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3 days ago · Pilate offered them a choice between Jesus and Barabbas, a notorious criminal (Matthew 27:16-17). Pilate’s wife had a dream about Jesus and warned her husband, saying, “Have nothing to do with that just Man, for I have suffered many things today in a dream because of Him” (Matthew 27:19). Pilate hoped the crowd would choose to release Jesus.
2 days ago · Pilate asks the crowd if they want him to release Barabbas, a notorious prisoner, or Jesus, who is called Christ (Messiah, God’s anointed king). Another reason Pilate seeks to free Jesus, thinking the crowd will choose to free Jesus, is that Pilate’s wife has sent him a warning not to become involved with that righteous man (Jesus), because ...
1 day ago · In terms of Barabbas’ ultimate destiny, keep in mind that the church generally avoids commenting on where any particular person’s soul went after death. The one exception — which does not apply to Barabbas — is canonized saints who, through a careful process of discernment, are determined to be already in heaven and able to intercede ...
1 day ago · To save face, Pilate suggested an exchange. Jesus or Barabbas. Now, that just wasn’t any random name pulled from the prison role. He was a murderer. He was trouble. No one would want him on the streets. No one was safe if he was allowed to roam free. Jesus or Barabbas. No choice at all. Keep the bad guy behind bars.
3 days ago · To give one relevant example: the people called on Pilate to free the homicidal rebel Barabbas instead of Jesus. In other words, they chose to trust the devices of mankind — politics and violence — to “make the world a better place,” rather than suffer the material sacrifices of love to save their own souls in a political and violent world.
4 days ago · Jesus is the true Messiah and King of the Jews, yet his own people, who were waiting for a Messiah, reject him and demand his crucifixion. They ask for the release of Barabbas, a known criminal, instead of Jesus, the innocent King. The chief priests accuse Jesus of claiming to be the King of the Jews, but they don't believe in him as the true King.
4 days ago · B. Look specifically at Luke 22:70-71. Has Jesus admitted the “crime?” (No. Plus, we previously discussed the “two or three witness” rule that protected Jesus against self-incrimination.) C. Read Mark 15:2. Why is Jesus before Pilate if the Jewish leaders agreed He should die? (They did not have the authority to crucify Jesus.) 1.
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