Truth About The Crucifixion — Page 91
the death of Jesus and made preparations to take him w. Pilate, the Roman Governor. . Syria and Palestine were at that time under Roman domination and were divided into four provinces, each of them under a Roman Governor. The Governor of Judea was. Pontius Pilate and the Governor of Galilee was Herod. The. Roman Authorities did not intervene in the domestic disputes of the Jews but were most intolerant of the least movement directed against the Roman power. Thus when the Jews took. Jesus for judgment to Pilate they preferred against him the charge:. We found this man perverting our nation, and forbidding us to give tribute to Caesar, and saying that he himself is Christ a king. . Pilate enquired from Jesus: Are you the King of Jews? to which he replied: You have said so. (Luke, 23:2-5). Pilate then asked Jesus some further questions to which he replied in detail. Thereafter Pilate came out before the Jews and said:. I find no crime in him. (John, 18:39) but the myltitude cried out:. He stirs up the people, teaching throughout all Judea, from Galilee even to this place. (Luke, 23:5). According to Luke, Herod, the Governor of Galilee, was then in Jerusalem. When Pilate found that Jesus was from. Galilee, he sent him to Herod, who asked Jesus several questions to which he made no reply. . And Herod with his soldiers treated him with contempt and mocked him; then arraying him in gorgeous apparel, he sent him back to Pilate. (Luke, 23:11). The previous night, the wife of Pilate had seen a terrible dream and when Jesus was presented before Pilate she sent a message unto her husband:. Have nothing to do with this righteous man, for I have suffered much over him today in a dream. (Matthew, 27:19). Thus Pilate did not desire to have upon his hands the blood of an innocent person. He, therefore, announced to the multitude:. You brought me this man as one who was perverting the people; and after examining him before you, behold, I did not find this man guilty of any of your charges against him, neither did Herod, for he sent him 94