Six Trials of JesusHistory Friday April 15 30

Six Trials of Jesus-History • Friday, April 15, 30 AD (1: 00 am 1: 30 am) - Confrontation in Garden and Jesus' Arrest • Friday, April 15, 30 AD (1: 30 am 3: 00 am) – Trial 1: Annas, former Jewish High Priest for 16 years - Jesus receives initial physical abuse

Annas • Officially served as High Priest for ten years (6– 15 AD) • After a brief questioning of him (John 18: 19 -23) was sent to the home of Caiaphas, where some members of the Sanhedrin had met, and the first trial of Jesus took place (Matt. 26: 57 -68)

Caiaphas • Trial 2: Current Jewish High Priest, Caiaphas, and the Sanhedrin Court – Jesus bloodied by abuse • Friday, April 15, 30 AD (3: 00 am 5: 00 am) - Imprisonment at Caiaphas' palace • Friday, April 15, 30 AD (5: 00 am 6: 00 am) - Trial 3: All the Jewish elders, including the High Priest, scribes and whole Sanhedrin. They decide to ask the Roman government to kill Jesus

Sanhedrin • • 71 members … Pharisees Sadducees Scribes

Before Pilate • Friday, April 15, 30 AD (6: 00 am-7: 00 am) - Trial 4: Hearing before Roman governor Pilate, who declares, "I find no guilt in this man. "

• Friday, April 15, 30 AD (7: 00 -7: 30 am) - Trial 5: Hearing before Herod Antipas, the son of Herod the Great, who had jurisdiction over Galilee. Jesus refused to answer any questions so Herod returned him quickly to Pilate

• Friday, April 15, 30 AD (7: 30 am-8: 30 am) - Trial 6: Pilate repeatedly tried to release Jesus but the Jewish leaders continued to object. Pilate physically tortured and beat Jesus beyond recognition seeking to satisfy the Jewish leaders. However the Jews demanded that Jesus be crucified. Pilate resisted but eventually gave the order to execute Jesus

“Behold The Man!”

The Scourging

• Friday, April 15, 30 AD (8: 30 am-9: 00 am) Pilate's Roman soldiers take Jesus into the court ("Praetorium") and enjoy mockery and continued torture, including driving thorns into his skull

Trials Of Jesus-Theology • Evil as Inversion of Truth… • The ‘Just Judge’ before an un-just judgment of men • Each of us will render an account of the good and the bad that we do before Christ-Immediate Judgment • “What is Truth? . . . Confrontation of light and Dark , Lies and Truth. • Followers of Jesus will be accused falsely: Part of Cross • Fulfillment of prophecy IS 53… “Like a Lamb led to the slaughter, he opened not his mouth”

Scourging-Theology • Blood shed: Heroic Love • “By his stripes we were healed…” Is 53 • Physical, Bodily assault: Remission of Physical/Bodily Sins. • Physical/human strength of Jesus is sign of his masculinity

Crowning- Theology • Inversion/Mockery: Purple cloak/Reed/Crown “All Hail the King of the Jews” • Ancient athletes crowned with wreaths at the end • Tim 2: 4 -8: ‘For I am already being poured out as a drink offering, and the time of my departure has come. I have fought the good fight, I have finished the course, I have kept the faith; in the future there is laid up for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will award to me on that day; and not only to me, but also to all who have loved His appearing. ’

• Crown : On head signifies the remission of Mental Sins: Thoughts/Words