Truth About The Crucifixion — Page 95
righteous man, for I have suffered much over him today in a dream. (Matthew, 27:19). This dream which God Almighty showed to Pilate's wife is positive proof that God had designed the deliverance of. Jesus from death upon the cross. If, as is claimed by the. Christians, the very mission of Jesus was to suffer death upon the cross for the redemption of mankind, then how is it that. God Almighty showed a dream to Pilate's wife which ran counter to His own plan?. We have been told that while Jesus was still a child and. Herod designed to destroy him, God Almighty alerted Joseph against Herod's design and Joseph took the child and its mother into Egypt. (Matthew, 2:13). Thus as Joseph was alerted in his dream so that Jesus might be safeguarded against destruction at the instance of. Herod, in the same way at a time when his enemies were promoting a project for his destruction, God Almighty informed. Pilate's wife in a dream that Jesus was righteous and thereby intimated to Pilate that it was God's pleasure that this innocent one should be accounted blameless. But the Jews resisted all his efforts towards that end and finally threatened him that they would complain against him to Caesar. He then handed. Jesus over ostensibly to the Jews that they might crucify him, and yet had recourse to secret plans for his delivery from death. (a) The day appointed for the trial of Jesus was the day of preparation of the Passover as is written:. When Pilate heard these words, he brought Jesus out and sat down on the judgment seat at a place called the Pavement, and in Hebrew, Gab'batha. Now it was the day of Preparation of the Passover. (John, 19:13-14) (b) The day appointed for the crucifixion of Jesus was Friday which would be followed at sunset by the Sabbath, so that Jesus would not be left upon the cross for more than a few hours. (c) The centurion whose duty it was to supervise the due carrying out of the crucifixion believed in the truth of Jesus, as is written:. And when the centurion, who stood facing him, saw that he thus breathed his last, he said: Truly this man was the son of God. (Mark, 15:39) (d) Jesus spent only a few hours upon the cross, which period 98