All things make new

♪ Oh yeah

♪ Revival

♪ Oh revival

♪ Revival, yeah

♪ Revival

♪ Oh

♪ Revival

♪ Revival

♪ Revival

♪ Yeah

♪ Oh

♪ Revival

♪ Revival

♪ Revival

♪ Oh, yeah

♪ Revival

♪ Revival

♪ Revival

[soft instrumental music]

♪ Once upon an evening star

♪ A world in need

♪ Of heaven's light

♪ The promise of things to come ♪

♪ Answered prayers

♪ Through darkest night

♪ Wise men saw

♪ Stared in awe

♪ Wonder in their eyes

♪ One and always

♪ As heaven does exist

♪ Love is always ever present as the gift ♪

♪ Through all religions

♪ This commonness of who we are ♪

♪ Like once upon an evening star ♪

[choir vocalizing]

♪ Once upon an evening star

♪ Was there oil enough

♪ To last till dawn

♪ Limitless miracles

♪ A lamp that shines

♪ For eight nights long

♪ Cradle to dreidel

♪ Manger to Menorah

♪ The reverence due is awe

♪ One and always

♪ As heaven does exist

♪ Love is always

♪ Ever present as the gift

♪ Through all religions

♪ This commonness of who we are ♪

♪ Like once upon an evening star ♪

♪ Shining bright

♪ Through the sky

♪ Wondrous light

♪ Always bright

♪ One and always

♪ As heaven does exist

♪ Love is always

♪ Ever present as the gift

♪ Through all religions

♪ This commonness of who we are ♪