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| Some of the Crimes Committed against Christ (from the Wisconsin Council of Churches) |
| Apprehended under cover of darkness by an armed group
So Judas brought a detachment of soldiers together with police from the chief priests and the Pharisees, and they came there with lanterns and torches and weapons...So the soldiers, their officer, and the Jewish police arrested Jesus and bound him. Deprived of sleep When he got up from prayer, he came to his disciples and found them sleeping...Then they seized him and led him away, bringing him into the high priest's house...When day came, the assembly of elders of the people, both chief priests and scribes, gathered together, and they brought him into their council...Then the assembly rose as a body and brought Jesus before Pliate. Blindfolded and beaten Now the men who were holdimg Jesus began to mock him and beat him; they also blindfolded him and kept asking him, "Prophesy! Who was it that struck you?" They kept heaping many other insults upon him. Subjected to multiple interogations with a few hours ...the assemble of elders of the people, both chief priests and scribes, gathered together, and they brought him to their council...Then the assembly rose as a body and brought Jesus to Pilate...Pilate sent him off to Herod...Herod questioned him at some length...Herod sent him back to Pilate. Abused, humiliated, and degraded by military personnel Then the soldiers of the governor took Jesus into the governor's headquarters and they gathered the whole cohort around him. They stripped him and put a scarlet robe on him: and after twisting some thorns into his crown, hey put it on his head. They put a reed in his right hand and knelt before him and mocked him, saying, "Hail King of the Jews!." They spat on him and took the reed and struck him on the head.
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Judged and sentenced to death under unusual legal circumstances
Pilate then called together the chief priests, the leaders, and the people, and said to them: "You brought me this man as one who was perverting the people; and here I have examined him in your presence and have not found this man guilty of any of your charges against him. Neither has Herod, for he sent him back to us. Indeed, he has done nothing to deserve death." Flogged Pilate released Barabbas for them; and after flogging Jesus, he handed him over to be crucified. Publicly humiliated Those who passed by him humiliated him, shaking their heads and saying. "Aha! You would destroy the temple and build it in three days, save yourself, and come down from the cross!" In the same way the chief priests, along with the scribes, were also mocking him among themselves. Those who were crucified with him also taunted him. Tortured to death by crucifixion From noon on, darkness came over the whole land until three in the afternoon. And about three o'clock. Jesus cried with a loud voice, "Eli, Eli, lema sabachthani?" that is My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?" Then Jesus cried again with a loud voice and breathed his last. Subjected to desecration of his corpse Then the soldier came and broke the legs of the first and of the other who had been crucified with him, But when they came to Jesus and saw that he was already dead, they did not beak his legs. Instead, one of the soldiers pierced his side with a spear. (John 19.32-34) |
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