Location Production Footage: The Last Temptation of Christ Page #7

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The stomach was bronze;

the legs were iron; the feet were clay.

A stone was thrown.

The clay feet broke,

and the statue collapsed.

Yes?

You see, God threw the stone.

The stone's me, and Rome--

Rome is the statue, yes.

So your kingdom, or your world,

will replace Rome.

- Where is it?

- My kingdom?

It's not here.

Not on Earth.

It wouldn't be, would it?

You know, it's one thing to want

to change the way people live,

but you want to change

how they think and how they feel.

All I'm saying is that change

will happen with love, not with killing.

Either way, it's dangerous.

It's against Rome;

it's against the way the world is.

And killing or loving,

it's all the same.

It simply doesn't matter

how you want to change things;

we don't want them changed.

You do understand

what has to happen.

We have a space for you

up on Golgotha.

Three thousand skulls

there by now; probably more.

[ Horse Trotting, Whinnying ]

Guard.

I do wish you people would

go out and count them sometime.

Maybe you'd learn a lesson.

No. Probably not.

- [ Grunts ]

- [ Groaning ]

[ Groaning Continues ]

[ Groaning ]

[ Man ]

I know you!

I saw you with him!

You must be mistaken. It wasn't me.

It must've been someone else.

No, I'm right.

He is one of his followers.

- He is!

- He doesn't know

what he's talking about!

- He is one of his followers!

- I don't know what

you're talking about!

- Get him!

- [ People Yelling ]

Hold it there.

Mother, Magdalene,

where are you?

Mother, I'm sorry

for being a bad son.

Father, stay with me.

Don't leave me.

[ Screaming ]

[ Groaning ]

[ Pounding Continues ]

[ Yelling, Shouting ]

[ Groans ]

[ Yelling, Shouting Continues ]

[ Panting ]

[ Groaning ]

[ Man Screaming ]

[ Screaming Continues ]

[ Laughing, Yelling Continues ]

[ Speaking Hebrew ]

[ Laughing, Yelling Continues ]

Father, forgive them.

[ Rumbling ]

[ Shouting, Yelling ]

[ Thunder Rumbling ]

[ Wind Howling ]

Father!

Why have You forsaken me?

[ Wind, Thunder Fade ]

Who are you?

I'm the angel who guards you.

Your father is the God

of mercy, not punishment.

He saw you and said,

"Aren't you his guardian angel?

Well, go down and save him.

He's suffered enough."

Remember when He told Abraham

to sacrifice his son?

Abraham was just about to kill the boy

with his knife when God stopped him.

So if He saved Abraham's son,

don't you think He'd want

to save his own?

He's tested you,

and He's happy with you.

He doesn't want your blood.

He said,

"Let him die in a dream,

but let him live his life."

All the pain.

- That was real.

- Yes.

But there won't be any more.

You've done enough.

I don't have to be sacrificed?

No. No, you don't.

I'm not the Messiah?

No. No, you're not.

What about the others?

Don't look back there.

God gave you life.

Look ahead.

Where are the disciples?

They became frightened

and ran away.

[ Jesus ]

Is this the World of God,

the one I spoke about?

[ Chuckles ]

No, this is Earth.

- Why has it changed so much?

- It hasn't changed; you have.

Now you can see its real beauty.

Harmony between Earth and the heart--

that's the World of God.

Maybe you'll find this

hard to believe,

but sometimes we angels

look down on men and envy you.

Really envy you.

What's that?

A wedding ceremony.

Who's getting married?

You are.

[ Weeping Quietly ]

What's wrong?

Why are you crying?

I'm thanking God...

for bringing you here.

[ Sobs ]

[ Panting ]

- We could have a child.

- Yes.

[ Whispers ]

Oh, we could have a child.

[ Wind Whistling ]

[ Jesus Sobbing ]

[ Sobbing ]

Magdalene.

Where are you going?

Who are you going to kill, Jesus?

Are you going to kill God?

Didn't you hear me, Jesus?

There is nothing you can do.

God's killed her!

God's killed her.

[ Yelling ]

Ohh, God!

[ Panting ]

[ Groans ]

Ohh.

God took her away

when she was happy.

Now she's immortal.

She won't see her love die

or body decay.

I was there the whole time He was

killing her, and I saw what happened.

But it wasn't right.

It wasn't right

for God to take her.

You didn't complain

when God let you live.

You can't complain now

because He let her die.

Trust God's way.

Listen.

There's only one woman

in the world.

One woman with many faces.

This one falls,

the next one rises.

Mary Magdalene died.

But Mary, Lazarus' sister,

she lives.

She's Magdalene

with a different face.

She's carrying

your greatest joy inside her.

Your son.

Come with me.

[ Angel ]

This is the way the Savior comes.

Gradually,

from embrace to embrace,

from son to son.

This is the road.

[ Jesus ]

I understand.

Mary.

Look.

Rabbi, I just want to see

if it's really you.

He's real, like us.

Don't you see?

Come in.

Come here.

Master, I want to

tell you one thing.

I'm sorry about Magdalene.

I won't ever leave you

alone again.

I'll always protect you.

I don't want you to take

the wrong road and get lost again.

Come inside.

I'll cook for you and your friend.

[ Chopping Sound ]

Are you satisfied with me?

Do you have any complaints?

None.

I'm ashamed when I think of it.

Of what?

Of all the mistakes I've made.

Of all the wrong ways

I'd looked for God.

Where is Mary?

She won't be back

'til this evening.

Come inside.

It's too hot out here.

Come inside.

There's only one woman

in the world.

Go inside.

[ Giggling ]

Well, we bought them--

- Hey! What--

- You don't have to get involved.

- Stay out of it.

- [ Children Giggling ]

[ Man Shouting, Faint ]

And I thought of stealing wheat!

We are dying!

So I intensified--

- [ Man Continues, Indistinct ]

- Here, watch your brother.

Remember to thank God for the food,

and leave some for me.

- I'll be back soon.

- Aren't you going to eat?

- I want to hear what he's saying.

- You don't have to go.

[ Man Continues ]

I was one of the worst sinners.

I lied, I stole, I cheated,

I gambled, I whored, I drank,

and persecuted and tortured

and murdered!

Yes, murdered!

I killed anyone

who broke the law of Moses,

and I loved it;

I enjoyed it; I relished it;

I reveled in it!

Because I thought

I was doing God's will!

I thought

I was doing God's will!

And the high priest of Jerusalem

sent me to the city of Damascus...

to scourge that city.

And on the road to Damascus,

just outside the city,

in the middle of the day,

I was struck

by a white light...

that blinded me!

Yes.

And I heard a voice say,

"Saul, why are you

persecuting me?

Why are you against me?"

"Who are you?" I said.

And the voice said, 'Jesus. "

And he made me see.

I was led helpless, like a child,

into a city that I was sent to scourge,

And God sent me Ananias instead.

He put his hands on me,

and I opened my eyes,

and I was baptized and became Paul.

And now I bring

the good news to you!

And it's about Jesus of Nazareth.

He was not the son of Mary,

he was the Son of God!

His mother was a virgin.

And the Angel Gabriel came down

and put God's seed in her womb.

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