The soldiers brandished their weapons and rushed towards Josu. Peter drew out his sword and stood in front of Josu. He slashed half of a soldier's ear with his sword. Jesus stopped Peter, walked over and brushed the soldier's cheek with his hand, and the sword wound was healed miraculously. At this time, the soldiers had already surrounded Jesus with chains, locked Jesus and took him down the mountain like a prisoner.
Josu was taken to the home of Caiaphas, the chief elder and high priest of the Arhat Temple. Although it was late at night, all the high priests of the temple came, and they decided to interrogate Josu here overnight. Before the carnival crowd in the city has completely dispersed, if the result of the interrogation is in their favour, they will announce Yuesu’s crimes before dawn, so that everyone can see what will happen to him; if the result of the interrogation is not good for them, they will secretly He imprisoned Jesus and waited until the pilgrims had left before executing him.
The disciples John and Peter followed the soldiers to Caiaphas' house in the dark. John knew the maid of the high priest's house, but the maid did not know that he was a disciple of John. John entered the courtyard through the side door, and he said to the maid, "Can my friend come in with me?"
"Yes." The maid nodded, looked at Peter under the light and said, "Aren't you the disciple of the man who was arrested just now?"
Peter replied, "No, I'm not, I don't know him."
As soon as these words came out, he suddenly felt chills all over his body, and couldn't help but walked to the fire in the middle of the courtyard. A lot of people came suddenly at night, most of them were servants of the priests, and the yard was a bit messy. Someone in the fire looked at Peter, frowned and said, "You look like a follower of the criminal who was just captured."
Peter yelled: "No, you've got the wrong person, I don't know him at all!" He answered, listening intently to the interrogation sounds in the room.
After a while, another servant of the priest looked at Peter and said, "I saw you in Temple Square, you are the follower of that criminal!"
Peter denied: "I already told you, I don't know the man, and I don't understand what you are talking about!"
As soon as the words were finished, there was a cockcrow, and the eastern sky turned white. Peter suddenly remembered what Jesus said at dinner yesterday, "Before the cockcrows and dawn tomorrow, you will say you don't know me three times."
Peter was still defending himself in his heart just now—he pretended not to know Jesus in order to come in to spy on the situation, but now he came to his senses, and tears immediately flowed down his face.
At this time, the door of the interrogation room opened, and Jesus was escorted out. He saw Peter in the firelight, and his peaceful eyes seemed to have a power to soothe the soul. Peter couldn't bear it anymore, he felt that he had failed his most respected guide, so he quickly ran out of the courtyard and wept bitterly in a secluded street corner.
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On the night that just passed, Jesus was interrogated. The process at the beginning was not smooth, and the priests accused Jesus of many crimes, including the accusations that Socrates or Aesop had been subjected to-blasphemy, corruption and poisoning the people's beliefs.
They summoned many people who had listened to Jesus' preaching in Temple Square to testify, but none of the testimony could prove that Jesus was guilty of the crime. Jesus could recall every word he had said, not even a single syllable, and his answers in court were impeccable.
Finally, the high priest Caiaphas decided to interrogate himself. He asked, "Carpenter of Nazareth, repeat your blasphemous words in public. Please tell me—you are the Messiah prophesied by Elijah, according to the legend of the people of Salem." Son and Savior in the
Jesus looked directly into the high priest's eyes, and for the first time answered in a clear and clear voice: "Yes, I am!"
The high priest shouted: "This is your crime! God did not issue an oracle in the temple. Criminals who are bewitched by Satan always claim that they will become gods."
Jesus asked back, "May I ask if God has sent an oracle since you knew about the temple?"
This sentence hits the nail on the head. Since David Solomon successfully demolished the Temple of Amon in Salem and built the Temple of Arhat, Arhat has never issued an oracle in the temple. And the last oracle of Amon was given to the priests through the major temples of Eju.
The high priest avoided the staring eyes of Jesus, unable to suppress the anger in his heart, and asked again in a low voice: "How do you prove that you are the Messiah, you who are chained and interrogated can save you?" Is it your own destiny?"
Jesus asked back: "Why should I prove it to you? In fact, I have already proved it, but you turned a blind eye! May I ask who here is qualified to issue a document identifying the identity of the Messiah?"
This sentence is extremely sharp, and no court in the world can provide this kind of proof, even the high priests in the temple, they are not qualified. Jesus said again slowly: "It's not about who I claim to be, but about what kind of beliefs and guidance I spread. The light is right in front of you, but the blindfolded don't see it."
