Jesus Sentenced to be Crucified

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Happy birthday to Tenten Miranda

It’s TUESDAY the 11th of August

Welcome back to the verse by verse study of the gospel of John

Yesterday right here at “The Message” we completed Chapter 18 with the narrative of events when Jesus was brought by Caiaphas, along with the Jewish Leaders, to Pontius Pilate

From the conversation that ensued between our Lord Jesus and Pilate, we learned:

JESUS CAME TO THIS WORLD TO TESTIFY TO THE TRUTH

I AM ON THE SIDE OF TRUTH AND I LISTEN TO JESUS

Let’s see what happened afterwards when Jesus was sentenced to be crucified— Open your Bible JOHN 19:1-16, once you got there, type “I’m on it!”

SIN TO CONFESS, PROMISES TO CLAIM, ATTITUDE TO CHANGE, COMMANDS TO KEEP, EXAMPLES TO FOLLOW, PRAYERS TO PRAY, ERRORS TO AVOID, TRUTH TO BELIEVE, SOMETHING TO THANK GOD FOR

Read JOHN 19:1-16

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John 19:1–16 NIV

1 Then Pilate took Jesus and had him flogged. 2 The soldiers twisted together a crown of thorns and put it on his head. They clothed him in a purple robe 3 and went up to him again and again, saying, “Hail, king of the Jews!” And they slapped him in the face. 4 Once more Pilate came out and said to the Jews gathered there, “Look, I am bringing him out to you to let you know that I find no basis for a charge against him.” 5 When Jesus came out wearing the crown of thorns and the purple robe, Pilate said to them, “Here is the man!” 6 As soon as the chief priests and their officials saw him, they shouted, “Crucify! Crucify!” But Pilate answered, “You take him and crucify him. As for me, I find no basis for a charge against him.” 7 The Jewish leaders insisted, “We have a law, and according to that law he must die, because he claimed to be the Son of God.” 8 When Pilate heard this, he was even more afraid, 9 and he went back inside the palace. “Where do you come from?” he asked Jesus, but Jesus gave him no answer. 10 “Do you refuse to speak to me?” Pilate said. “Don’t you realize I have power either to free you or to crucify you?” 11 Jesus answered, “You would have no power over me if it were not given to you from above. Therefore the one who handed me over to you is guilty of a greater sin.” 12 From then on, Pilate tried to set Jesus free, but the Jewish leaders kept shouting, “If you let this man go, you are no friend of Caesar. Anyone who claims to be a king opposes Caesar.” 13 When Pilate heard this, he brought Jesus out and sat down on the judge’s seat at a place known as the Stone Pavement (which in Aramaic is Gabbatha). 14 It was the day of Preparation of the Passover; it was about noon. “Here is your king,” Pilate said to the Jews. 15 But they shouted, “Take him away! Take him away! Crucify him!” “Shall I crucify your king?” Pilate asked. “We have no king but Caesar,” the chief priests answered. 16 Finally Pilate handed him over to them to be crucified. So the soldiers took charge of Jesus.

WHERE: Governor’s Palace

WHAT: Sentencing of Jesus

WHO: Pilate, high priest, Jewish Leaders, crowd

WHY: For the prophecy to be fulfilled

WHEN: Friday, Passover week— about noon (6th hour)— 3 days [like hotel check-in, they count nights not days— Sunrise is 1st hour]

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SLAPPED HIM IN THE FACE

These acts of mockery and punishment may allude to ISAIAH 50:6 [742-701 BC]

I FIND NO BASIS FOR A CHARGE AGAINST HIM

For the nth time, Pilate insisted— I find no basis for a charge against him— does Pilate recognized Jesus as the Son of God? or simply, there’s none in their Roman law that will justify the Lord’s crucifixion?

Pontius Pilate again made a public statement that he did not find any evidence to charge him of anything worthy of crucifixion

I believe that Pilate did this to prevent people from uprising— though it was the high priest and the Jewish leaders are the ones making the most noice— followers of Jesus was quiet— listen!

THEY SHOUTED CRUCIFY! CRUCIFY!

But again Pilate said, “you take him and crucify him. As for me, I find no basis for a charge against him.”

But the Jewish leaders insisted...

WE HAVE A LAW, AND ACCORDING TO THAT LAW HE MUST DIE

Why does he have to die?— because he claimed to be the Son of God

Which law in the Bible are they referring to?— LEVITICUS 24:16

WHEN PILATE HEARD THIS, HE WAS EVEN MORE AFRAID

Pilate was afraid of the possible uprising of the people— and at the same time, he is worried what if indeed, Jesus is the Son of God?

So he want back inside the Governor’s palace again and continued to ask Jesus— where do you come from?

BUT JESUS GAVE HIM NO ANSWER

There are times when it is better to remain quiet

YOU WOULD HAVE NO POWER OVER ME IF IT WERE NOT GIVEN TO YOU FROM ABOVE

Jesus claimed that all authority comes from God— God caused all things to happen

FROM THEN ON, PILATE TRIED TO SET JESUS FREE

But the Jewish leaders kept shouting— they’ve threatened Pilate, if you let this man go, you are no friend of Caesar

What is really intriguing here for me is— where are the followers of Jesus? why are they so quiet?

As final way for Pilate to clear himself of the Lord’s blood— he asked again, “here is your king, shall I crucify him?”

WE HAVE NO KING BUT CAESAR, THE CHIEF PRIEST ANSWERED

So, Pilate handed Jesus over to them to be crucified

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THERE ARE TIMES THAT I NEED TO REMAIN SILENT