Luke 23 – The SIX ILLEGAL TRIALS of Jesus (Part 3) picks up where we left off last week in trial 5 where Herod sends Jesus back to Pilate. Herod and Pilate were not able to find Jesus guilty of any crime at all. Pilate is now back in the hot seat and must deal with this angry group of religious leaders that want to crucify Jesus. Luke 23 – The SIX ILLEGAL TRIALS of Jesus (Part 3) shows the craftiness of Pilate in his attempts to not kill Jesus, but also not make him innocent to appease the Jewish religious leaders.
The SIX ILLEGAL TRIALS of Jesus :
Trail 1. Before Annas
Trail 2. Before Caiaphas / Sanhedrin at night
Trial 3. Before Caiaphas / Sanhedrin in morning
Trial 4. Before Pilate
Trial 5. Before Herod
Trial 6. Again before Pilate
Jesus WILLINGLY ENDURED RADICAL INJUSTICE, PAIN & SUFFERING to purchase our salvation
Then Herod, with his men of war, treated Him with contempt and mocked Him, arrayed Him in a gorgeous robe, and sent Him back to Pilate. Luke 23:11, (NKJV)
The SIX ILLEGAL TRIALS of Jesus is a Call to Stand Up for what is Right:
IF WE FAIL TO STAND FOR TRUTH – WE WILL BE RUN OVER BY LIES
The Prophet Isaiah wrote: “Woe to those who call evil good, and good evil, who put darkness for light, and light for darkness, who put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter! “ ISAIAH 5:20, (NKJV)
The Book of Luke states: “Pilate, therefore, wishing to release Jesus, again called out to them.” Luke 23:20 (NKJV)
The SIX ILLEGAL TRIALS of Jesus Demonstrates the Sovereignty of Jesus:
They killed Jesus because He is God
The Apostle John wrote: Then Pilate said to Him, “Are You not speaking to me? Do You not know that I have power to crucify You, and power to release You?” Jesus answered, “You could have no power at all against Me unless it had been given you from above. Therefore the one who delivered Me to you has the greater sin.”
John 19:10-11, (NKJV)
The SIX ILLEGAL TRIALS of Jesus Reveal the Irony in The Trials:
1. Pilate the wicked judges Jesus the just and righteous one on the Bema Seat.
2. Israel’s religious leaders have been waiting for the Messiah but can’t see that He is right in front of them and they want to crucify Him.
3. Barabbas the wicked criminal, robber and murderer is released. Jesus is beaten and bloodied, committing no crime is sentenced to a criminal’s death, crux fiction on a cross.