The Real Jesus of Nazareth

One of my favorite movies of all time was Franco Zeffirelli's "Jesus of Nazareth." The 1977 film with Robert Powell as Jesus. What I liked about this movie was that it was so real to me the first time I saw it. I was a kid about 12 years old when it first was on tv in the USA. This movie was so good. Everything in it from the actors to the costumes and all of the props, scenery and so forth was really terrific. I was caught up into the movie. As a child watching this film for the first time it really impacted me in a positive way. I've seen the movie dozens of times now since then.

The actors were so good. It wasn't just Robert Powell, but all of them. Olivia Hussey as Mary the mother of Jesus; Ernest Borgnine as the Roman Centurion; James Farentino as Peter; Laurence Olivier as Nicodemus; and so on.

I think this was the best "Jesus" film of all time. Each scene was directed to perfection. A lot of time and money was put into this movie. And they did an incredible job.

Now, I said all this so you will know what I really think of the movie and to say this: In all of Robert Powells great efforts in portraying Jesus, If you put him next to the real Jesus, he (Robert Powell) would look like a weak nothing!

It must be impossible for any actor to truly portray Jesus, because Jesus is so full of power! ...He is so full of the Holy Spirit! ...He is so full of Love, ...that He would draw all people to Himself.

People everywhere would be so attracted to His love if they saw Him. If He played himself in a movie everyone would go see it. All of our attention would be focused on Him and His love for us. It would be ...like heaven!

And thats part of what heaven will be like. We, ...those who believe, will one day get to see Jesus! We will see His face. And we will get to see what it will be like to be with Him, everywhere He goes and whatever He does. We will be there!

Mark 12:29-31

"29And Jesus answered him, The first of all the commandments is, Hear, O Israel; The Lord our God is one Lord:

30And thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind, and with all thy strength: this is the first commandment.

31And the second is like, namely this, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. There is none other commandment greater than these." -Mark 12:29-31