Tomorrow is “Good Friday”. The period in which Christ was to face His final persecution and mock trial before His crucifixion. This was posted last year and is worthy of remembrance of what sacrifice He showed towards us.
“Trial of Christ”
The night of Jesus’ arrest, He was brought before Annas, Caiaphas, and an assembly of religious leaders called the Sanhedrin (John 18:19-24; Matthew 26:57). After this He was taken before Pilate, the Roman Governor (John 18:23), sent off to Herod (Luke 23:7), and returned to Pilate (Luke 23:11-12), who finally sentenced Him to death.
There were six parts to Jesus’ trial: three stages in a religious court and three stages before a Roman court. Jesus was tried before Annas, the former high priest; Caiaphas, the current high priest; and the Sanhedrin. He was charged in these “ecclesiastical” trials with blasphemy, claiming to be the Son of God, the Messiah.
The trials before Jewish authorities, the religious trials, showed the degree to which the Jewish leaders hated Him because they carelessly disregarded many of their own laws. There…
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Tomorrow is Good Friday. Now is about the time Jesus would have been seized, tried repeatedly again, mocked again and again, beaten, scourged and crowned with thorns, and sentenced to die.
Who should have been mocked? Who should have been punished? Who should have been left to die? It was not Jesus.
In his post altruistico thoughtfully considers the miscarriage of justice. For comparison, I have provided other links.
http://www.truthmagazine.com/archives/volume44/v440106007.htm
https://rcg.org/pillar/0902pp-trjtwi.html
https://www.christiancourier.com/articles/705-theological-implications-of-the-trial-of-jesus-part-2-the
If you want to understand what Jesus came to save us from, consider His trial. Then look around the world, even our nation. Where is justice to be found among men?
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Great thoughts of which to ponder. His trial worse than a mockery. It was a sham at best.
Consider carefully what Christ went through that day. Consider the words of Citizen Tom “He was beaten, scourged and crowned with thorns, and sentenced to die.” Beaten, where His face was unrecognizable. Consider scourging. The Roman garrison were brutal beyond measure. Their whips, used to scourge their victim was braided leather straps, woven together with pieces of bone, metal and broken pottery. Usually one soldier was on each side of the person being scourged – taking turns lashing the victim with powerful strokes – each stroke removing flesh as the whip is pulled back. Most died during the scourging. He took our punishment upon Himself….
Thank you Tom for your comments and the additional sources provided. Both are greatly appreciated.
God Bless;
Yours in Christ;
Michael
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