The Gospel According to St. John Chapters 14-21
Death can never be taken easy, and the one who does, is just weird. Every time I think of death, I can never imagine how it really is. As many books describe, first they feel lots of pain (usually they are killed) and suddenly inner peace. But how is an author supposed to know how death feels like? You can only live once.
Knowing you have to die is obvious, everybody dies, but no one knows when. Jesus, predicts his own death since he predicts Judas betrayal. Before, Jesus had said " Have not I chosen you twelve, and one of you is a devil?" (6:71)It turned out to be that the devil was Judas. "Judas then, having received a band of menand officers from the chief priests and Pharisees, cometh thither with lanterns and torches and weapons." (18:3) His betrayal was Jesus's ticket to death. Even though Jesus knew, I guess he must have been scared, especially knowing what was waiting for him.
Pilate's decision was very hard. "What is truth? And when he had said this, he went out again unto the Jews, and saith unto them, I find in him no fault at all". (18:38)After he decided he wouldn't choose, he let the people choose over Barabbas, an evil maniac murder and robber. "Then cried they all again, saying, Not this man, but Barabbas. Now Barabbas was a robber." (18:40) I guess people prefer having a robber in their houses than a man who hasn't sinned at all.
Right in this part, where Pilate was thinking of Jesus fate was were I first saw the Passion of Christ. Through the movie, we could see Jesus suffering, and we also suffered with him. It was terrible, how the soldiers treated him, and how the people would believe in doing this. I still cant believe that such people could do such evil. Then, we saw Da Vinci's Code. The angel who had saved a monk once would kill, and then he would torture himself with the whips that also tortured Jesus.
What most freaks me out is the Christ's many people usually have. Why do they always have to put suffering? There it is, Jesus, with a crown full of thorns, his hands bleeding with needles, and his whole body whipped and weak. I cant believe people can sleep with that scene on their heads or in front of them.
Death can never be taken easy, and the one who does, is just weird. Every time I think of death, I can never imagine how it really is. As many books describe, first they feel lots of pain (usually they are killed) and suddenly inner peace. But how is an author supposed to know how death feels like? You can only live once.
Knowing you have to die is obvious, everybody dies, but no one knows when. Jesus, predicts his own death since he predicts Judas betrayal. Before, Jesus had said " Have not I chosen you twelve, and one of you is a devil?" (6:71)It turned out to be that the devil was Judas. "Judas then, having received a band of menand officers from the chief priests and Pharisees, cometh thither with lanterns and torches and weapons." (18:3) His betrayal was Jesus's ticket to death. Even though Jesus knew, I guess he must have been scared, especially knowing what was waiting for him.
Pilate's decision was very hard. "What is truth? And when he had said this, he went out again unto the Jews, and saith unto them, I find in him no fault at all". (18:38)After he decided he wouldn't choose, he let the people choose over Barabbas, an evil maniac murder and robber. "Then cried they all again, saying, Not this man, but Barabbas. Now Barabbas was a robber." (18:40) I guess people prefer having a robber in their houses than a man who hasn't sinned at all.
Right in this part, where Pilate was thinking of Jesus fate was were I first saw the Passion of Christ. Through the movie, we could see Jesus suffering, and we also suffered with him. It was terrible, how the soldiers treated him, and how the people would believe in doing this. I still cant believe that such people could do such evil. Then, we saw Da Vinci's Code. The angel who had saved a monk once would kill, and then he would torture himself with the whips that also tortured Jesus.
What most freaks me out is the Christ's many people usually have. Why do they always have to put suffering? There it is, Jesus, with a crown full of thorns, his hands bleeding with needles, and his whole body whipped and weak. I cant believe people can sleep with that scene on their heads or in front of them.
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