The Bible

Jesus and his disciples move from town to town, preaching love and forgiveness, but everyone does not welcome this radical approach. Jesus' miracles grow increasingly wondrous until he conquers death itself, raising Lazarus from the tomb.

Jesus arrives in Jerusalem at the time of Passover, openly declaring that He is the promised Messiah. The High Priest Caiaphas fears that impassioned crowds will start a riot, so the chief priests and scribes sought to kill Him. So Satan entered Judas Iscariot, and he went and conferred with them to betray Him. At the Passover (Last Supper), Jesus tells His disciples the He must die and that one of them will betray Him. In the garden of Gethsemane, Jesus is arrested and led away, as the Apostles scatter.

Jesus is brought before Pilate and is sentenced to die by the Roman crucifixion. A large number of people followed Him, including women who mourned and wailed for Him. Unable to carry the crossbar, Simon of Cyrene was put upon to carry it to Golgotha, where He is crucified for all to see. When He commends His Spirit to God, the sun darkened, and the earth quakes as His mother stands by.

Mary Magdalene and other women come to prepare the body with spices prepared and find the stone rolled away and the tomb empty, and they are told that He is not there and to tell the Apostles. The resurrected Jesus gives His Apostles His final instructions before He is caught up to Heaven, telling them to wait for the Holy Spirit to come so that they may continue what Jesus started.