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From Getshemane to the Calvary
1. Religious leaders
2. The Scribes, Pharisees and Sadducees of today
3. The High priest Caiaphas
4. Questioning of the council
5. Jesus before Pontius Pilate
6. Jesus with Herod

7. Return to Pilate
8. Whipping
9. Mockery of this world
10. The Calvary
11. It is finished


 

 

7. Return to Pilate

During the feast of Easter (Passover) it was the practise to set free one prisoner. We don't know for certainty where the practise came from whether it was Jewish or Roman. Many guess that the Romans invented it, in this way they would get the favour of the Jews. So Pilate offered Jesus and Barabbas, to the Jews asking: ‘From the two, which do you wish that I release to you’? Pilate thought he could get rid of whole thing, because he thought that Jews through envy gave up Jesus into his hands. 

The Religious leaders of Israel didn’t knew the Holy Scriptures in this case, because they had distorted the Word of God and changed it to the traditions of men, they did not understand, that the time of the appearing of the Messiah of Israel had come and it was fulfilled in the Lord Jesus. The Religious leaders provoked and excited the people against Jesus. Nowadays also the theologians and religious leaders, who have distorted the Word of God, turn people against Jesus Christ and the real gospel. The Scribes of theology and Priests, function exactly the same today. Their understanding is locked into human wisdom and the traditions of men, because of that, their hearts don't open to Jesus Christ and the real gospel.

 

The people select Barabbas the prisoner, who is then released. Pilate was amazed and asked: “What then should I do to Jesus called Christ?” The people shouted; ‘Crucify Jesus’. Pilate was surprised and asked the Jews, ‘Why what bad thing has he done’? The Jews shouted even harder; ‘Crucify Jesus’. And Pilate saw that nothing is gained, but rather an uproar was occurring, so he took water and washed his hands before the crowd, saying, ‘I am innocent of the blood of this just one; you will see’. This was a custom of the Jews; the washing of the hands before the people was a mark that the hand washer did not want to take the responsibility from the matter. The Jews shouted; “Let His blood be on us and on our children.” In this way the Jews wanted confirmation from Pilate, that the death-sentence would be put in action. In this way Jesus was condemned to be crucified on the cross of Calvary. 

The Religious leaders of the Jews and the Gentiles, together, rejected Jesus. Jesus became the target of the deepest possible insult. The worst criminal, rebel and killer, was held better than Jesus was. He is the Son of the Holy God. People prefer sin and filth than the love of God and His holiness. This is a pity. Those of you who are disciples of Jesus don’t get depressed if this world doesn’t receive your witness to Jesus Christ. Let us disciples of Jesus Christ join together, because together in unity with the love and the truth of Christ we can receive all wealth of Christ and then we will be a good and pleasant scent in the world and in that way Jesus can conquer hearts of the people, and bring them to Himself. Let's preach The Lord Jesus Christ in Spirit of Love and Truth to this world.

 

 

 

 

Petri Paavola from Finland

 

 



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