The high priest stared at Jesus again and said, "Okay, I will give you a chance to argue. Are you the king people are looking forward to? You will give food to every Salemite, lead them to build a powerful country, and get rid of horses. Will Luo's rule conquer Tianshu Continent?"
If Jesus answered "yes", he would have violated the law of Maro, but the priests might not dare to hand him over to the Maro people, because doing so would anger all the Salemites. But if Jesus answered "no," he fell into the trap of the high priest, who denied the expected identity.
Only Jesus replied, "No, I'm not that kind of king."
The high priest's eyes lit up, and he asked loudly, "Then what did you bring?"
Jesus replied, "The gospel, only the gospel of God."
At this time, the scene in the interrogation room was a little chaotic, and people shouted—"He is really a liar!", "A demagogue!", "Such a person should be executed!"
Another reminded: "Apart from the king, only Governor Maro here has the right to pronounce the death penalty. It would be the greatest irony for him to be sentenced to death by Maro!"
And another person shouted: "If the people think that Yuesu should be executed, Governor Maro would not dare to resist the will of the people. Hand him over to the soldiers to march on the streets, and let those who are deluded ask him personally, Is he the savior appointed by God? When he withdraws from his aura and puts on shackles and cannot even save himself, the people will wake up!"
The high priest turned around and waved his hand, without saying anything, Josu was escorted out by the soldiers. It happened to be dawn at this time. A cock crowed in the distance.
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Pilate, the governor of the Maro Empire stationed in Salem, was woken up early in the morning by the priests who came to see him. The priests said to the governor: "There is a man named Josu who deceives the people, prevents people from paying taxes, and says he is the king of Salem."
If these allegations are true, there is no doubt that Jesus will be sentenced to death. But the governor knew very well that these were fabricated charges, because he had heard the name of Jesus a long time ago, and even sent his servants to the square to hear the preaching of Jesus.
Pilate once prayed to the gods of Olympus - what to do about it? Zeus, the father of the gods, sent an oracle, telling him not to interfere as he did with John the Baptist. Therefore, Governor Maro didn't want to meddle in other people's business, and planned to pretend to be deaf and dumb as much as possible to evade.
But at this moment, hundreds of people came from all over and surrounded the governor's mansion, waving their fists and shouting: "Execute Jesus, crucify him! Crucify him! Crucify him!" And the crowds are getting bigger and bigger.
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The priests asked the soldiers to take Jesus to the temple square, and let a group of servants pretend to be people to watch, and shouted there: "Jesus, please tell us—are you the Messiah?"
Jesus replied calmly and clearly, "Yes, I am."
Those people asked again: "Will you give food to every Salemite, lead them to build a powerful country, get rid of Maro's rule and conquer the entire Tianshu continent?"
Jesus answered truthfully, "No, I'm not that kind of king."
The crowd shouted again: "Then what have you brought us?"
Jesus looked at the crowd with compassionate eyes, and replied calmly: "The gospel, only the gospel of God."
These were his questions and answers during the interrogation, and according to the instructions of the priests, everyone in Salem should hear them. Not only some people yelled and asked about Jesus in public in the Temple Square, but also ran to every corner of the city, pretending to be the high priest and asking and answering each other, exposing the "true face" of Yuesu to the people.
The news quickly spread throughout the city, and the pilgrims who were about to leave gathered again. Those appointed by the priests mingled in the crowd and shouted—"Everyone has seen and heard, Jesus is a liar, he can only deceive people!", "He can't give us anything, what Elia prophesied The savior is definitely not him, he can't even save himself!"
The crowd was excited, and they escorted Jesus and began to parade in the city of Salem. At first, it was only the few hundred people appointed by the priests, but later more and more people were incited by them. People gathered from all directions, like a raging crowd. The tide is average.
On the eighth day when Jesus entered the city of Salem, he did not preach the gospel of God to all peoples as the Son of God. He became a shameful criminal, swallowed up by the tide of resentment, and everywhere there were people who wanted to execute him. call.
People's hearts are so wonderful, and the fall of the Holy Son in their minds may be just a moment of thought. When Jesus stood on the square of the temple to preach and was worshiped by all peoples, it seemed that there was a divine light added to his body; but when he was paraded by soldiers and shackled, he looked despicable and shameful no matter what. liar.
Those who thought they had been deceived shouted: "Oh my God, he deceived me. I actually bowed down to such a man!" People couldn't help but get angry, and chased after the team shouting slogans.