Today I must speak more in detail on Yehoshua’s
trial. I will not write all the verses that He fulfilled, for this message
cannot be that long. But I will write some very important verses concerning
what I am about to highlight. As I mentioned in my last message, Yeshua was
betrayed by one of the apostles, and sold for 30 pieces of silver. He was
mocked, beaten, blindfolded and struck in the face, and they asked Him to prophesy.
“Prophesy!” Who is the one who struck You?”
Luqas/Luke 22: 64
It is obvious they were mocking Him!
“As
soon as it was day, the elders of the people, both chief priests and scribes,
came together and led Him into their council, saying, “If You are the Mashiach,
tell us.” But He said to them, “If I tell you, you will by no means believe.
And if I also ask, you will by no means answer Me or let Me go. Hereafter the
Son of Man will sit on the right hand of the Power of Elohim.” Then they all
said, “Are You then the Son of Elohim?” So He said to them, “You rightly say that
I am.” And they said, “What further testimony do we need? For we have hard it
ourselves from His own mouth.”Luqas 22:66-71
Yehoshua spoke truth, but they refused to believe in
Him. He came into this world to save us from our sins. The religious leaders
were jealous of Him ministry. They felt guilty because Yehoshua revealed their
secret sins. They spoke of keeping Torah, but they did not. They rather obeyed
their own traditions. But let us not
forget that all these accusation against Him had to happen in order for Him to
fulfill the plan of Yehovah, which was to redeem Israel, His Chosen People and
all humanity, all of us, from our sin.
He was handed over to Pilate to be killed, but he
found him innocent, and declared him - not guilty.
Luqas
23:3-4 So Pilate asked Him, saying, “Are You the King of the Jews”? He answered him and said, “It is as you say.”
We read again the words of Pilate in the following verses.
14-15
“And indeed, having examined Him in Your presence, I have found no fault in this
Man concerning those things of which you accuse Him; no, neither did Herod for
I sent you back to him.
Please notice that Yehoshua was not going to push
His own righteousness, to come out of this trial. He was bold and stated His
identity in face of opposition. He was not afraid of anyone. He was in control
of His life until the end of His earthly life. Of course they had to reject Him
in order for the plane of Yehovah to be fulfilled.
Pilate wanted
to release him, but to no avail.
But
they shouted, saying, “Crucify Him, crucify Him!”Luqas 23: 21
Now let us see what He said on the cross.
“There
were also two others, criminals, led with Him to be put to death. And when they
had come to the place called Calvary, there they crucified Him, and the
criminals, one on the right hand, and one on the left. Then Yehoshua said, “Father,
forgive them, for they do not know what they do.” Luqas 23:32-34
Yeshua did not react to all these attacks with indignation
as we would have done. No, He was completely submitted to the will of His
Father in Heaven in order to save us. He forgave you and I for saying, “Crucify
Him, crucify Him!”
It was our personal and corporate sin that cause Him
to be on that cross. He was born for this reason only, and He fulfilled His
destiny. The crowd continued to mock Him, including the soldiers who put Him on
the cross.
The sign on the cross read “THIS IS THE KING OF THE JEWS”
Then
one of the criminals who were hanged blasphemed Him, saying, “If you are the
Mashiach, save Yourself and us. But the
other, answering, rebuked him, saying, “Do you not even fear Elohim, seeing you
are under the same condemnation? And we indeed justly, for we receive the due reward
of our deeds; but this Man has done nothing wrong. “Then he said to Yeshua, “Adonai,
remember me when You come into Your kingdom.’ And Yehoshua said to him, “Assuredly,
I say to you, today you will be with Me in Paradise.”Luqas 23:39-43
Now
it was about the sixth hour, and there was darkness over all the earth until
the ninth hour. Then the sun was darkened, and the veil of the temple was torn in
two. And when Yehoshua had He cried out with a
loud voice, He said, “Father into Your hands I commit My spirit.” Having said
this, He breathed His last. So when the
centurion saw what had happened, he glorified Elohim, saying, “Certainly this
was a righteous Man!” Luqas 23:44-47
Yehoshua
died and open the way for man to come into the presence of the Father in
Heaven, Yehovah. Now we can enter as priest into the most holy place with the
blood of Yehoshua. He is indeed what He said He was.
“I
am the Way, the Truth, and the Life. No one can come to the Father except
through Me.”Yochanan/John 14:6
In the past we needed the blood of animals to be
sprinkle on the altar, but now we have a better sacrifice. The very Blood of
Elohim was shed for you and me. We can commune with our Father in Heaven
without anyone interceding for us. In fact Yehoshua is our intercessor
now. We can talk with our Father in
Heaven when we address Him in the Name of Yehoshua. We can talk with Him, and
He answers us. He loves us so much that He indeed gave His only Begotten Ben/Son
that whoever believes in Him, may not perish, but have everlasting Life. (See
Yochanan/John 3:16).
He is the only way of salvation! The animal blood,
the lamb on Passover, or the goat on the day of atonement, would provide some
temporary relief, but yet it could not remove the sin. However now Yehoshua
Himself is the atonement for our sin. The perfect Elohim who became Man, to die
as a Man, has become our permanent Atonement.
By believing and receiving Yehoshua/Yeshua, as we acknowledge and repent
for our sin, He forgives us, and we indeed pass from death to life. We are born
again! He will cancel all our sins, as though we never sinned. This is amazing
indeed! What a blessing!
“For
Elohim did not send His Ben/Son into the world to condemn the world, but that
the world through Him might be saved. He who believes in Him is not condemned;
but he who does not believe is condemned already, because he has not believed
in the name of the only begotten Ben of Elohim.” Yochanan 3:17-18
Yehoshua did not stay on the cross as some religion paints
Him on the crucifix! He looks so helpless. Yes, indeed He was on that cross for
six hours, and was buried. But after three days and three nights, as mentioned
in my last message, He rose from the dead. (See Yochanan 20). Because He rose
and is alive, we will also rise from the dead, and live with Him for eternity.
We no longer fear death. For death is a promotion into the real life.
Listen now to what is sense Yeshua is saying to us.
“A human being is not perfect, because of his sin. He
could not die for Himself to be redeemed. I had to come, and lay down My life
for humanity. I was born of a virgin, born to die, to become the Atonement
needed for humanity. My Life for your life. You can never pay Me back. You have
nothing that can pay the value for a human soul. All you need to do is to believe I am your
Mashiach, your Atonement, and you are free like Barabbas. I died in the place
of Barabbas, in your place. Just
believe. Be thankful I rose from the dead after three days and three nights. Because
I rose, you will also rise again. Your past will be forgotten. You will be with
Me in Paradise for eternity. Do not focus on this present life, but focus your
affection on things above. These life attractions are deceiving, empty, void of
any spiritual value. They do not satisfy the hunger in your heart. I am the Bread
of Life, only I can satisfy the longing in your heart. I am your only Way,
Truth and Life.”
Shalom
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