Welcome back.
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We're comparing Peter's
experience with that of Judas.
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And we've noticed that
both seemed--initially,
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superficially, you might
think they both repented.
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But Judas really
repented over the fact
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that it didn't workout.
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The consequences
were not as he intended.
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Peter's heart was
repentant but not Judas.
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Judas never repented.
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See when we read there
in the Garden of Gethsemane,
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when Judas with
that mob approach Jesus,
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Jesus addressed him as friend.
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And he could see that loving
face, forgiving face of Jesus.
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Peter after three
times of denial of Jesus,
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he sees the same
face, the same expression.
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Jesus could not say anything
to him but there is very,
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very interesting is
that the same face of Jesus
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brings one person to repent.
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He felt so guilty
for what he did to Jesus.
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His heart is broken.
His heart was broken.
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He wanted to
cry because of that.
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But another
reaction that we have,
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that one off Judas actually--
he made him to be sorry,
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to repent because
of the consequences,
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you know, what he
did to Jesus. Yes.
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Now we must press
on with the story.
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Please.
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And they take
the money from Judas
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and buy a potter's field
and then it says in verse 11,
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Now Jesus stood
before the Governor,
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and the Governor asked Him.
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So now we've
gone to another phase.
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Actually, we really have
to read verses one and two.
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Okay, when morning
came, all the chief priests
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and the elders of the people
took counsel against Jesus
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to put him to death.
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And they bound
him and led him away
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and delivered him to
Pilate, the governor.
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Ranko, just one more
time, just very briefly,
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what are a few
things that indicate
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the illegality of this trial?
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It was at night, that
was one of the factors
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and that was
illegal, a night trial.
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There're few things
we have to keep in mind.
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What were the
duties of the Sanhedrin?
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Sanhedrin was intended to
act as a council for defense
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of a guilty person, to defend
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guilty person before the Romans.
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What do we have here?
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The accusers.
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Second one, the
sentence could not be executed
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on the same day as a trial,
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but they were so eager to bring
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Jesus very early in the morning
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and the execution
is done the same day,
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before the sunset,
before the Passover starts.
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The next one, the
hearing could not be heard
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during the night.
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That's exactly
where they did it.
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And the final one,
trial could not be held
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on eve of the Sabbath or
on eve of the festival day.
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This, you see, they broke
all the rules and regulations.
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So now it moves from just
a Jewish trial or hearing.
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Now we get the Romans involved.
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So one more time
let's be reminded,
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a Roman procurator--
he was put by Romans
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in charge of Judea, instead
of Herod the great's son,
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Archelaus, who was
expelled from Romans
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after few years of his terrible,
terrible rule there in--
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So now Pilate was in charge.
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We have to keep in mind
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that Pilate did not
reside in Jerusalem.
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His residence was in Caesarea,
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so he resided there.
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When we go to Caesarea,
there are so many ruins there.
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We can see how
magnificent place,
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you know, Herod the Great
built in honors of Caesar.
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But during-- at
the time of festivals,
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when many Jews from
all over the Roman Empire
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came there to
Jerusalem, the procurator
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would come there to Jerusalem
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and reside in
Herod's palace there.
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Why?
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Because it was during
the festivals that the Jewish
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people would
retell all the stories
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of their
expectations of the Messiah.
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And it was the best opportunity
for them that the riot starts
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in the rebellion
against the Romans.
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So the procurator
would come there to Jerusalem
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just to watch, to be
sure that everything,
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everything is okay.
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That's why Pilate, at
that time, was in Jerusalem.
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And the Roman authorities
are not gonna be impressed
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by a religious argument
among Jesus and the Pharisees.
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What they're
concerned about is these people
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rising up in rebellion.
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Because there were--there'd
been many rebellions.
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There had been many attempts.
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Being assigned to rule over
the Jews was not an easy task.
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So we see the
situation changing.
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So can you read from verse 11
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that you see how
the trial took place.
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Now Jesus stood
before the Governor,
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and the Governor asked him,
"Are you the King of the Jews?"
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and Jesus said,
"You have said so."
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But when He was accused by
the chief priests and elders,
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He made no answer.
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Then Pilate said to Him,
"Do you not hear many things
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they testify against You?"
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But He gave him no answer,
not even a single charge,
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so that the
governor wondered greatly.
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We have to understand
that the trial took place
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in certain building.
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The tradition favors
the tower of Antonia.
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That actually
was near the temple
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and marked the beginning
of Via Dolorosa, that place.
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However, the evidence
supports that praetorian
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was in the palace of Herod,
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where Roman procurators resided
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during those
days of the festival,
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there in Jerusalem.
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So, you know, they brought
Jesus early in the morning,
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you know, the Roman
governors and procurators
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they like--they were
drinking and spending, you know,
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good part of the night
in drinking and having fun.
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But in the morning
they wanted to sleep.
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So Pilate was not
happy that they woke him up.
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And what was the accusation?
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We saw it.
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He was the one
who claimed to sit
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at the right hand of God.
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He's that messianic
figure. He claimed to be king.
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So Pilate asked Jesus,
"Are you the king of the Jews?"
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If you are, then
only one consequences.
