Jesus Condemning Trial - Pt. II
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· 2 viewsThe charges, the contempt and the conviction leading to crucifixion
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God’s grand plan, God’s scheme of redemption made before the world was created is being revealed in Christ Jesus. By the hands of the participants to the participation in God’s plan to fulfill prophesy and make the way for man to be reconciled to God.
The elders, scribes and whole counsel (Sanhedrin) (Mk15:1)
Pontius Pilate (Mk15:2)
Chief priests (Mk15:3)
Barabbas the prisoner (Mk15:7)
The crowd (Mk15:8)
The soldiers (Mk15:16)
Each of the participants had a part to play and were vital. We know the characters now will look at their actions in God’s grand plan.
The Charges
The abuse
God’s providence for us
We need to read the trial transcript, then will look at it from a few views, but first our text from Mark.
1 Early in the morning the chief priests with the elders and scribes and the whole Council, immediately held a consultation; and binding Jesus, they led Him away and delivered Him to Pilate. 2 Pilate questioned Him, “Are You the King of the Jews?” And He answered him, “It is as you say.”
3 The chief priests began to accuse Him harshly. 4 Then Pilate questioned Him again, saying, “Do You not answer? See how many charges they bring against You!”
5 But Jesus made no further answer; so Pilate was amazed. 6 Now at the feast he used to release for them any one prisoner whom they requested.
7 The man named Barabbas had been imprisoned with the insurrectionists who had committed murder in the insurrection. 8 The crowd went up and began asking him to do as he had been accustomed to do for them.
9 Pilate answered them, saying, “Do you want me to release for you the King of the Jews?” 10 For he was aware that the chief priests had handed Him over because of envy.
11 But the chief priests stirred up the crowd to ask him to release Barabbas for them instead. 12 Answering again, Pilate said to them, “Then what shall I do with Him whom you call the King of the Jews?”
13 They shouted back, “Crucify Him!” 14 But Pilate said to them, “Why, what evil has He done?” But they shouted all the more, “Crucify Him!”
Stop there just for a minute, Let those verses stew for a minute. The world is yelling to crucify, crucify the one who has done no evil.
You may face times of persecution being judged etc for doing what is right as a Christian. People may crucify you with their tongue may come out against you, but may we remember that great is our reward in heaven if that happens to us for Jesus name, for Jesus sake.
Ok, back to the passage
15 Wishing to satisfy the crowd, Pilate released Barabbas for them, and after having Jesus scourged, he handed Him over to be crucified. 16 The soldiers took Him away into the palace (that is, the Praetorium), and they called together the whole Roman cohort.
17 They dressed Him up in purple, and after twisting a crown of thorns, they put it on Him; 18 and they began to acclaim Him, “Hail, King of the Jews!”
19 They kept beating His head with a reed, and spitting on Him, and kneeling and bowing before Him. 20 After they had mocked Him, they took the purple robe off Him and put His own garments on Him. And they led Him out to crucify Him.
What do you see, what do you notice, what sticks out to you?
Charges proclaimed
Charges proclaimed
When you appear in court as a defendant the charges are read to the court (judge, jury, etc.) and now that the case against Jesus has been transferred from the Jewish court to the Roman court now comes the reading of charges.
By chief priests (Lk23:2; ; Lk20-22-25; Lk23:5)
We will be looking at passages from the other gospels today too, so leave your marker/ribbon in Mark, but may we look at some passages in Luke too.
Look at this verse, what is the claim, the charges listed.
2 And they began to accuse Him, saying, “We found this man misleading our nation and forbidding to pay taxes to Caesar, and saying that He Himself is Christ, a King.”
Misleading, perverting the nation
Forbidding people to pay taxes to Caesar
Claiming to be a king
Look at this passage to help us add to what we just looked at, that the charges are false allegations, charges.
22 “Is it lawful for us to pay taxes to Caesar, or not?” 23 But He detected their trickery and said to them, 24 “Show Me a denarius. Whose likeness and inscription does it have?” They said, “Caesar’s.”
25 And He said to them, “Then render to Caesar the things that are Caesar’s, and to God the things that are God’s.”
One more
5 But they kept on insisting, saying, “He stirs up the people, teaching all over Judea, starting from Galilee even as far as this place.”
So, did Jesus forbid the paying of taxes? In fact does he not say to pay your taxes here?
In Luke it discusses the stirring up of the people, the nation,
5 But they kept on insisting, saying, “He stirs up the people, teaching all over Judea, starting from Galilee even as far as this place.”
OK, how was Jesus stirring up, perverting the nation?
