Behold Our King
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· 160 viewsLet us never be ashamed of Jesus, the one true King of Kings.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=1&v=WaxeyHAOTWA
Founded in 753 BC
The Roman army could march up to 40km a day.
Practiced daily with weapons and shields twice as heavy as the normal.
Stoned to death by their peers for being cowards.
Weapons and armor, chain mail, plate armor, helmets, shields.
Battle tactics and formations [Legions = 4,800 / 10 / 480 - 6 centuries = 1 centurion]
long range, spears, shoulder to shoulder / shield to shield / chest to ankle
Mercenary employment.
Crucifixion - did not invent but did excel at it.
Praetorian Guard - elite soldiers
Legion, Centurion, Praetorian Guard
Context
Context
The Triumphal Entry
Last Supper
Judas Betrays Christ
Peter cuts off the ear
Jesus, The High Priest and Peter
Annas / Caiaphas
Peter Denies Jesus 3X
Pilate
Prayer
Prayer
Message
Message
Fight the good fight of the faith. Take hold of the eternal life to which you were called and about which you made the good confession in the presence of many witnesses. I charge you in the presence of God, who gives life to all things, and of Christ Jesus, who in his testimony before Pontius Pilate made the good confession,
What was “the good confession” Jesus testified to before Pontius Pilate?
He admitted kingship
His acknowledged spiritual kingdom
He declared His purpose
He proclaimed absolute truth
He demands a separation
What “truth” did our LORD witness to?
His Origins
His Humanity
His Divinity
God’s Love
Mercy
Justice
Spirituality & Religion
Enmity with God
Necessity of redemption
Salvation through Himself
Why this “Good Confession” matters to Pilate and the Jews?
It gave opportunity
Why this “good confession” matters to you?
it gives us opportunity
it gives us example
it gives us hope
Jesus answered, “My kingdom is not of this world. If my kingdom were of this world, my servants would have been fighting, that I might not be delivered over to the Jews. But my kingdom is not from the world.” Then Pilate said to him, “So you are a king?” Jesus answered, “You say that I am a king. For this purpose I was born and for this purpose I have come into the world—to bear witness to the truth. Everyone who is of the truth listens to my voice.”
The Triumphal Entry
Last Supper
Judas Betrays Christ
Peter cuts off the ear
Jesus, The High Priest and Peter
Peter
Annas / Caiaphas
Peter Denies Jesus 3X
Pilate
Governor’s Headquarters = praitorion
they did not go in - clean for feast
take him away yourselves
we can’t
death fulfilled
Then they led Jesus from the house of Caiaphas to the governor’s headquarters. It was early morning. They themselves did not enter the governor’s headquarters, so that they would not be defiled, but could eat the Passover.
Perceiving then that they were about to come and take him by force to make him king, Jesus withdrew again to the mountain by himself.
Jn
Early
Defilement?
So Pilate went outside to them and said, “What accusation do you bring against this man?”
Jn 18:
They answered him, “If this man were not doing evil, we would not have delivered him over to you.”
We have tried him, we need only an executioner!
Pilate said to them, “Take him yourselves and judge him by your own law.” The Jews said to him, “It is not lawful for us to put anyone to death.”
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This was to fulfill the word that Jesus had spoken to show by what kind of death he was going to die.
Crucifixion / Hanging on a Tree!
33 So Pilate entered his headquarters again and called Jesus and said to him, “Are you the King of the Jews?”
Loaded Question
13 So they took branches of palm trees and went out to meet him, crying out, “Hosanna! Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord, even the King of Israel!” 14 And Jesus found a young donkey and sat on it, just as it is written,
15 “Fear not, daughter of Zion;
behold, your king is coming,
sitting on a donkey’s colt!”
Jn 12:
Perceiving then that they were about to come and take him by force to make him king, Jesus withdrew again to the mountain by himself.
34 Jesus answered, “Do you say this of your own accord, or did others say it to you about me?”
Not An Answer
Secondhand Beliefs
Jesus answered him, “You would have no authority over me at all unless it had been given you from above. Therefore he who delivered me over to you has the greater sin.”
35 Pilate answered, “Am I a Jew? Your own nation and the chief priests have delivered you over to me. What have you done?”
Jhn 18.35
No Time For Games
36 Jesus answered, “My kingdom is not of this world. If my kingdom were of this world, my servants would have been fighting, that I might not be delivered over to the Jews. But my kingdom is not from the world.”
Jhn 18
My Kingdom
The Pulpit Commentary: St. John (Vol. II) Chapter 18
But quantity of a lower kind can do nothing against quality of a higher kind.
So Jesus said to Peter, “Put your sword into its sheath; shall I not drink the cup that the Father has given me?”
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Do you think that I cannot appeal to my Father, and he will at once send me more than twelve legions of angels?
Mt
37 Then Pilate said to him, “So you are a king?” Jesus answered, “You say that I am a king. For this purpose I was born and for this purpose I have come into the world—to bear witness to the truth. Everyone who is of the truth listens to my voice.”
“Now is my soul troubled. And what shall I say? ‘Father, save me from this hour’? But for this purpose I have come to this hour.
For to this end Christ died and lived again, that he might be Lord both of the dead and of the living.
If anyone’s will is to do God’s will, he will know whether the teaching is from God or whether I am speaking on my own authority.
My Message / Mission
38 Pilate said to him, “What is truth?” After he had said this, he went back outside to the Jews and told them, “I find no guilt in him.
