Caiaphas and the others want to kill Jesus because the messianic clamor His presence creates might draw the ire of Rome, but they want to postpone His execution lest it provoke the people to rebel against the priests for murdering God’s Messiah.īut the Almighty has other plans, and in His sovereignty He will bring about Jesus’ predicted death during the Passover. The Empire was quick to put down Jewish revolts, which often began during the Jewish festivals when messianic pretenders capitalized on the nationalistic fervor generated as Jews gathered to recall Yahweh’s promised salvation through His prophets. Rome’s tendency to intervene explains the Sanhedrin’s desire to do away with Jesus and their initial reluctance to act during the Passover (Matt. Yet Annas continued to wield power behind the scenes, almost like a “co-high priest” with Caiaphas. In AD 15, Rome deposed Annas from the high priesthood, later replacing him with his son-in-law, Caiaphas. 26:3), but Luke tells us that Annas is also high priest at this time (Luke 3:1–2 Acts 4:5–6). 13:8, NKJV) shield those whom it covers from eternal destruction.Īccording to Matthew, Caiaphas is the high priest under whom this will happen (Matt. The six people who were the main planners for the death of Jesus Christ were Pontius Pilate, Judas Iscariot, Caiaphas, Sanhedrin, Herod Antipas and an unnamed. 12), so too will the blood of the Lamb “slain from the foundation of the world” (Rev. Just as the angel of death passed over all of those who were covered by the blood of the lamb (Ex. This provides a theological framework for understanding the significance of the Messiah’s death. The Savior has already told His disciples three times that He will die and be raised (16:21 17:22–23 20:17–19), but in today’s passage He explains for the first time that this will take place during Passover. Similarly the Dutch painter, Rembrandt painted 'The Raising of the Cross' as. In other words, Christ’s teaching ministry is done and it is time for Him to atone for sin and seal His victory. And he made the very point with his own hand that he was responsible, not the Jews. But the Quran rejects it, claiming that they did not kill Jesus and that. This game is for anyone who enjoys playing role playing. You also must undertake tasks as Jesus Christ, Mary Magdalene, Simon Peter and Judas Iscariot. Like many other Role Playing Games, this one features turn based battles. 1), which likely refers to all the instruction He has thus far given in this gospel. 4:157, the Jews confess to killing Jesus. Jesus Christ RPG deals with the period between the baptism and the transfiguration of Jesus Christ. After ending His Olivet Discourse, Matthew tells us that our Lord has finished “all these sayings” (v.
Matthew 26 opens with Jesus’ fourth prediction of His passion and resurrection.
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