The court has to consider the charges, the allegations being made, so now Pilate considers and questions about the charges.
Considered by the judge - Pilate (Mk15:2-5, 10; Jn18:36-38; Lk23:13-15; Mt27:19, 24)
Now, what more do we pick up regarding Pilate’s considering the charges?
What are the questions that Pilate asks as he considers the charges (v.2-5)
Are you the King of the Jews (v.2)?
Are you not going to answer the charges (v.4)?
What is Pilate’s response to Jesus in (v.5)?
Look down at (v.10)
10 For he was aware that the chief priests had handed Him over because of envy.
The real reason for the charges, the allegations is “envy”
Look at what is said in Luke about Pilate’s response.
14 But Pilate said to them, “Why, what evil has He done?” But they shouted all the more, “Crucify Him!” 15 Wishing to satisfy the crowd, Pilate released Barabbas for them, and after having Jesus scourged, he handed Him over to be crucified.
Lk23:10
15 Wishing to satisfy the crowd, Pilate released Barabbas for them, and after having Jesus scourged, he handed Him over to be crucified.
13 Pilate summoned the chief priests and the rulers and the people, 14 and said to them, “You brought this man to me as one who incites the people to rebellion, and behold, having examined Him before you, I have found no guilt in this man regarding the charges which you make against Him. 15 “No, nor has Herod, for he sent Him back to us; and behold, nothing deserving death has been done by Him.
Pilate found no guilt and even his wife wanted him released (Mt17:19) but because of the crown he handed him over to be crucified (Mt27:24)
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Pilate had questions on who He was
Pilate considered Jesus response, and silence
Need to add to this for more details look at Jn18:36-38
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36 Jesus answered, “My kingdom is not of this world. If My kingdom were of this world, then My servants would be fighting so that I would not be handed over to the Jews; but as it is, My kingdom is not of this realm.” 37 Therefore Pilate said to Him, “So You are a king?” Jesus answered, “You say correctly that I am a king. For this I have been born, and for this I have come into the world, to testify to the truth. Everyone who is of the truth hears My voice.” 38 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 guilt in Him.
Need to look at some of John’s parallel passage to get more information so please turn to Jn18:36-38.
36 Jesus answered, “My kingdom is not of this world. If My kingdom were of this world, then My servants would be fighting so that I would not be handed over to the Jews; but as it is, My kingdom is not of this realm.”
37 Therefore Pilate said to Him, “So You are a king?” Jesus answered, “You say correctly that I am a king. For this I have been born, and for this I have come into the world, to testify to the truth. Everyone who is of the truth hears My voice.” 38 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 guilt in Him.
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Now what do we learn from the John passage
What is the questions that Pilate asks as he considers the charges (v.2-5)
Are you the King of the Jews (v.2)?
Are you not going to answer the charges (v.4)?
Jesus attests that His kingdom is not of this world (v.36)?
We also see that it is not of this realm (v.36) for it is a spiritual kingdom
Look at (v.37) what is the significance of Jesus statement about his kingship, He was born, came here to proclaim the truth!
What is Pilate’s response (v.38)?
what is truth?
Pilate found no guilt and even his wife wanted him released (Mt17:19) but because of the crowd he handed him over to be crucified (Mt27:24)
Pressure from the populous can be powerful and make someone to abandon their beliefs. Pilate did, but can we do that too? But the choice that Pilate made now turns to more abuse that Jesus is going to face.
The Abuse
The Abuse
May we remember that everything that is transpiring from the betrayal, abandonment, to the trial and judgment as well as the abuse were all foretold were going to happen (Isa53:4-12; Act8:30-38)
I think we need to look at the prophesy then look at the fulfillment. Turn to Isa53:4-12 please. We are going to stop along the way to grab information
4 Surely our griefs He Himself bore, And our sorrows He carried; Yet we ourselves esteemed Him stricken, Smitten of God, and afflicted. 5 But He was pierced through for our transgressions, He was crushed for our iniquities; The chastening for our well-being fell upon Him, And by His scourging we are healed.
What did Jesus take upon himself here? - our griefs, our sorrows, our transgressions,our iniquities, our chastening
What was the results of him doing it? He was stricken, smitten, afflicted, pierced, crushed, chastened and scourged? - - - we are healed!
6 All of us like sheep have gone astray, Each of us has turned to his own way; But the Lord has caused the iniquity of us all To fall on Him. 7 He was oppressed and He was afflicted, Yet He did not open His mouth; Like a lamb that is led to slaughter, And like a sheep that is silent before its shearers, So He did not open His mouth.
