John 11:47-53 Then gathered the chief priests and the Pharisees a council, and said, What do we? for this man does many miracles.… I. THE DEATH OF CHRIST AS A POLITICAL CRIME. 1. The real reason: because Christ would not be another Maccabaeus to achieve political emancipation. 2. The ostensible pretext: that He threatened to bring them into conflict with the Roman power, and thus imperilled their interests 3. The fatal blunder. All political crimes are blunders. The murder of Jesus brought about the destruction of the Jewish State. II. THE DEATH OF CHRIST AS A DIVINE SACRIFICE. 1. Its substitutionary character. It was, and that according to the Divine intention, the death of one Man for the people. The Son of Man gave His life a ransom for many, and died the just for the unjust. 2. Its worldwide significance. Christ died not for Jews only but for Gentiles (1 John 2:2). 3. Its ultimate design: "that He shall gather," etc. (John 10:16). Parallel Verses KJV: Then gathered the chief priests and the Pharisees a council, and said, What do we? for this man doeth many miracles. |
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