Sermon Tone Analysis

Mark 14:53-65; Matt 26:57-68; Luke 22:66-71; John 18:19-25

 

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*Background:           *They /wanted to put him to death/ (*[[v.

14:1-2|bible:Mark 14:1-2]])* MK 14:1 Now the Passover and the Feast of Unleavened Bread were only two days away, and the chief priests and the teachers of the law were looking for some sly way to arrest Jesus and kill him.

2 "But not during the Feast," they said, "or the people may riot."

He was doing things that God alone could do or his vice regent, His Messiah, the prerogatives of God: things like offering the /forgiveness of sins/ (healing of the paralytic Mark 2.5), claiming that the /Son of Man was even Lord of the Sabbath/ ([[bible: Mk2.28]]), /healing of a man with evil spirits/ ([[bible:Mk 5.1-20]]), and /cleansing the temple/ (11:12-19).

Problem: Jews /had no charge against Jesus/, but needed one to go to Rome.

What we have here is a /grand jury/ scene, since the Jewish Authorities did not posses legal authority to execute Jesus, Rome did (killing of Stephen Acts 6-more like a mob lynching).

Jewish authority could only recommend a course of action.

Good for the leaders:

1.    /Foreigners /(Rome) would be responsible for His d.

2.    /Judas/-one of his own even was guilty (JC, a crucified Messiah?)

Only way that Jewish leadership get Jesus to Rome is with a political trail, not religious.

1.    Temple was a flash point, if they could associate Jesus to temple turmoil, they could say that Jesus disrupted law and order—so to Pilot.

2.    On a religious ground if Jesus claimed to be king then He was competing with Caesar!

 

*POINT:* If the Jewish Leadership is correct about who Jesus is, then they did the right thing by handing Him over to Rome.

If they were wrong, they were also responsible for killing an innocent.

TRAIL SCENE

 

Problem: If this was a formal trial then the trail violated Jewish law.  1.

Night 2. during Jewish Feast (Passover) 3.

No defense witness.

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*NIV Mark 14:53 They took Jesus to the high priest, and all the chief priests, elders and teachers of the law came together.

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*54 Peter followed him at a distance, right into the courtyard of the high priest.

There he sat with the guards and warmed himself at the fire.

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*-*Peter serves to contrast the response of the believer in Jesus under persecution, a very necessary contrast in a time of persecution for believers.

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*55 The chief priests and the whole Sanhedrin were looking for evidence against Jesus so that they could put him to death, but they did not find any.

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*NAS Psalm 37:32* The wicked spies upon the righteous, And seeks to kill him.

*NIV Mark 8:31* He then began to teach them that the Son of Man must suffer many things and be rejected by the elders, chief priests and teachers of the law, and that he must be killed and after three days rise again.

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*56 Many testified falsely against him, but their statements did not agree.

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*57 Then some stood up and gave this false testimony against him: 58 "We heard him say, 'I will destroy this man-made temple and in three days will build another, not made by man.'" *

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*            -*Jesus did say : *NIV John 2:19* Jesus answered them, "Destroy this temple, and I will raise it again in three days."

20 The Jews replied, "It has taken forty-six years to build this temple, and you are going to raise it in three days?"

21 But the temple he had spoken of was his body.

-NIV Mark 13:1 As he was leaving the temple, one of his disciples said to him, "Look, Teacher!

What massive stones!

What magnificent buildings!" 2 "Do you see all these great buildings?"

replied Jesus.

"Not one stone here will be left on another; every one will be thrown down."

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*59 Yet even then their testimony did not agree.*

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*-*For a capital trial had to have two witness.

*Numbers  35:30* Anyone who kills a person is to be put to death as a murderer only on the testimony of witnesses.

But no one is to be put to death on the testimony of only one witness.

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*NIV Mark 10:33* "We are going up to Jerusalem," he said, "and the Son of Man will be betrayed to the chief priests and teachers of the law.

They will condemn him to death and will hand him over to the Gentiles,

 

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*60 Then the high priest stood up before them and asked Jesus, "Are you not going to answer?

