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Act I: Fall of Satan

~ Song to play before scene begins: "Carol of the Bells" by Transiberian Orchestra

Opening Scene: 7 angels on left stage (Michael in front, 6 behind him, wardrobe is white and gold) + 7 angels on right stage (Lucifer in front, 6 behind him, wardrobe is black and gold.) Grown Jesus is watching from the left side of the stage. 

a) Lucifer quotes Isaiah 14: 13 + 14 to his 6 followers; they agree. 

b) God enters and paraphrases Isaiah 14: 15 - 20 by yelling: 

     1. "You will be thrown in Hell;"

     2. "You will be made a spectacle;"

     3. "You will be mocked;"

     4. "You will be cast out of your grave;"

     5. "You will be alone."

c) God exits. Battle begins: 7 vs. 7 (Revelation 12: 7 - 9).

d) God re-enters with the 7 good angels behind him and quotes Revelation 12: 10. 

~ Song to play for transition: Choir to sing softly "Angels Fall" by Breaking Benjamin. Choir is to be dressed in angel costumes for entire play. No pre-recorded songs. Band to play all songs and choir to sing all songs. ~

Act II: Adam and Eve Fall 

Opening Scene: Adam and Eve pre-sin, happy in the Garden of Eden. God is above them, pleased at his creation. Grown Jesus is watching from the left side of the stage. 

Time: @ 4000 BC

a) Satan disguises himself as a serpent, tricks Eve, then Adam eats the apple too. 

b) God calls them. First they hide; then they come out to face Him. He asks why they are hiding. They apologize and say they did what He told them not to do. God states the following:

     "It is necessary for something innocent to be sacrificed to provide atonement for the guilty. Because you have sinned, a lamb must be sacrificed for each of you. I take away your dominion over this land and give it to Satan. However, Satan, be warned, for one day, a descendant of hers will triumph over you and trample your power, and you will have NO authority over my people any longer. I HAVE SPOKEN!" 

c) Lights go out. 

~ Song for transition: Choir to sing "Ashes of Eden" by Breaking Benjamin ~

Act III: Requirement of High Priest and sacrificing lamb 

Opening Scene: Moses and Aaron walking up a desert mountain, stopping and sitting to take a break. God is above them. Grown Jesus is watching from the left side of the stage. Satan (Lucifer) is watching from the right side of the stage. 

Time: @ 1440 BC 

a) Leviticus 16 - God instructs Moses in the proper way to atone for the Israelites purification: 

     1. Every year, on the day of Atonement [seventh month of Israeli calendar (approx. October); tenth day], the high priest is to wear less elaborate clothing (Exodus 28), emphasizing his role as God's servant, stripped of honor in God's presence;

     2. The atoning ceremony will consist of four elements: 

          a. sin offering for priest's purification 

          b. casting of lots to determine which goat to sacrifice; 

          c. the sacrificing of a goat;

          d. the dispatching of a second goat into the wilderness (scapegoat, symbolizing sending the nations sins away from them). 

     3. Moses explains to Aaron the requirements of a high priest (Hebrews 5: 1 - 4)

          a. He must be the same as those he represents to be able to understand them;

          b. He must be a public office where he is appointed by as a representation of men before God;

          c. He must offer thanksgiving as well as propitiation sacrifices;

          d. His intercession on behalf of the people to God must be full of compassion.

     4. The scene ends with Moses saying to Aaron, "Hope for mankind will come one day." 

~ Song for transition: Choir to sing "Hope for All Nations" by Karen Peck and New River ~

Act IV: Isaiah prophesies Jesus to be born

Opening Scene: Isaiah is sleeping in his house, having a dream. Grown Jesus is watching from the left side of the stage. Satan is watching from the right side of the stage. 

Time: @ 734 BC 

1. Isaiah 6: 1 - 9. Make sure the seraphim have 6 wings and are dressed in orange. All bright lights for this scene. 

2. Angels and God exit, Isaiah goes to the other side of the stage where the castle is set up - enter King Ahaz. Isaiah approaches the king sitting on his throne. 

3. Scene: Ahaz is ungodly but is ruling on the Davidic throne. Despite his worldliness, God has Isaiah assure King Ahaz that these upcoming invaders will not prevail; he states that God will protect the throne of David. King Ahaz asks why. Isaiah gives the messianic prophecy (Quote Isaiah 7: 11 - 16 and Isaiah 9: 6 - 7.) King Ahaz asks why. Isaiah responds with Isaiah 53: 6, then verse 3, then 7, then 5, then 8b through 12.

4. Isaiah now quotes Micah 5: 2. He further explains to King Ahaz Jeremiah's prophecy, quoting Jeremiah 31: 30 for the current requirement, and 31: 31 - 34 for Christ's fulfillment. 

5. End scene with the same line as the end of Act III: Isaiah to tell Ahaz, "Hope for mankind will come one day." 

~ Song for transition: Choir to sing "Messiah" by Francesca Battisteli ~ 

~ Intermission ~

Part 2

Act V: Daniel 

Opening Scene: Daniel praying to God on his knees in his home, window in clay wall in background.Grown Jesus is watching from the left side of the stage. Satan is watching from the right side of the stage. 

Time: @ 600 BC

a) Daniel starts his prayer by thanking God for delivering him from the lions den

     1. The first half of the prayer will be summarizing repentance in Daniel 9 : 3 - 15, then quote verse 2, then summarize verses 16 through 19. 

b) Gabriel enters the scene.

