"Jesus remained silent. And the high priest said to Him, “I adjure You by the living God, tell us if You are the Christ, the Son of God.” Jesus said to him, “You have said so. But I tell you, from now on you will see the Son of Man seated at the right hand of Power and coming on the clouds of heaven.”
The Jewish authorities of the time were willing to break all the laws of the Mosaic and Rabbinic teachings to wrongfully condemn Jesus of Nazareth. They couldn't find anything to accuse Him of any crime, so they convicted Him on the basis of the truth. The high priest asked Jesus if He was the promised 'Christ and the Son of God'. Jesus confirmed the truth of these words - He is the promised Christ, the Messiah, the Son of the living God.
Caiaphas and Annas, overcome with hatred, did not know that they were fulfilling God's prophecies concerning Christ, who would be rejected by His own people, killed for our sins, and resurrected on the third day (Isa. 53:6-11). Jesus Christ judged Caiaphas when He announced His final victory and return in glory as king and judge of the whole world (v. 64)
1. How should Christ be judged? (57-68)
2. For what was Christ condemned? (59-65)
3. Will corrupt judges escape justice? (64)
" And being found in human form, He humbled Himself by becoming obedient to the point of death, even death on a cross. Therefore God has highly exalted Him and bestowed on Him the name that is above every name, so that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father." - Phil. 2:8-11
18 май 2024
