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==185:6. PILATE'S LAST APPEAL==

==185:6. PILATE'S LAST APPEAL==

185:6.1 In all that is transpiring early this Friday morning before Pilate, only the enemies of Jesus are participating. His many friends either do not yet know of his night arrest and early morning trial or are in hiding lest they also be apprehended and adjudged worthy of death because they believe Jesus' teachings. In the multitude which now clamors for the Master's death are to be found only his sworn enemies and the easily led and unthinking populace.

185:6.1 In all that is transpiring early this Friday [[morning]] before [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pilate Pilate], only the [[enemies]] of [[Jesus]] are [[participating]]. His many [[friends]] either do not yet know of his night [[arrest]] and early [[morning]] [[trial]] or are in hiding lest they also be [[apprehended]] and adjudged [[worthy]] of [[death]] because they [[believe]] [[Jesus]]' [[teachings]]. In [[the multitude]] which now clamors for [[the Master]]'s [[death]] are to be found only his sworn [[enemies]] and the easily led and unthinking [[Mob|populace]].

185:6.2 Pilate would make one last appeal to their pity. Being afraid to defy the clamor of this misled mob who cried for the blood of Jesus, he ordered the Jewish guards and the Roman soldiers to take Jesus and scourge him. This was in itself an unjust and illegal procedure since the Roman law provided that only those condemned to die by crucifixion should be thus subjected to scourging. The guards took Jesus into the open courtyard of the praetorium for this ordeal. Though his enemies did not witness this scourging, Pilate did, and before they had finished this wicked abuse, he directed the scourgers to desist and indicated that Jesus should be brought to him. Before the scourgers laid their knotted whips upon Jesus as he was bound to the whipping post, they again put upon him the purple robe, and plaiting a crown of thorns, they placed it upon his brow. And when they had put a reed in his hand as a mock scepter, they knelt before him and mocked him, saying, " Hail, king of the Jews! " And they spit upon him and struck him in the face with their hands. And one of them, before they returned him to Pilate, took the reed from his hand and struck him upon the head.

185:6.2 [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pilate Pilate] would make one last [[appeal]] to their [[pity]]. Being [[afraid]] to defy the clamor of this misled [[mob]] who cried for the [[blood]] of [[Jesus]], he ordered the Jewish guards and the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_soldiers Roman soldiers] to take [[Jesus]] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scourge scourge] him. This was in itself an unjust and illegal [[procedure]] since the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_law Roman law] provided that only those [[condemned]] to die by [[crucifixion]] should be thus subjected to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scourge scourging]. The guards took [[Jesus]] into the open [[courtyard]] of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Praetorium praetorium] for this [[ordeal]]. Though his [[enemies]] did not witness this [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scourge scourging], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pilate Pilate] did, and before they had finished this [[wicked]] [[abuse]], he directed the scourgers to desist and indicated that [[Jesus]] should be brought to him. Before the scourgers laid their knotted whips upon [[Jesus]] as he was bound to the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pillory whipping post], they again put upon him the purple robe, and plaiting a [[crown]] of thorns, they placed it upon his brow. And when they had put a reed in his hand as a [[mock]] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scepter scepter], they knelt before him and [[mocked]] him, saying, " Hail, [[king]] of the [[Jews]]! " And they [[spit]] upon him and struck him in the [[face]] with their hands. And one of them, before they returned him to Pilate, took the reed from his hand and struck him upon the head.

185:6.3 Then Pilate led forth this bleeding and lacerated prisoner and, presenting him before the mixed multitude, said: " Behold the man! Again I declare to you that I find no crime in him, and having scourged him, I would release him. "

185:6.3 Then Pilate led forth this bleeding and lacerated prisoner and, presenting him before the mixed multitude, said: " Behold the man! Again I declare to you that I find no crime in him, and having scourged him, I would release him. "