If Jesus was foreordained to die, why is Judas so hated for helping it happen?
After three years of wandering around performing miracles and preaching radical doctrines that upset the ruling class of priests, Jesus was pretty famous.
He was so well known that the ruling elite were frightened that Jesus had influence among the people to cause radical changes to the social and political situation in the Middle East. Furthermore, these rulers were concerned that Jesus’ presence would cause the Romans to take suppressive action against the people.
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| Crowd in St. Peter's Square for Pope Benedicts Last Blessing source: news.nationalpost.com |
He was so well known that the ruling elite were frightened that Jesus had influence among the people to cause radical changes to the social and political situation in the Middle East. Furthermore, these rulers were concerned that Jesus’ presence would cause the Romans to take suppressive action against the people.
I think it’s safe to say that the biblical accounts indicate Jesus was one of the best known figures of his day.
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| Sermon on the Mount - Carl Heinrich Bloch |
Once the authorities in Jerusalem decided to remove Jesus from public life, it should have been easy to track him down, right?
Wrong! They needed help. They needed help to find Jesus, which I guess it is ok, but they DIDN’T EVEN KNOW WHAT HE LOOKED LIKE! They had to pay one of Jesus’ best friends (Judas) to show them where Jesus was hanging out, and then kiss him so they could take the right man into custody.
And he that betrayed him had given them a token, saying, Whomsoever I shall kiss, that same is he; take him, and lead him away safely. And as soon as he was come, he goeth straightway to him, and saith, Master, master; and kissed him. (Mark 14:44-45, KJV)
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Ref: Matthew 26:14-16, 47-50; Mark 14: 10-11, 43-46; Luke 22:3-6, 47-49
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