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    Interview of the Crucifixion

    Cast: Peter, Interviewer, Choir

    Costumes: Peter (biblical clothes), Interviewer (black bow tie,white shirt and top hat), Choir (biblical clothes, or choir robes).Props: Microphones, table for interview

    Interviewer: Its a busy sight here this evening in Jerusalem. The

    night is fairly quiet with hardly any wind blowing. The temperatureis about 70 degrees with a full moon. It will be a tough day

    tomorrow for those teachers of the little Jerusalem kids in school.Peter, a Disciple of Jesus, is here from Jerusalem with me today.Peter, can you tell me how you know this man Jesus who has made

    the headlines recently? He has made the front page for severalweeks now. Lets see, we read about the Last Supper, then theFeast of Unleavened Bread that He spoke at. That one really caused

    quite a scene among the chief priest and teachers. And what wasthe name of that little man who climbed a tree? Zachkus, Zackrus,Zacchaeus thats what is was. You cant get every name pronounced

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    right even as a Talk Host. Ok, back to my question, how do youhappen to know this man, Jesus?

    Peter: One evening, we had been fishing for quite some time

    without any luck. As it was getting late, along came Jesus and told

    us to cast out our net into the deep water. I told Jesus that we hadbeen fishing all night without any success. He insisted that we cast

    out our nets one more time for a catch. So we did. We got thebiggest catch I have ever seen. After that catch, he told us that we

    would be not catching fish any longer, but men.Interviewer: WFJC tuning in tonight for the biggest catch you everdid see. Listen to this. What am amazing story. Peter had beenfishing all night without a catch when along comes Jesus who tells

    him to try again, and his nets are loaded. I bet there are not manyof you who would mind to come up with a catch like that. Hmmmm!Salmon, tuna, lobster, shark, what a catch that must have been.

    Back to our scene here in Jerusalem. A few over clouds expectedtonight with 20 percent chance of rain. Drive carefully, and watchfor those other drivers. A small crowd has gathered around here in

    Jerusalem since last evening when a riot broke out. By the way,why do you use the word supper? Isnt that an ancient word?Peter: Supper is a light meal in the evening. We use the word since

    it best describes the social event we had with Jesus that night. Itwas a word traditionally used for a main meal of the day normally.Interviewer: You are tuned in to WFJC this evening. It is 7:00p.m. and we have with us Peter, the Disciple of Jesus with us here

    tonight. He has just told us that he had supper with Jesus. Peter canyou tell us about that evening you had supper? For example, whatdid you eat, was it a formal supper, light supper, who was in

    attendance and was this dinner only by invitation?Peter: The Supper was in the evening around 7:00 p.m. Therewere 13 of us present which included the guest of honor, Jesus. It

    was a light supper of unleavened bread and juice in honor of ourLord. Our Lord did not send out invitations, but we knew who was tobe present us disciples. He did send John and me to make the

    preparations for the supper. Jesus told us to go to the city and find

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    a room that was all furnished with what would be needed. And thatis what we did.Interviewer: So others were excluded. How did you feel about

    that?Peter: Jesus selected 12 of us to work with him in doing theFathers work. We did not question our Master but was honored that

    we were chosen.

    Interviewer: Again, we have Peter with us this evening. He hasbeen sharing with us the events of the last supper in case you havejust tuned in to the station. There is a chilly wind out there, so put

    on a sweater this evening. You dont want to catch a cold. If you do,Revco is promoting a special this week on their new cough

    medicine. It will make your mouth curdle. These strong cough dropsare made with the finest syrup around. Stop in at Revco today toget your bag before they sell out. Now back to Peter, who is ourguest here today. He has been telling us about the last supper with

    Jesus. Peter, we have yet to hear the purpose of this last supper.Peter: This is confident and probably should not be on radio. Hegave us to drink of the fruit of the vine and unleavened bread. We

    distribute this among us ourselves, and accepted this supper. Hetold us that we were doing it in remembrance of Him. We wereinstructed that it was to be repeated always in remembrance of him.Interviewer: This is news! You are tuned in to WFJC and we have

    with us a guest who is a disciple of Jesus. Many of you haveprobably heard some strange things about this man. Peter has hadsupper with him, and it was done in remembrance of this man

    Jesus. Dont go away as we will hear more of this story after thebreak. See you after the break.BREAK: CHOIRORSOLO This is My Body by Jack HayfordInterviewer: That was a lovely song! I used to listen to music as a

    child around our fireplace on the homestead. My dad would play theguitar and we would sing for hours or so it seemed. We havePeter with us here this evening who is a disciple of Jesus. Peter

    could you tell us exactly the purpose of this supper and the eventsthat followed it?

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    Peter: I would be glad to. One of the disciples left the supper. Wedid not know why until later. He came back with his sack empty of

    the money he left with. We found out later that he had betrayed ourLord to the officials of the city. It did upset us somewhat when

    Jesus told us that someone would betray him, because none of usfelt that we could ever do such a thing.Interviewer: Then?Peter: Jesus left to go to the Garden, a quiet place to pray. Wewent with him but were so sleepy we could hardly stay awake.

    While we were there some soldiers came and took him away. Jesusdid not even protest, but went quietly with them. He said it was histime. Of course, we did not understand it all, at that time.Interviewer: You are tuned in to WFJC. The temperature is about70 degrees with a full moon tonight. There is a chilly wind out there,so put on a sweater this evening. You dont want to catch a cold.We have Peter with us this evening as a guest. He has a lot of

    interesting things to share with us about a man who has beengetting a lot of publicity lately. His name is Jesus. Peter you told us

    that Jesus was taken away by some solders here. Can you elaboratefurther?Peter: I was frightened myself as the soldiers did look prettydangerous. So, I did not get too close and stayed in the

    background. They did take him to Pilate and charged him withthings that make no sense at all.

