As we reflect on the events that led to the death, burial and resurrection of Jesus, and the implications of these events, we cannot but think very highly of God as having perfectly planned every of these events to the end that man will be forever free, never to be bound by any string of the evil one. Of these events that led up to the death and resurrection of Jesus, this piece will concentrate on the tradeoff that saw Jesus heading for the cross, and Barabbas – a criminal, heading home a free man. We know from scriptures that the Jewish leaders of Jesus’ time took him to Pilate so that Pilate could pass the death sentence on Him. Obviously, they didn’t have the power to kill Jesus by themselves, but they could influence the one that had the authority to pass the death sentence. Pilate having examined the case, saw no need for Jesus to be imprisoned, much more to be executed. In an attempt to release Jesus, after examining Him and finding no cause to pass the death sentence, Pil...
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