What is this testimony that these men are bringing against you?" *

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*-*Jesus gave no room for the high priest to bully him

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*-NIV Isaiah 53:7* He was oppressed and afflicted, yet he did not open his mouth; he was led like a lamb to the slaughter, and as a sheep before her shearers is silent, so he did not open his mouth.

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*61 But Jesus remained silent and gave no answer.

Again the high priest asked him, "Are you the Christ, the Son of the Blessed One?"*

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*-Son of the Blessed One: *So that Jews would not have to say the Sacred Name of God.

Means the same thing as ‘Son of God’

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*-*Imbedded in Judaism is the idea that Messiah would bring reformation and rebuild the temple-

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*National prayer with Judaism: *“And to Jerusalem, your city, return with mercy and dwell in its midst as you have spoken; and build it soon in our days to be an everlasting building; and raise up quickly in tits midst the throne of David.

Blessed are you Lord, who builds Jerusalem”

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*-* and in light of what Jesus did in the temple

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*NIV Mark 11:15-18* On reaching Jerusalem, Jesus entered the temple area and began driving out those who were buying and selling there.

He overturned the tables of the money changers and the benches of those selling doves, 16 and would not allow anyone to carry merchandise through the temple courts.

17 And as he taught them, he said, "Is it not written: "'My house will be called a house of prayer for all nations'?

But you have made it 'a den of robbers.'"

18 The chief priests and the teachers of the law heard this and began looking for a way to kill him, for they feared him, because the whole crowd was amazed at his teaching.

-*Christ*-  the Messiah, Anointed vice regent of God who would establish God’s kingdom on earth.

*NIV 2 Samuel 7:12-13* When your days are over and you rest with your fathers, I will raise up your offspring to succeed you, who will come from your own body, and I will establish his kingdom.

13 He is the one who will build a house for my Name, and I will establish the throne of his kingdom forever            (One after King David would come)

 

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*REMEMBER: IF THEY CAN GET A REGAL CLAIM, THEY CAN GO TO PILOT, BECAUSE NOW THEY HAVE A COMPETITOR TO CEASAR.*

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*62 "I am," said Jesus.

"And you will see the Son of Man sitting at the right hand of the Mighty One and coming on the clouds of heaven."

63 The high priest tore his clothes.

"Why do we need any more witnesses?"

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*64 "You have heard the blasphemy.

What do you think?"

They all condemned him as worthy of death.*

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*-*/Why was this statement so blasphemous that it was the turning point in all the Gospel narratives that lead to Jesus being presented to Rome (Pilot) and thus to his death on a Roman Cross?/

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*1.         Background of Daniel 7:13-14 and Psalm 110:1*

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                        NIV Psalm 110:1 Of David.

A psalm.

The LORD says to my Lord: "/Sit at my right hand/ until I make your enemies a footstool for your feet."

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*A place of honor

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A place of God’s Authority.

To be at God’s right hand means to share his authority.

Messiah’s authority.

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*            -of Power:  *Used of God, especially in Exodus in leaving Egypt.

*NIV Daniel 7:13-14* In my vision at night I looked, and there before me was /one like a son of man/, /coming with the clouds of heaven/.

He approached the Ancient of Days and was led into his presence.

14 /He was given authority, glory and sovereign power; all peoples, nations and men of every language worshiped him./

His dominion is an everlasting dominion that will not pass away, and his kingdom is one that will never be destroyed.

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*-Son of Man: * is a figure who shares end time judicial power!

God’s vindicating Judgment authority.

*                        -*The Son of Man figure hangs out in God’s presence.

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*            -coming in the clouds*

                        1. It was God or god’s who rode on clouds

*NIV Psalm 104:3* and lays the beams of his upper chambers on their waters.

He makes the clouds his chariot and rides on the wings of the wind.

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To come with clouds indicates God’s judgment

 

*NIV Isaiah 19:1 *An oracle concerning Egypt: See, the LORD rides on a swift cloud and is coming to Egypt.