John 18:28
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Last week we talked about Jesus being arrested and taken to Annas
Annas was not the high priest
He was Caiaphas father in law
he was a cruel man and a political animal [ this is what happens when a church is lead by politics instead of God]
Peter and we assume John followed Jesus
then Peter in the coarce of the evening denied Jesus three times
we talked about the fact that Jesus did not give up on Peter [Its a matter of the heart
so during Peters denials of Jesus they they took place in the court yard of the high priest Caiaphas.
the Gosphel of John doesnt speak in detail as spicificaly as the other Gospels do
In the other Gospels it talks about witnesses saing that He could tear down the Tempal of God and raise it up in three days
Jesus answered and said to them, “Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up.”
Then the Jews said, “It has taken forty-six years to build this temple, and will You raise it up in three days?”
But He was speaking of the temple of His body.
these witnesses were false witnesses that put there own spin on what He said { this sure has the feel of a political trial]
there is also an account in the other Gospels of Jesus telling the High preist,coucel and elders He is Christ
But He kept silent and answered nothing.
Again the high priest asked Him, saying to Him, “Are You the Christ, the Son of the Blessed?”
Jesus said, “I am. And you will see the Son of Man sitting at the right hand of the Power, and coming with the clouds of heaven.”
at this point the high priest tore his close and said why do we need a witness you have heard His blashphemy
as a side note here the punishment for blasphamy was death by stoning. in a little while the will say they dont have the athority to carry out capital punnishment but it didnt stop them from stoning Stephen. [Jesus didnt proficy He would be killed at the hands of the Jews
Now Jesus, going up to Jerusalem, took the twelve disciples aside on the road and said to them, “Behold, we are going up to Jerusalem, and the Son of Man will be betrayed to the chief priests and to the scribes; and they will condemn Him to death, and deliver Him to the Gentiles to mock and to scourge and to crucify. And the third day He will rise again.”
now we are up to where we are going to start tonight
Then they led Jesus from Caiaphas to the Praetorium, and it was early morning. But they themselves did not go into the Praetorium, lest they should be defiled, but that they might eat the Passover. Pilate then went out to them and said, “What accusation do you bring against this Man?”
so Caiaphas takes Jesus to the Praetorium [ palace] headquarters
the Jews would not go in the Praetorium because it would have defiled them , made them unclean to enter a place accupied by gentiles and they could not celabrate Passover without being purifide again
this is a bit ironic beings they where about to commit murder. maybe they thought the had a loopehole they just sentenced Him to death the wasnt going to carry it out.
so Pilate came out to them and said what accusations do you bring against this man
so lets talk about Pilate for a minute. He was the govoner or perfect of Judea from ad 26 to ad 36 this would have put him in charge of 500 to a 1000 troops. his office would of giving him military ,financial and judicial responsibities. And this is why Jesus is in front of him now.
Pilate didnt like the Jews . His predecessor Sejanus was an anti-semite and Pilate seemed to inhearate that from him.
Pilate had conflict with the Jews from the time he came in to office . he had sent troops in to control Jewish crowds who where protesting his bad decisions caused people to lose there lives
at one point the jews had pinned a letter about him to Tiberius the roman Emporer at the time that caused him to fall out of favor with the empore witch could have ment a death sentance.
he eventually lost his position an was sent back to Rome but fotunatly for Pilate before he arrived Tiberius died and we lose track of Pilate.
all that to say there was no love loss between Pilate and the Jews. The thing is some of the conflict started before this trial and many came after. the Jews didnt start showing Pilate any respect and Pilate was as cruel as ever.
this is my take on it . the death and resuriction of Jesus Christ had no effect on the Jewish leadership or this gentile govenor because none of them eccepted him. the Jewish elite totaly missed there Messiah over Pride. that is why most people deni him.
so what accusation do you have
They answered and said to him, “If He were not an evildoer, we would not have delivered Him up to you.”
Then Pilate said to them, “You take Him and judge Him according to your law.”
Therefore the Jews said to him, “It is not lawful for us to put anyone to death,”
like we talked about Pilate and the Jews didnt like one another. and Pilate knew the jews where envious of Jesus
For he knew that they had handed Him over because of envy.
the jews thought . He sent troops to help us arrest Jesus surly he will execute Him for us but Pilate wasnt having it, but they didnt stop there.
Then the whole multitude of them arose and led Him to Pilate. And they began to accuse Him, saying, “We found this fellow perverting the nation, and forbidding to pay taxes to Caesar, saying that He Himself is Christ, a King.”
Pilate says judge Him according to your laws and the jews said it is not lawful for us to put anyone to death
that the saying of Jesus might be fulfilled which He spoke, signifying by what death He would die.
like we spoke abought earlier the jews method of execution was stoning witch could of broken bones
For these things were done that the Scripture should be fulfilled, “Not one of His bones shall be broken.”