    Interviewer: Such as?Peter: Things like, misleading the people, opposing taxes toCaesar, claiming to be a Messiah, and building the temple in three

    days. They were ridiculous accusations made that evening. Pilateasked him if he was the Messiah of the Jews, and Jesus told him he

    was. This really got them stirred up. Pilate sent him to Herod whosent him back to Pilate. I did hear that Harold was really glad to seehim, because he wanted to see some of the miracles that he had

    heard about.Interviewer: Did he get to see any?

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    Peter: Jesus would not even answer him as word. This probablymade Herod think it was all in the heads of the people, or made up

    tales.Interviewer: It sounds like you had quite a night. You are tuned in

    to WFCJ. Let us hear our forecast for the evening. Temperatures arein the low 70s. There is a chilly wind out there, so put on a sweater

    this evening. You dont want to catch a cold. If you do, Revco ispromoting a special this week on their special cough medicine. It

    will make your mouth curdle. These strong cough drops are madewith the finest syrup around. Stop in at Revco today to get your bagbefore they sell out. Pick up a jelly bean on the way out. We have

    Peter, Disciple of Jesus, here with us today. He is a disciple of Jesusand has an interesting story this evening for us. Peter, what did the

    officials then do with this Jesus. If they did not want him, who did?Peter: The people wanted to get rid of him. Actually, certain official

    leaders. The next day, Pilate brought Jesus before the people andasked them if they wanted to release Barabbas who was a criminalor Jesus. Pilate told the people he did not think Jesus was guilty or

    deserved to be punished. However, the people thought otherwise.They shouted, Away with Him! Release to us Barabbas. Pilate then

    washed his hands and said, His blood will not be on me. Do whatyou want to do with him.Interviewer: That sounds like serious stuff. How did you feel aboutall this when you heard it?Peter: I was angry that they treated our Lord that way. He did not

    deserve any of it. It made me think back to all the various timeswhen he left little hints of what was to come. I feel so stupid that Idid not foresee this coming.

    Interviewer: We are with Peter, a disciple of Jesus, this evening.

    He is sharing with us his story of this man Jesus who has been quitepopular these days. What did the people decide to do then?Peter: They beat him and led him away to be crucified on a cross.

    A certain man name Simon came and helped Jesus carry the crossfor it was too much for him to carry after his beating.

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    Interviewer: That does sound like it would have been hard to takebeing your friend and all. You are tuned in to WFJC this evening and

    our guest speaker is Peter, a disciple of Jesus. Stay with usthroughout the break to hear the remaining of this recent

    happening.

    BREAK: CHOIR The Wonderful Cross By Chris TomlinYou Are Crowned with Praise Christy Cooper

    Interviewer: Peter you told us that Jesus was nailed to a cross.What more can you tell us about this happening?Peter: Two criminals were nailed on each side of Jesus. Onebelieved in him as the true Messiah and the other one did not. Many

    people stood around watching. Some were sobbing. The soldiersdivided his clothes between them. It was heartbreaking to see thesneers by the soldiers for they underestimated his power, because

    he did not come down from the cross and save himself.Interviewer: Again, we are with Peter, the disciple of Jesus. He istelling us his version of a recent crucifixion that has taken place.

    Peter, can you tell us about what time Jesus died?Peter: It was about the 6th hour when darkness came over all theland. The veil in the temple tore in to. About the 9th hour, Jesuscried out in a loud voice, Father, into your hands I commend my

    spirit. People seemed amazed at such a spectacular event in themiddle of the day.Interviewer: I did see the eclipse, but did not know the nature ofit. There have been reports that the body was stolen. Can you give

    us any feedback on this report as to validity?Peter: That is what I have heard as well. His body was placed in atomb by a man named Joseph who had asked for it. He was placed

    in a new tomb, and it was sealed tightly with guards outsideguarding the doorway.Interviewer: Can you tell me about these guards. Who were they,and were they reliable?

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    Peter: They were guards assigned by Pilate who at the request ofthe chief priest had them put there. However, they were terrified

    when the tomb opened and Jesus came out of the grave after threedays.

    Interviewer: You would think a body would smell after being deadfor three days. Did a physician see Jesus to make sure he had not

    suffered brain damage?Peter: He was the Son of God. He did appear to us in the upperroom, and again later because Thomas was not present the time he

    first appeared. He ate some baked fish that we offered him. Later,he appeared at Bethany to all of us and then disappeared into sightin the heavens.Interviewer: This does sound like some story and I am sure manywill find it hard to believe. Did he give any final words to you?Peter: He did instruct us to be witnesses to this event and to tellothers all about his Amazing Grace.Interviewer: It is an amazing event. Thanks, Peter, for being withus today. It has been a pleasure to have you as our guest. It has

    been interesting to hear from you, your perspective of the story.Amazing.Tune in again tomorrow again at 7:00 p.m. to hear what

    has been happening in Jerusalem. Again, dont forget to stop in atRevco to pick up your jelly beans and special cough syrup.CHOIR: Amazing Grace by Chris Tomlin

    You Are Crowned with Praise by Christy CooperYou Are Crowned with Many Crowns by John Sellers

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