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So the sentence is
already pronounced.
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But Jesus does not answer.
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And Pilate is surprised,
"Why don't you respond?"
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in verse 18.
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"Do you see how many people
are testifying against you?"
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So, Glenn, what's going on?
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It's interesting, Pilate
is trying to get at the truth,
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but Jesus is not speaking here.
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And really, we
are just focusing here
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on the account in Matthew,
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but we when we look--
when we read also John,
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because John was evidently
present there and also Luke,
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we see many, many more details.
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Actually, Pilate
was making every effort
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to appeal to the emotions,
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to the feelings of the
people, to their senses,
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that they were doing wrong
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but actually
nothing, nothing helped.
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Finally, what he did
according to other gospels,
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he scourged Jesus.
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We'll talk about
scourging little bit later.
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But finally he
decided to make a final move
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and very important act.
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And what was that,
Glenn, please would you read
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from verse 18
to verse 25--to 26.
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And I might now add that Jesus
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did have a
conversation with Pilate.
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We see through
the other gospels,
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in which He is
really reaching out to him.
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The one who is--he thinks he
holds Jesus life in his hand,
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Jesus says, no, you don't.
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Actually, there're many things.
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When we read the gospel of Luke,
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there're two
trials before Herod--
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before Pilate, Pilate
did not want to be involved--
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He's looking for a way out.
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He sent him to Herod
Antipas who was at that time
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in Jerusalem for the festival.
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So Antipas send
Jesus back to Pilate.
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I mean, we see that
Pilate had great struggles
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within himself.
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He did not want to
do-- that cruel man
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who crucified so
many people, killed them,
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many innocent people.
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He now tried to save people.
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And now he is
moving to the final act
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and it's from verse 20.
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He finally
figures the way out. Yeah.
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And it says, "Now at
the feast the governor
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was accustomed to
release to the crowd
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one prisoner whom they wanted.
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And they had then a notorious
prisoner called Barabbas."
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Is that the only way
that he's known, Ranko?
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Barabbas, we
have that name here.
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I would state it after the text.
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Sorry, sorry.
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"And they had then a notorious
prisoner called Barabbas.
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So when they had
gathered, Pilate said to him,
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'Whom do you want me to
release for you, Barabbas
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or Jesus who's
called the Christ?'
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" So he gives them the choice,
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"Who do you want me to release?"
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"For he knew that
it was out of envy
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that they had delivered him up.
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Besides, while he was
sitting on the judgment seat,
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his wife sent word to
him, 'Have nothing to do with
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that righteous man,
for I have had suffered
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much over him today in a dream.'
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Now the chief priests
and the elders persuaded
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the people to ask for
Barabbas and destroy Jesus.
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The governor asked
again, "Which of the two
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do you want me
to release to you?"
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And they said, 'Barabbas.'
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Pilate said to them,
'Then what shall I do
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with Jesus who is
called the Christ?
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And they said,
'Let him be crucified!'
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And he said, 'Why,
what evil has he done?'
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They shouted all the
more, 'Let him be crucified!'
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'Let him be crucified!'"
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Can you imagine what's going on?
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All demonic forces are
stirring up people to do it.
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But Pilate
wants to do something.
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Can you imagine that cruel man,
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try to appeal to their
emotions and to their feelings?
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So what does he do?
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He brings another prisoner
and his name is Barabbas.
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What is the meaning
of the name Barabbas?
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It's Aramaic.
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Bar, it means the
son, and Abba father,
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son of the
father, he puts in there.
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By the way, we have
some ancient versions
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of the New Testament translate
into Syriac and Coptic language.
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Actually they have something
very interesting there.
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They state that Barabbas
name was actually Yeshua,
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which is Jesus.
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So his name was Jesus Barabbas.
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So they're left
with a clear choice
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between these two individuals.
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We really have to
explain who Barabbas was.
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We know that he was
probably like that man
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who beat, and you
know, harmed that person
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in the parable of
the good Samaritan.
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They were robbers.
They are bandits there.
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They put all people
in terror everywhere
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and he was sentenced to death
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and Pilate said,
let me put that man,
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the people would not
choose him because they knew
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how much they
suffered because of him.
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I will by this way I
will save Jesus Christ.
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But amazingly and
here comes the moment.
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Can you imagine,
Pilate stands there
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and he says "Do you want me
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to release to you
Jesus the Messiah?"
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You're waiting for
him or Jesus Barabbas.
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And what was the
decision that people made?
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And it's very
clear that Pilate knew
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that Jesus was
innocent, and so did the crowd
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and so did the priest.
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And yet, as you said,
the devil stirs them up.
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Give us Jesus Barabbas.
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What shall I do with
Jesus the Messiah, crucify Him?
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Why?
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There is no
answer, there is no reason,
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crucify Him, crucify Him,
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His blood upon
us and our children.
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What is going on?
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I would like to
say to the viewers,
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2,000 years ago,
the Jewish leaders,
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they had to make decision.
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Jesus Barabbas or
Jesus called Christ.
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Today we face the same decision.
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Are we going to
accept Jesus Christ
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as our personal savior?
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Choice is our.
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