What do you pick out from here?
We are like sheep who have gone astray, how? by turning to our own ways.
But the Lord, God, Jehovah, the Great I AM caused the iniquity of us all to fall on Him.
He did not open his mouth He let his actions speak plenty loud!
8 By oppression and judgment He was taken away; And as for His generation, who considered That He was cut off out of the land of the living For the transgression of my people, to whom the stroke was due? 9 His grave was assigned with wicked men, Yet He was with a rich man in His death, Because He had done no violence, Nor was there any deceit in His mouth.
10 But the Lord was pleased To crush Him, putting Him to grief; If He would render Himself as a guilt offering, He will see His offspring, He will prolong His days, And the good pleasure of the Lord will prosper in His hand. 11 As a result of the anguish of His soul, He will see it and be satisfied; By His knowledge the Righteous One, My Servant, will justify the many, As He will bear their iniquities.
I know this is a hard section of scripture to look at and hopefully as we look at it, it helps deepen your understanding of what He took on for us! Now what do you see in (vv.10-11)?
God was pleased to crush Him, to put grief on Him, render Him as an acceptable guilt offering (v.10)
The results, many would be justified because He would bear our iniquities!
And the last two verses really come about the death and burial but still we need to keep in context
12 Therefore, I will allot Him a portion with the great, And He will divide the booty with the strong; Because He poured out Himself to death, And was numbered with the transgressors; Yet He Himself bore the sin of many, And interceded for the transgressors.
OK, let’s turn back to our Mark passage and see the abuse as the fulfillment of the prophesy we just read.
Jesus was scourged (Mk15:15; Jn19:1)
15 Wishing to satisfy the crowd, Pilate released Barabbas for them, and after having Jesus scourged, he handed Him over to be crucified.
(Scourging of Jesus picture)
I was going to put up a clip from Passion of the Christ, but it is so graphic some may not be comfortable to even see it at all.
Scourging involved being tied to a post and beaten with leather straps with pieces of bone and metal within it so it would tear through the skin, and when one side of the body was done, the body would be turned over and the other side done, in many cases this would expose the bones and even the intestines of the one being scourged and they would die from the scourging.
1 Pilate then took Jesus and scourged Him.
Jesus was mocked (Mk15:16-20)
Jesus taken by the soldiers where they mocked him with crown and with stripping him and clothing him in purple to mock him.
16 The soldiers took Him away into the palace (that is, the Praetorium), and they called together the whole Roman cohort. 17 They dressed Him up in purple, and after twisting a crown of thorns, they put it on Him;
They saluted, struck, spat, and stripped him again all in trying to humiliate Him.
18 and they began to acclaim Him, “Hail, King of the Jews!” 19 They kept beating His head with a reed, and spitting on Him, and kneeling and bowing before Him.
20 After they had mocked Him, they took the purple robe off Him and put His own garments on Him. And they led Him out to crucify Him.
19 They kept beating His head with a reed, and spitting on Him, and kneeling and bowing before Him.
Led off to be crucified for there the cross and the blood would make our salvation possible. God’s scheme of redemption before the world began was coming to a climax, or was it? Did it end on the cross at the crucifixion?
Jesus knew and foretold what was going to come (Mk8:31-33; Mk14:36) Peter confirmed this is that fulfilment (Act2:22-24)
So let’s take just a couple more minutes for these passages.
31 And He began to teach them that the Son of Man must suffer many things and be rejected by the elders and the chief priests and the scribes, and be killed, and after three days rise again. 32 And He was stating the matter plainly. And Peter took Him aside and began to rebuke Him.
33 But turning around and seeing His disciples, He rebuked Peter and said, “Get behind Me, Satan; for you are not setting your mind on God’s interests, but man’s.”
and then look at Peter’s words on Pentecost
22 “Men of Israel, listen to these words: Jesus the Nazarene, a man attested to you by God with miracles and wonders and signs which God performed through Him in your midst, just as you yourselves know— 23 this Man, delivered over by the predetermined plan and foreknowledge of God, you nailed to a cross by the hands of godless men and put Him to death.
24 “But God raised Him up again, putting an end to the agony of death, since it was impossible for Him to be held in its power.
Summarize the condemning trial of Jesus
Captured by force
Judged in illegal manner by the counsel of the Jews (Sanhedrin)
Handed over to the Romans
Found not guilty but because of God’s plan was handed over to be scourged and crucified so we could be reconciled
Consider these things as we take the Lord’s supper this morning. Consider these things when you think about God’s grand plan and your part to help share it with others today.