      1. Gabriel states he has come from far away to deliver this message from God in response to his prayer; then Gabriel quotes the seventy weeks prophecy from verses 24 - 27 NKJ version. 

c) Gabriel exits the scene. Daniel goes back to his prayer position. He thanks God for his upcoming deliverance of his people from evil. 

End scene with the same line from the end of scenes 3 and 4. 

~ Song for transition: Choir to sing "Gloria (Angels We Have Heard On High)" by Michael W. Smith 

Act VI: Angel tells Mary and Joseph 

Opening Scene: Mary's bedroom. Grown Jesus is watching from the left side of the stage. Satan is watching from the right side of the stage. 

Time: 9 months BC 

a) Luke 1 : 26 through 38. Have Gabriel speak his parts and Mary speak her parts. When Gabriel enters, she is frightened (beginning of verse 29). She falls back onto the bed, turns away and covers her mouth with the side of her hijab out of modesty. She only turns to look up at him after he reassures her that it is good (end of verse 30). Gabriel speaks verses 31 through 33 boldly, loud, with the joy of 2,000 years of anticipation in his voice. His voice calms in verse 35, soothing her while still making a bold statement. After verse 35, he walks over to her, opens his large wings, and places them around her. He then steps back and speaks verses 36 and 37 normally. Mary's eyes grow wide as she fills with excitement and exclaims to Gabriel verse 38. 

b) Mary runs to Joseph and tries to tell him but he doesn't believe her. He tells her that it will look bad on their upcoming marriage and then that he has every legal right to cancel the marriage if he so chooses. Mary gets sad and leaves. 

c) Joseph goes to sleep frustrated. The angel Gabriel comes to him and Joseph wakes up; he is afraid. Use the dialogue from Matthew 1 : 20 - 23. 

d) Joseph runs to go get Mary. He tells her he will still marry her. They hug and smile. A messenger comes in and tells them about Herod's decree. Use the passage from Luke 2 : 1 - 6. Joseph tells Mary that he has to take them to Bethlehem to register. 

~ Song for Transition: Choir to sing "Breath of Heaven" by Amy Grant

Act VII: Jesus born 

No actors to speak, only motioning. This Act is divided into 3 parts. Each part has to take place while its song is playing. When the song from Part 1 ends, the song from Part 2 begins, and so on. 

Setting: Have 3 doors on stage: 2 shut, 1 the innkeeper opens. The stage to be split (those 2 closed doors in the back on the left side of the stage, the 1 door that the innkeeper opens is to be in the middle of the stage sideways, hence splitting the stage into sides. The right side of the stage has no doors in the back.) 

Part 1 of Act VIII: 

Time: a few minutes BC

~ Song to play during scene: "Winter Snow" by Audrey Assad and Chris Tomlin (choir to sing). The song is 3 minutes long.

a) Joseph knocks on the first door with no response given. He knocks on the second door with no response given. He knocks on the third door in the center of the stage and the innkeeper gets up and opens the door.

b) Joseph mouths to the innkeeper, begging for entry. The innkeeper finally allows them in, they walk through the door. (That is the first 1:30 of the song.) 

c) (The second half of the song) Mary and Joseph quickly settle in while the innkeeper departs. Mary suddenly has baby Jesus. She holds him. Joseph is relieved.

d) (For the last 30 seconds of the song) Joseph and Mary admire Him while He is lying in the manger.

Part 2 of Act VIII: 

~ Song to play during scene: "Star of Wonder" by Aaron Shust (choir to sing). The song is 4 minutes long total but Part 2 of the Act is only going to take place during the first 2:50 of this song (the instrumental part).

Time: a few minutes AD 

a) The 3 Wise Men enter from the same door in the center of the stage (left). (Once they have entered, draw the curtain down on that side of the stage that they came from.)

b) They take turns giving their 3 gifts to lay at Jesus' manger. After each one gives their gift, they stay in a bowed position. 

Part 3 of Act VIII:

~ Song to play during scene: The second half of "Star of Wonder" by Aaron Schust (choir to sing). For this vocal Part, angels join in loudly. The duration of the remainder of this song is 1:20 long. 

a) A lot of angels appear above the stage and start singing loudly. Daniel, Isaiah, Moses, Aaron, Adam and Eve are up there with them. The characters on the bottom of the stage stay in the same positions they were in at the end of Part 2. (Joseph and Mary are admiring baby Jesus in the manger and the 3 wise men are bowed at the manger with the gifts layed out) 

b) At the end of the song, after the climax, the lights go out. 

~ There will be no song for this transition. Draw the curtain down on the right side of the stage (where most of this Act took place). Give the audience time to applaud. 

Act VIII: Conclusion / Jesus dies on Cross

Raise the curtains on both sides of the stage. The stage will still be split in 2 sides.

~ Song to play during scene: "Mary Did You Know" by Pentatonix (choir to sing). No dialogue is to take place during this Act. 

Right Side of Stage: Keep Mary and Joseph on their side of the stage with baby Jesus, along with only two angels up in the raftors (or above the scene); everyone else has departed. Their eyes are closed. 

Left Side of Stage: Grown Jesus is on the other side of the stage, hanging on the cross. God and the other angels are there with Him. 

a) (Right side of stage) Mary is holding baby Jesus (with her eyes closed), rocking him. Joseph is adoring him (with his eyes closed). They cannot actually hear the angels. 

b) (Left side of stage) The other angels are around Jesus with their heads down. God's head is turned to the side, away from Jesus. All characters eyes are closed. 

Curtain draws down at the end of the song. 

At the end of the play, all characters may come out and do a bow for the audience. 

~ Song to Play during bow: "We Wish You a Merry Christmas" (choir to sing)