Bible Study series: Luke 23:13-25. He releases Barabbas, an insurrectionist, instead.
Pilate Sentences Jesus to Die
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Monthly Archives: September 2026
The Burial of Jesus, in Matthew’s Gospel
Bible Study series: Matthew 27:57-66. There must be a burial before a resurrection. Guard were placed at the tomb make sure it was secure.
The Crucifixion and Death of Jesus
Bible Study series: Matthew 27:32-56. He is confirming the New Covenant with his blood. This is a global event, just outside Jerusalem.
Jesus Stands Trial before Pilate and Herod
Bible Study series: Luke 23:1-12. The decision will ultimately be Pilate’s, but Herod was curious about Jesus. Herod wanted to see a miracle.
Jesus before the Council, in Luke’s Gospel
Bible Study series: Luke 22:66-71. Jesus told the truth. He really was the Son of Man who was about to come into the glory of the Right Hand of Power (God). His inquisitors considered this truth blasphemy, which carried the death penalty.
Betrayal and Arrest of Jesus
Bible Study series: Luke 22:47-65. This is when the mockery and physical violence start. Peter also wept bitterly. Jesus’s words came true.
Jesus on Trial before Pilate
Bible Study series: Matthew 27:11-31. Pilate will sentence him to die.
The Death of Judas
Bible Study series. Matthew 27:3-10. Sad. Very sad.
Jesus Prays a Prayer of Surrender
Bible Study series: Luke 22:39-46. It is time to die a cruel and painful death. He struggles at the prospect. But he surrendered to the will of his Father.
Get a Purse, a Travel Bag, Two Swords
Bible Study series: Luke 22:35-38. There is now a major shift in the mission. This is now long-term, a lifetime, not a short one.
Peter’s Denial Is Foretold, but There Is Hope
Bible Study series: Luke 22:31-34. Jesus prayed for him against a satanic attack.
Jesus Is Brought before Pilate
Bible Study series Mathew 27:1-2. These two verses introduce a longer section of his trial before the Roman governor. They are a good introduction as to who he was.
Peter Denies Jesus, in Matthew’s Gospel
Bible Study series: Matthew 26:69-75. Jesus’s prediction came true.
Jesus Promises His Disciples the Kingdom
Bible Study series: Luke 22:24-30. If they are to get his kingdom, what is to be their attitude? It almost seems conditional on their discpleship and leadership.
Passover, Last Supper, and the New Covenant
Bible Study series: Luke 22:7-23. The New Covenant makes the Sinai Covenant obsolete. It changes the world.
Passover Is Coming; Satan Enters Judas to Betray Jesus
Bible Study series: Luke 22:1-6. Satan enter Judas, even though he had seen healings on his mission trip (Luke 9:1-6).
Jesus Stands before the Council
Bible Study series: Matthew 26:57-68. The Sanhedrin sentenced him to die because he said they would see him as the Son of Man rising to the Ancient of Days (God). For them, this was blasphemy, which carried the death penalty.
The Betrayal and Arrest of Jesus
Bible Study series: Matthew 26:47-56. He is moving towards the cross. He surrendered his soul in Gethsemane, but now he is about to surrender his body to the authorities.
Jesus Teaches His Second Coming, in Luke’s Gospel
Bible Study series: Luke 21:34-38. Still in the same Olivet Discourse, Jesus shifts direction and teaches on his Second Coming, which has not yet happened for two thousand years (and counting).
Jesus Predicts His Coming-in-Judgment on Jerusalem and Temple, in Luke’s Gospel
Bible Study series: Luke 21:5-33. This is not his earth-shattering and global Second Coming. This is his judgment on the temple and Jerusalem, after his ascension, in his generation. The Roman generals stomped all over it in A.D. 70, committing the abomination of desolation, similar to what Antiochus IV did, in 167 B.C.. What kind of Messiah and prophet would he have been if he had not predicted such a monumental upheaval in the religion of Moses?
Jesus Praises a Widow for Her Generosity
Bible Study series: Luke 21:1-4. It’s not about tithing from gross pay, but free will generosity.
Jesus Prays in Gethsemane
Bible Study series: Matthew 26:36-46. This is his surrender to the Father’s will, before the cross.
