A New Dawn

As the camera lights come on, the camera man counts down on his fingers, 3-2-1 and

then points to the reporter with the microphone.

REPORTER Hello. This is Jaakan reporting to you live with first hand news on the reported resurrection of the man from Nazareth who was crucified this past Friday. Shalom National News will be covering this story in its entirety so stay tuned to this station for information as it develops. I have with me the two women, Mary Magdalene and Mary-mother of James and Salome. They were the first to enter the tomb after Jesus of Nazareth allegedly returned to the living sometime this morning. Good afternoon ladies; which of you is which?

(The reporter gestures to each of them, back & forth.)

Mary Magdalene: Well, I'm Mary.....

Other Mary: ...and I'm Mary.

REPORTER: Right, Ok, Mary. Can you tell us in your own words what happened

to you today?

Both Mary's say "SURE" at the same time.

REPORTER: WAIT! Let's start with you.

(he directs the microphone towards Mary Magdalene)

MaryMagdalene: It's was a beautiful morning, the birds were singing...the sky was clear.... and the day turned out to be quite warm. I still found it hard to believe He was gone. I mean, I could almost feel His presents, like He was standing over us and watching to make sure that no harm came to us.

Other Mary: (Grabbing the microphone) I know what you mean. I felt the same way. I just thought it was silly so I never mentioned it to you while we were talking. It reminded me of the way I used to feelwhenwhen we listened to Him speak. You know, calm, peaceful, and serene.MaryMagdalene

MaryMagdalene....

REPORTER: LADIES!! PLEASE!!! This is an interview and you are being seen by the entire world. Hundreds of people all over the known lands are watching us live. Now, back to the question at hand; please describe the events of this morning.

MaryMagdalene: Well, fine, if that's alMaryMagdalene know. Mary and I were walking to the tomb to anoint the Lord's body with spices. On the way there we were chatting about....

REPORTER: Not again. Mary, you mentioned the tomb. How did you move the stone? After all, it does weigh quite a bit, and looking at the two of you I don't think either of you, or both of you together, could move that rock aside. Did you have the assistance of the guard?

OtherMary: NO!! The stone was moved wOtherMaryrived there. And besides, do you really think a ROMAN guard would assist Lil' `Ol US!

REPORTER So what happened whenOlou got there? The stone was moved and you entered the tomb. What did you see?

MaryMagdalene: Well, I can't speak for MaryMagdalenes scared.

OTHERMARY: So was I Mary. Funny, you didn't look scared.

REPORTER: OK ladies, so, recap. The stone was moved and you were both scared on a bright and sunny morning with clear skies and singing birds. But the question we all have is what did you see when you entered the tomb?

OTHERMARY: Oh that. Well, when we first walked inside we saw a man sitting on the corner of the place where Jesus was laid. The cloth strips that covered his body were still there, but He was gone.

MARY MAGDALENE: Yea. And the cloth that covered His face was neatly folded and placed where His head was laid.

REPORTER: OK, who was this man, and what did he do with the body?

MARY MAGDALENE: First off, it was no man. It was an angel. Secondly, you said it yourself, no one did anything with "the body", He is risen from the dead and walks among us.

REPORTER: Fine, so he is risen. Now, what exactly did the "angel" say to you?

OTHERMARY: He asked us why we were here, in a place of the dead, looking for someone who was among the living. Then he told us to go to the disciples and tell them what we saw

MARYMAGDALENE: And he specifically mentioned Peter by name. We were to make sure we told Peter.

REPORTER: So, when you arrived at the place where the followers of this man were meeting, what exactly did you tell them?

MARYMAGDALENE: Exactly?

REPORTER: Yes, Exactly!

OTHERMARY: Ok, ready.....

(The women should say these next lines one after another, like a machine gun effect)

MaryMagdalene: We were just walking down thMaryMagdalene tomb and we saw...

OtherMary: ...that the stone was moved away fOtherMaryntrance....

MaryMagdalene: ...and the guard was no whereMaryMagdalene..

Other Mary: ...so we went inside and there he was...

Mary Magdalene: ...a man dressed in the whitest clothing I had ever seen...

Other Mary: ...and he asked us why we were looking for the Lord in this place...

Mary Magdalene: ...because this was a place for the dead, and the Lord...

Other Mary: ...was not dead. He has risen just as he foretold....

Mary Magdalene: ...then he told us to come directly here and let all of the disciples know that the Lord has risen...

Other Mary: ...but he specifically mentioned you by name Peter.

REPORTER: (DumbFounded) Huh?

(After an exasperated loDumbFoundedother, the two women repeat)

(The women should say these next lines one after another, like a machine gun effect)

MaryMagdalene: We were just walking down thMaryMagdalene tomb and we saw...

OtherMary: ...that the stone was moved away fOtherMaryntrance....

MaryMagdalene: ...and the guard was no whereMaryMagdalene..

Other Mary: ...so we went inside and there he was...

Mary Magdalene: ...a man dressed in the whitest clothing I had ever seen...

Other Mary: ...and he asked us why we were looking for the Lord in this place...

Mary Magdalene: ...because this was a place for the dead, and the Lord...

Other Mary: ...was not dead. He has risen just as he foretold....

Mary Magdalene: ...then he told us to come directly here and let all of the disciples know that the Lord has risen...

Other Mary: ...but he specifically mentioned you by name Peter.

REPORTER: THANK you ladies. Well, gentlemen, there you have it. It appears that a man has not only been raised from the dead, but he did it all by himself. Stay tuned for further developments as they occur on your local SNN affiliate. For SNN news, reporting live from Jesus' tomb, this is Jakaan.

(Cut to scene of the NEWS STUDIO andJakaanecond reporter)

STUDIO REPORTER: That's it folks. Additional stories are arriving as we speak. Another sighting has occurred 60 stadia from Jerusalem, or 11 miles, on the rostadiaEmmaus; and also this Jesus of Nazareth appeaEmmaus the remainder of His followers several times. It seems He kept returning so He could see, for one last time, one of His followers named Thomas.

There have been other reports but there is not enough time to edit and verify the stories. One thing for sure, only time will tell if this event truly transpired or if this is some elaborate hoax. But, from a personal point of view, if this is true there is no way we can keep this a secret, AND it is something to get excited about!!

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