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Scene Five
Heaven's Halls: Michael and a host of angels with drawn swords are ready to descend on earth
Earth: Jesus with a few disciples in the garden. Mob comes to take him.
Curtain opens. Lights brighten on Heaven, dim on earth.
Michael and host: (watching)
Disciples: (curled up asleep with heads against their knees)
Jesus: (comes to the few disciples) Why are you sleeping? Get up and pray that you may not be put to the test.
Soldiers: (enter from earth stage right and approach earth stage)
Judas: (greets Jesus with an exaggerated kiss)
Jesus: Judas, will you be false to the Son of Man with a kiss?
Gabriel: (enters from stage right heaven)
Michael: I'd like to get my hands on that created one!
Gabriel: Sh, Micheal. The King knows what He is doing.
Peter: (takes his sword and swings at a person in the mob)
Malchus: (ducks to avoid the swing, raise hands to ear and cry out as drop down onto knees)
Jesus: (as He speaks, He reaches down to the man, touches the ear, and raises the man back up) Peter, put away your sword! He who lives by the sword dies by the sword. Don't you know that if I asked the Father, He would even now send an army of angels?
Michael and host: (war cry, unsheathe their swords) Yes! Let's go!
The Holy One: No! Stay put!
Michael and host: (keep swords out, but restrain themselves)
Disciples: (run off earth stage left and exit up the aisles)
Soldiers: (take Jesus and exit earth stage right)
Lights dim on earth stage.
Angel warrior 1: Don't they realize who He is?
Michael: That is the whole problem. The created ones do not recognize their creator.
Angel warrior 2: But those are the religious rulers; they should know better.
Gabriel: They should, but they don't.
Angel warrior 1: Now it is the political ruler's turn. Will he do any better?
Michael: I would hope so, but after what Herod did at the King's birth, I doubt this one will treat the King any better.
Angel warrior 2: Michael, can't I go take care of those soldiers? Please?
Michael: (placing hand on warrior comfortingly) No. You heard our orders. We must not interfere.
Angel warrior 1: But why? I do not understand.
Gabriel: It is part of the Holy One's plan. I do not understand it at all.
Angel warrior 1: Is the Holy One just going to sit back and let those created ones crucify the King?
Angel warrior 2: I can't stand it any more. I can't look. (exits stage left)
Angel warrior 1: This is torture! Must we watch? (shakes his head and exits stage left)
Angel host: (one by one leave shaking heads and placing swords back into sheathes)
Gabriel: I don't blame them, Michael. I would do the same in their sandals.
Michael: I know, Gabe. It is my duty to stay, though.
Gabriel: I'll keep you company.
Lights out.
Michael: Gabe? What is this?
Gabriel: I don't know. It's dark down there as well.
Jesus: (gasping) My God, my God! Why have you deserted me?
Curtain closes.
Solo: How Deep the Father's Love for Us
Narrator 9: When it was evening, there came a rich man from Arimathea, named Joseph, who also was a disciple of Jesus. He went to Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus. Then Pilate ordered it to be given to him. And Joseph took the body and wrapped it in a clean linen shroud and laid it in his own new tomb, which he had cut in the rock. And he rolled a great stone to the entrance of the tomb and went away. Mary Magdalene and the other Mary were there, sitting opposite the tomb. Matthew 27:57-61 English Standard Version
Narrator 10: Now after the Sabbath, toward the dawn of the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary went to see the tomb. And behold, there was a great earthquake, for an angel of the Lord descended from heaven and came and rolled back the stone and sat on it. His appearance was like lightning, and his clothing white as snow. And for fear of him the guards trembled and became like dead men. But the angel said to the women, "Do not be afraid, for I know that you seek Jesus who was crucified. He is not here, for he has risen, as he said. Come, see the place where he lay. Then go quickly and tell his disciples that he has risen from the dead, and behold, he is going before you to Galilee; there you will see him. See, I have told you." So they departed quickly from the tomb with fear and great joy, and ran to tell his disciples. Matthew 28:1-8 English Standard Version
Heaven's Halls: Michael and a host of angels with drawn swords are ready to descend on earth
Earth: Jesus with a few disciples in the garden. Mob comes to take him.