Jhn 18.38
The Truth Is Guiltless
33 So Pilate entered his headquarters again and called Jesus and said to him, “Are you the King of the Jews?”
34 Jesus answered, “Do you say this of your own accord, or did others say it to you about me?”
35 Pilate answered, “Am I a Jew? Your own nation and the chief priests have delivered you over to me. What have you done?”
36 Jesus answered, “My kingdom is not of this world. If my kingdom were of this world, my servants would have been fighting, that I might not be delivered over to the Jews. But my kingdom is not from the world.”
37 Then Pilate said to him, “So you are a king?” Jesus answered, “You say that I am a king. For this purpose I was born and for this purpose I have come into the world—to bear witness to the truth. Everyone who is of the truth listens to my voice.”
38 Pilate said to him, “What is truth?” After he had said this, he went back outside to the Jews and told them, “I find no guilt in him.
The Pulpit Commentary: St. John (Vol. II) Chapter 18
UNBELIEF ASKS, “WHAT IS TRUTH?” WITH A CYNICAL CONTEMPT TOWARDS THOSE WHO BELIEVE THAT THEY HAVE FOUND IT
The Pulpit Commentary: St. John (Vol. II) Chapter 18
SCEPTICISM ASKS, “WHAT IS TRUTH?” WITH THE SADDEST DOUBT AS TO THE POSSIBILITY OF ATTAINING IT.
The Pulpit Commentary: St. John (Vol. II) Chapter 18
INQUIRY PUTS THE QUESTION, “WHAT IS TRUTH?” WITH SINCERE AND PRAYERFUL INTEREST.
John 18:33-
The Pulpit Commentary: St. John (Vol. II) Chapter 18
FAITH ASKS, “WHAT IS TRUTH?” AND RECEIVES TO THE QUESTION AN ANSWER DEFINITE, ASSURED, AND SATISFYING.
From then on Pilate sought to release him, but the Jews cried out, “If you release this man, you are not Caesar’s friend. Everyone who makes himself a king opposes Caesar.”
Jn 19:12
But you have a custom that I should release one man for you at the Passover. So do you want me to release to you the King of the Jews?”
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They cried out again, “Not this man, but Barabbas!” Now Barabbas was a robber.
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They cried out, “Away with him, away with him, crucify him!” Pilate said to them, “Shall I crucify your King?” The chief priests answered, “We have no king but Caesar.”
Therefore I tell you, the kingdom of God will be taken away from you and given to a people producing its fruits.
Matt
The New Treasury of Scripture Knowledge Chapter 18
He qualifies His language, guarding it, by the “but now,” i.e. at the present time, my Kingdom is not of this world and my servants do not fight, leaving the plain inference that at some future time, just as prophesied, His servants would fight
Close
Close
• Jesus was in control of all events related to his death and resurrection.
• Jesus does not need us to defend him in any way.
• Christians should never expect a completely fair trial in the courts of this world.Close
13 So they took branches of palm trees and went out to meet him, crying out, “Hosanna! Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord, even the King of Israel!”
12 Fight the good fight of the faith. Take hold of the eternal life to which you were called and about which you made the good confession in the presence of many witnesses. 13 I charge you in the presence of God, who gives life to all things, and of Christ Jesus, who in his testimony before Pontius Pilate made the good confession,
12 Fight the good fight of the faith. Take hold of the eternal life to which you were called and about which you made the good confession in the presence of many witnesses. 13 I charge you in the presence of God, who gives life to all things, and of Christ Jesus, who in his testimony before Pontius Pilate made the good confession,
Jesus answered, “My kingdom is not of this world. If my kingdom were of this world, my servants would have been fighting, that I might not be delivered over to the Jews. But my kingdom is not from the world.” Then Pilate said to him, “So you are a king?” Jesus answered, “You say that I am a king. For this purpose I was born and for this purpose I have come into the world—to bear witness to the truth. Everyone who is of the truth listens to my voice.”
Fight the good fight of the faith. Take hold of the eternal life to which you were called and about which you made the good confession in the presence of many witnesses. I charge you in the presence of God, who gives life to all things, and of Christ Jesus, who in his testimony before Pontius Pilate made the good confession,
Fight the good fight of the faith. Take hold of the eternal life to which you were called and about which you made the good confession in the presence of many witnesses. I charge you in the presence of God, who gives life to all things, and of Christ Jesus, who in his testimony before Pontius Pilate made the good confession,
What was “the good confession” Jesus testified to before Pontius Pilate?
He admitted kingship
His acknowledged spiritual kingdom
He declared His purpose
He proclaimed absolute truth
He demands a separation
What “truth” did our LORD witness to?
His Origins
His Humanity
His Divinity
God’s Love
Mercy
Justice
Spirituality & Religion
Enmity with God
Necessity of redemption
Salvation through Himself
Why this “Good Confession” matters to Pilate and the Jews?
It gave opportunity
Why this “good confession” matters to you?
it gives us opportunity
it gives us example
it gives us hope
12 Fight the good fight of the faith. Take hold of the eternal life to which you were called and about which you made the good confession in the presence of many witnesses. 13 I charge you in the presence of God, who gives life to all things, and of Christ Jesus, who in his testimony before Pontius Pilate made the good confession,
BEHOLD OUR KING!!
This sermon was influenced by:
“The King In Pilate’s Hall”, C.H. Spurgeon