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Biblical References: Matthew 27, Mark 15, Luke 23, John 18 & 19

Approximate Running Time: 15 minutes

Synopsis

Do you realize what it feels like to be whipped with a cat-and-nine-tails that is tipped with pieces of broken pottery and glass? Do you know what happens at a scourging pole? Have you thought about what happened to Christ from the time that He was taken into custody by the Romans until the time of His death? Do you know how the Romans crucified a criminal? Do you know how your Savior died?

You will know after you read this monologue.

Crucify Him! is the first in a trilogy of monologues written to cause the audience to become more familiar with the events surrounding the crucifixion. In Crucify Him! a Roman Soldier, named Jezeree, who was on duty the night of Christ's sentencing, tells of the roughness and cruelty shown to Christ as he was beaten and abused the night before his crucifixion, and the pain He must have felt during the crucifixion itself. The graphic description of the physical abuse that Christ took on our behalf will cause the audience to treasure, even more, that which Christ did for us that night.

Jezeree has been trained to be able to dish out such harsh punishment without letting his emotions stand in the way. He stands before the audience and recounts the pain that was inflicted on Christ, the embarrassment that they forced on Him, and his own unique perspective on the way that Christ bore it all.

The monologue ends as Jezeree begins to feel pity towards Christ, but, as he has done many times before, he puts his emotion out of his mind and reminds himself that he is just doing his job. The ending of the monologue should cast the feeling of bleak uncertainty over the minds of the audience.

This is where I Believed in Him can be used to bridge the gap between the bleak feeling left by Crucify Him and the extreme joy that is felt as His believers realize the impact of the statements He made before His death, which is expressed in He Has Risen!.