Curtain opens. Lights brighten on Heaven, dim on earth.
Michael and host: (watching)
Disciples: (curled up asleep with heads against their knees)
Jesus: (comes to the few disciples) Why are you sleeping? Get up and pray that you may not be put to the test.
Soldiers: (enter from earth stage right and approach earth stage)
Judas: (greets Jesus with an exaggerated kiss)
Jesus: Judas, will you be false to the Son of Man with a kiss?
Gabriel: (enters from stage right heaven)
Michael: I'd like to get my hands on that created one!
Gabriel: Sh, Micheal. The King knows what He is doing.
Peter: (takes his sword and swings at a person in the mob)
Malchus: (ducks to avoid the swing, raise hands to ear and cry out as drop down onto knees)
Jesus: (as He speaks, He reaches down to the man, touches the ear, and raises the man back up) Peter, put away your sword! He who lives by the sword dies by the sword. Don't you know that if I asked the Father, He would even now send an army of angels?
Michael and host: (war cry, unsheathe their swords) Yes! Let's go!
The Holy One: No! Stay put!
Michael and host: (keep swords out, but restrain themselves)
Disciples: (run off earth stage left and exit up the aisles)
Soldiers: (take Jesus and exit earth stage right)
Lights dim on earth stage.
Angel warrior 1: Don't they realize who He is?
Michael: That is the whole problem. The created ones do not recognize their creator.
Angel warrior 2: But those are the religious rulers; they should know better.
Gabriel: They should, but they don't.
Angel warrior 1: Now it is the political ruler's turn. Will he do any better?
Michael: I would hope so, but after what Herod did at the King's birth, I doubt this one will treat the King any better.
Angel warrior 2: Michael, can't I go take care of those soldiers? Please?
Michael: (placing hand on warrior comfortingly) No. You heard our orders. We must not interfere.
Angel warrior 1: But why? I do not understand.
Gabriel: It is part of the Holy One's plan. I do not understand it at all.
Angel warrior 1: Is the Holy One just going to sit back and let those created ones crucify the King?
Angel warrior 2: I can't stand it any more. I can't look. (exits stage left)
Angel warrior 1: This is torture! Must we watch? (shakes his head and exits stage left)
Angel host: (one by one leave shaking heads and placing swords back into sheathes)
Gabriel: I don't blame them, Michael. I would do the same in their sandals.
Michael: I know, Gabe. It is my duty to stay, though.
Gabriel: I'll keep you company.
Lights out.
Michael: Gabe? What is this?
Gabriel: I don't know. It's dark down there as well.
Jesus: (gasping) My God, my God! Why have you deserted me?
Curtain closes.
Solo: How Deep the Father's Love for Us
Narrator 9: When it was evening, there came a rich man from Arimathea, named Joseph, who also was a disciple of Jesus. He went to Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus. Then Pilate ordered it to be given to him. And Joseph took the body and wrapped it in a clean linen shroud and laid it in his own new tomb, which he had cut in the rock. And he rolled a great stone to the entrance of the tomb and went away. Mary Magdalene and the other Mary were there, sitting opposite the tomb. Matthew 27:57-61 English Standard Version
Narrator 10: Now after the Sabbath, toward the dawn of the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary went to see the tomb. And behold, there was a great earthquake, for an angel of the Lord descended from heaven and came and rolled back the stone and sat on it. His appearance was like lightning, and his clothing white as snow. And for fear of him the guards trembled and became like dead men. But the angel said to the women, "Do not be afraid, for I know that you seek Jesus who was crucified. He is not here, for he has risen, as he said. Come, see the place where he lay. Then go quickly and tell his disciples that he has risen from the dead, and behold, he is going before you to Galilee; there you will see him. See, I have told you." So they departed quickly from the tomb with fear and great joy, and ran to tell his disciples. Matthew 28:1-8 English Standard Version
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