“For truly against Your holy Servant Jesus, whom You anointed, both Herod and Pontius Pilate, with the Gentiles and the people of Israel, were gathered together to do whatever Your hand and Your purpose determined before to be done.
i think sometimes when reading these accounts its hard to remeber this was Gods plan for the redemption for our sins. Does this mean these men did not have the blood of Christ on there hands? Absolutly not. God used the willing to accoplish His will
it had to be death on the cross
And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of Man be lifted up,
this was the attoinment for the sins of the world
his body shall not remain overnight on the tree, but you shall surely bury him that day, so that you do not defile the land which the Lord your God is giving you as an inheritance; for he who is hanged is accursed of God.
Christ has redeemed us from the curse of the law, having become a curse for us (for it is written, “Cursed is everyone who hangs on a tree”),
this had to happen this way. it was Gods plan. The Messiah had been prophicide about for thousands of years. now all these profacies are being fullfilled right in front of there eyes and the cant see it. they new the scriptures . Ignorance was not the problem. they had hardened there hearts and blinded there eyes by the things of the world.
Man made laws . Arrogance because of there knowledge out weighed wisdom,and envy and pride had curropted them.
some where along in hear is wher e Luke talks about Pilate sending Jesus to Herod.
Im not going to talk about this for very long but i just want to bring up one scripture here
Then he questioned Him with many words, but He answered him nothing.
Jesus answered others but He would not say anything to Herod
now Herod couldnt find anything or wanted no part of it so he sends Jesus back to Pilot
Then Pilate entered the Praetorium again, called Jesus, and said to Him, “Are You the King of the Jews?”
Jesus answered him, “Are you speaking for yourself about this, or did others tell you this concerning Me?”
Pilate answered, “Am I a Jew? Your own nation and the chief priests have delivered You to me. What have You done?”
Then Pilate asked Him, “Are You the King of the Jews?”
He answered and said to him, “It is as you say.”
And the chief priests accused Him of many things, but He answered nothing. Then Pilate asked Him again, saying, “Do You answer nothing? See how many things they testify against You!” But Jesus still answered nothing, so that Pilate marveled.
all the other Gosphels accounts are similar to what Mark says. the all say he said He was the King of the Jews , and He was. he was in The line of Daved ,He is accualy the final King of the Jews . The eternal King of the Jews.
but it says here He ask Pilot are you asking or are the Jews asking. Pilot would be asking are you the King of the Jews, a political King that is going to lead a revolt aginst the Romans. and the answer would be no.
if it is the Jews that are asking the answer would be yes. Maybe not the king expected, the Missiah the wanted Him to be but never the less the Messiha they had been looking and praying for.
Pilots concern was not about Jesus staginng a revolt. maybe he thought He was rubbing salt in the wound by telling Jesus His own people had turned aginst Him. it was no supprise to Jesus.
He came to His own, and His own did not receive Him.
Jesus answered, “My kingdom is not of this world. If My kingdom were of this world, My servants would fight, so that I should not be delivered to the Jews; but now My kingdom is not from here.”
Jesus reasurse Pilot He was not an insurectionest . He also explains that if He were His followers would have fought for Him not to be taken. Jesus had to be taken to prove He was King otherwise He would have been a liar.
Jesus kingdom was a eternal kingdom. All the great Kiingdoms of this world have either past away are thier dieing . Greece, Rome. Britian is noithing compsred to what it was. the US seems to be on the decline while China who was taken
over by Japan a little over 80 years ago is gaining power. but the Kingdom of God is the ruler of all like it always has been and always will be. isnt it awsome to be a citicen of that kingdom?
Pilate therefore said to Him, “Are You a king then?”
Jesus answered, “You say rightly that I am a king. For this cause I was born, and for this cause I have come into the world, that I should bear witness to the truth. Everyone who is of the truth hears My voice.”
Pilot ask again you are a King
. “The question could scarcely have been more sarcastic. Pilate, in his heart, despised the Jews as such, but here was a poor Jew, persecuted by his own people, helpless and friendless; it sounded like mockery to talk of a kingdom in connection with him.” (Spurgeon)
Jesus witnesses to Pilot . He tells him why He came into the world
Jesus said to him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.
His ministry was the truth. His purpose was so none would parish but all to have eternal life but Pilot couldnt understand because he was not of the Truth
Pilate said to Him, “What is truth?” And when he had said this, he went out again to the Jews, and said to them, “I find no fault in Him at all.”
what is truth. Pilot would have made a great politition today . Dont you think?
you know there is this kind of thinking today. what is right for some is not right for others . all religions can go to Heaven. Then there is tons of off the wall silly stuff.
Pilot didnt elaborate a lot on what he ment by this statement and didnt give Jesus time to answer the quistion. my appinoin is this. Pilots truth was as many today. his truth was the lie that this world will not cease to exist. that system of government will be the savior of the world.
the Truth is there already is a Savior that has a perfect plan. He has a kingdom that is in coruptable. if you except the truth.
To secure one's freedom the Christian must experience God's light which is God's truth.