Transcript Matthew : 26 : 57 - 68 Matthew : 26 : 57 - 68 “As you know, the Passover is two days away—and.

Matthew : 26 : 57 - 68
Matthew : 26 : 57 - 68
“As you know, the Passover is two days
away—and the Son of Man will be
handed over to be crucified.” v2
MAN
“Then the chief priests and the elders
of the people assembled in the palace of the
high priest, whose name was
Caiaphas, 4 and they schemed to arrest
Jesus secretly and kill him. 5 “But not
during the festival,” they said, “or there
may be a riot among the people.” v3
GOD
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Matthew : 26 : 57 - 68
“Those who had arrested Jesus took him to
Caiaphas the high priest, where the teachers of
the law and the elders had assembled.” v57
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 The governing principle of the Sanhedrin in capital cases was this:
“The Sanhedrin is to save, not destroy life.”
 The Law specified that any trials were to be held during the day.
 The accused was always allowed to call witnesses in his defence.
 The Sanhedrin was supposed to judge the case, not prosecute it.
 If any witnesses were found to have given false testimony before the court,
they were to be given the same punishment being sought for the accused.
 If the death penalty was being sought, the Sanhedrin was required to observe
a 3-day waiting period of prayer & fasting before judgment was pronounced.
 The Sanhedrin could not condemn anyone to death on a unanimous vote.
 Trials were only to be held within the Temple
 It was illegal to bribe witnesses to give false testimony.
 It was against the law to force a prisoner to testify against himself.
 It was against the law to use a prisoner's confession.
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1. The Key Players - the Trial of Jesus (vv57-65)
A) The Essence of the Matter (vv63-64)
“Tell us if you are the Messiah, the Son of God?”
“From now on you will see the Son of Man sitting at the right hand
of the Mighty One and coming on the clouds of heaven.”
“Then the high priest tore his clothes and said,
‘He has spoken blasphemy!
Why do we need any more witnesses?
Look, now you have heard the blasphemy.
What do you think?’ The council answered. ‘He deserves to die!’”
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1. The Key Players - the Trial of Jesus (vv57-65)
A) The Essence of the Matter (vv63-64)
“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. He was given
authority, glory and sovereign power; all nations and peoples 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.”
Daniel:7:13,14
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1. The Key Players - the Trial of Jesus (vv57-65)
A) The Essence of the Matter (vv63-64)
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1. The Key Players - the Trial of Jesus (vv57-65)
B) The False Witnesses (vv60-61)
“The chief priests and the whole Sanhedrin were looking for false
evidence against Jesus so that they could put him to death.” v59
“But they did not find any,” v60, “although many
false witnesses came forward.”
“Finally two [false witnesses] came forward,” v61, “and declared,
‘This fellow said, ‘I am able to destroy the temple of God and
rebuild it in three days.’’”
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1. The Key Players - the Trial of Jesus (vv57-65)
C) The Dialogue (vv62-64)
v62, “Then the high priest stood up and said to Jesus,
“Are you not going to answer? What is this testimony that these
men are bringing against you?”
v63, But Jesus remained silent.”
“I charge you under oath by the living God:
Tell us if you are the Messiah, the Son of God.”
v64, “You have said so,” Jesus replied.
“But I say to all of you: From now on you will see the Son of Man
sitting at the right hand of the Mighty One and coming on the
clouds of heaven.”
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1. The Key Players - the Trial of Jesus (vv57-65)
D) The Verdict (vv65-66)
“He has spoken blasphemy!
Why do we need any more witnesses?
Look, now you have heard the blasphemy.”
“What do you think?”
v66, ‘They answered and said, ‘He is worthy of death.’”
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1. The Key Players - the Trial of Jesus (vv57-65)
D) The Verdict (vv65-66)
All hail the
power
of Jesus’
Name...
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1. The Key Players - the Trial of Jesus (vv57-65)
D) The Verdict (vv65-66)
‘Jesus our great High Priest
offered His blood and died’
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1. The Key Players - the Trial of Jesus (vv57-65)
D) The Verdict (vv65-66)
“And I saw the dead, great and small, standing before the
throne, and books were opened. Another book was opened,
which is the book of life. The dead were judged according to
what they had done as recorded in the books.....and each
person was judged according to what they had
done..... Anyone whose name was not found written in the
book of life was thrown into the lake of fire.”
Revelation:20:12
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2. The Supporting Cast – Response to Jesus (vv66-68)
1) The False Witnesses
v60 ..“...many false witnesses came forward.
v59, “The high priests, conspiring with the Jewish Council,
tried to cook up charges against Jesus in order to sentence him to
death. But even though many stepped up, making up one false
accusation after another, nothing was believable.
Finally two men came forward with this:
“He said, ‘I can tear down this Temple of God and after three days
rebuild it.’”
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2. The Supporting Cast – Response to Jesus (vv66-68)
2) The Sanhedrin
v59, “The chief priests and the whole Sanhedrin were
looking for false evidence against Jesus so that they
could put him to death.
v67, “Then they spit in his face
and struck him with their fists.”
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2. The Supporting Cast – Response to Jesus (vv66-68)
3) The ‘Others’
v67, “Others slapped him and said”
v68, “Prophesy to us, Messiah. Who hit you?”
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2. The Supporting Cast – Response to Jesus (vv66-68)
3) The ‘Others’
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2. The Supporting Cast – Response to Jesus (vv66-68)
4) Peter
v58, “But Peter followed him at a distance,
right up to the courtyard of the high priest.
He entered and sat down with the guards to see the outcome.”
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