00:07Continuing with our topic, the council met again the following morning. Once again, the
00:14False witnesses and testimonies lead to the outcome: Jesus' condemnation to death for declaring himself
00:24Son of God, and therefore like God. Faced with this, Jesus, who knew the hearts of his accusers,
00:34His incredulity and intellectual dishonesty led him to consider it useless to preach a sermon or
00:42enter into a debate. They had already rejected the evidence he had given them. We can read about it in chapter
00:50John 12, verses 37-43. And a greater truth would only have increased his responsibility and judgment.
01:01So, going against all legal procedure, since Jewish law prevented the execution of the sentence on the same day
01:11On the day of the sentencing, he was declared guilty of death. However, exegetes comment that this
01:20They did this to prevent it from escaping, perhaps over the weekend. But, paradoxically,
01:27By doing so, they only made this day, Friday, which was the day for preparing the lambs
01:35Easter, the prophecy that Jesus was the Lamb of God, sacrificed that same day, would be fulfilled.
01:45Friday afternoon, at the time when they simulated the sacrifice of lambs. Later, Jesus is brought before
01:54Pilate. In order to clearly see and understand the trial of Jesus in the Roman court, it is important
02:03Keep in mind that each of the evangelists took certain elements that they considered important
02:10for their readers and omitted others that are contained in one of the other synoptic texts. In
02:19In this class we will focus on some of the elements of the trial, of the actions of their
02:26actors, both of Jesus and of his accusers, in this case the Sanhedrin and the Jewish people, such as the
02:34judge, that is, Pilate, so that we can take from them elements that are formative for our lives and
02:44This will allow us to delve deeper into this sublime act of Jesus' self-sacrifice for us. Much
02:53We'll give you that information here in class, but it's also up to you to reflect on each aspect.
03:01one of these characters or actions. So, once declared guilty of death by the Sanhedrin, the
03:11The next step was to get the Roman government to condemn him to death. To do this, it was necessary that
03:21Rome considered him a danger to the empire or a traitor. Therefore, the central accusation
03:30What will appear throughout the trial is that Jesus declared himself to be the king of the Jews, which was
03:40Completely false, but enough to represent a danger to Rome. We can see this
03:48Read in chapter 23 of the Gospel of Saint Luke. Well, and with this accusation he is brought before Pilate,
03:58who was at that time in the praetorium because of the Passover festival. It is interesting that if
04:08If this were the cause, we would have to ask ourselves why Pilate did not condemn him immediately. For the
04:16Pilate's first question to Jesus was, "Are you the king of the Jews?" To which Jesus replied,
04:24You said it. This would have been enough to condemn him, unless Pilate already knew.
04:34that it was all an invention of the Jewish authorities, because they were envious of him, as Matthew mentions
04:42in chapter 27, verse 18. The trial before Pilate was prolonged with a series of accusations to which
04:53Jesus
04:54He did not answer anything, as it is written by the prophet Isaiah, which we can see in chapter 53.
05:05verse 7, of this prophet. And Pilate declares him innocent. I find no fault in this man,
05:17The Gospel of Saint Luke does not say so in chapter 23.
05:22From what we can deduce from this judgment in the scriptures, the Jewish authorities took charge of
05:30to gather people to support the demand for Jesus' death, so in the end there was already a huge crowd.
05:38that
05:38He was in the courtyard shouting and supporting the death of Jesus, without even knowing why he should really be doing that.
05:47of dying. This always attracts attention, as it is something common among people who resist the truth.
05:55and always seeks accomplices whom he deceives with half-truths or lies to support his
06:04cause.
06:05We should always be vigilant so that we are not among them, because we will generally be fighting
06:13against the truth, that is, against God himself, if we do it this way.
06:20Once again, Sacred Scripture shows us that what happens in it are not fantastic or fanciful stories,
06:29but the truth of the human being, of that being who without God and without truth ends up committing
06:39terrible mistakes or crimes. Brothers, each one of us is one of them if we do not let ourselves be guided by God.
06:51One theme that only Luke presents in his gospel is the sending of Jesus from Pilate to Herod,
07:00in order to avoid responsibility for the trial, but Herod is not interested in the case either.
07:09He was simply curious to meet Jesus and for him to perform a miracle for him.
07:17Finding nothing, he returns it to Pilate.
07:24As we said, from the beginning, Pilate had realized that there was no reason for condemnation.
07:32This will be confirmed throughout all the accusations of the members of the Sanhedrin.
07:38and declares that he will set Jesus free.
07:43Faced with this decision, the village leaders incited the people,
07:50who had already gathered to witness the trial so that he would ask for the death of Jesus.
07:57The governor, finding no accusation that warranted his death
08:03and not wanting to look bad in front of the people,
08:07It makes use of a custom that they themselves, the Romans, had established.
08:13So, in order to win the people's sympathy, he decides to release an agitator.
08:21And so he introduces them to Barabbas, an agitator and murderer,
08:28probably a zealot, so that the people would choose between him and Jesus.
08:35The people, convinced by the Jewish leaders,
08:39He calls for the execution of Jesus through crucifixion.
08:44Pilate, as a sign that the decision was not his, but the people's,
08:50He asks for water to wash his hands.
08:53This event is only recounted by the evangelist Matthew in chapter 27.
08:59And against his own conscience, Pilate hands Jesus over,
09:05just as the Sanhedrin and the people had requested.
09:11Pilate wanted to be popular, not to be right.
09:16He was more concerned about his reputation than about saving Jesus or fighting for truth or justice.
09:24If Herod had silenced the voice of God, Pilate also silenced it.
09:31He had his chance and he blew it.
09:36I invite you, brother, to start reflecting here.
09:42Who am I in this story?
09:45Am I Pilate?
09:47Am I Herod?
09:48How many times, faced with injustice, do I not fight for the truth and simply wash my hands of it?
10:00Continuing with our topic, regarding the surrender of Jesus,
10:05All the synoptic accounts agree that he is handed over to his accusers.
10:11It would seem that it is the men who betray Jesus,
10:15But on this matter St. John of Amazeen says,
10:19Lord, you have loved us and given your only and beloved Son for our redemption,
10:26which He accepted willingly, without repugnance.
10:31Moreover, since He Himself offered,
10:35He was destined for sacrifice as an innocent lamb,
10:39Because, being God, He became man and with His human will He submitted Himself,
10:46becoming obedient to you, God, his Father, even to death, and death on a cross.
10:56Indirectly, we are the ones who hand it over.
11:01although the initiative to save us comes from God.
11:05Brother, I invite you to read the texts and examine your life,
11:11putting yourself in the place of each of the characters
11:15and that you update that message in your own person.
11:20In the next class, we will continue talking about the topics of passion.
11:26death and resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ.
11:30I'll wait for you.
11:36Thank you!
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11:58Thank you!
