Okay, the time of the sufferings pain and agonies of humanity GOD's Love creation is now set to be unleashed on His Son. John tells us of this account, almost as a blow by blow account, as one who witnessed it all. And not as the other accounts do by third parties witness of others sight recollections. Jesus, the God man, now faces the worlds systems in a face to face confrontation and comes out with a bruised heel while the world systems suffer a bruised head, just as described in Genesis 3:15's account. Keep in mind His words of our being co-entrants and co-participators in these actions, as seen throughout John's synoptic gospel.
John 19:1-7, 8-9 "Then Pilate therefore took Jesus, and scourged him. And the soldiers platted a crown of thorns, and put it on his head, and they put on him a purple robe, And said, "Hail, King of the Jews!" and they smote him with their hands. Pilate therefore went forth again, and saith unto them, "Behold, I bring him forth to you, that ye may know that I find no fault in him." Then came Jesus forth, wearing the crown of thorns, and the purple robe. And Pilate saith unto them, "Behold the man!" When the chief priests therefore and officers saw him, they cried out, saying, "Crucify him, crucify him!" Pilate saith unto them, "Take ye him, and crucify him: for I find no fault in him." The Jews answered him, "We have a Law, and by our Law he ought to die, because he made himself the Son of God."
When Pilate therefore heard that saying, he was the more afraid; And went again into the judgment hall, and saith unto Jesus, "Whence art thou?" But Jesus gave him no answer." (KJV)
John 19:1-7, 8-9 "Then Pilate took Jesus and flogged him. And the soldiers twisted together a crown of thorns and put it on his head and arrayed him in a purple robe. They came up to him, saying, "Hail, King of the Jews!" and struck him with their hands. Pilate went out again and said to them, "See, I am bringing him out to you that you may know that I find no guilt in him." So Jesus came out, wearing the crown of thorns and the purple robe. Pilate said to them, "Behold the man!" When the chief priests and the officers saw him, they cried out, "Crucify him, crucify him!" Pilate said to them, "Take him yourselves and crucify him, for I find no guilt in him." The Jews answered him, "We have a law, and according to that law he ought to die because he has made himself the Son of God."
When Pilate heard this statement, he was even more afraid. He entered his headquarters again and said to Jesus, "Where are you from?" But Jesus gave him no answer." (ESV)
John 19:1-7, 8-9 "Then Pilate took Jesus and gave order for him to be scourged. (Scourging was the legal preliminary to crucifixion, but, in this case, was inflicted illegally before the sentence of crucifixion was pronounced, with a view of averting the extreme punishment, and of satisfying the Jews. The punishment was extreme, the victim being bound to a low pillar or stake, and beaten, either with rods, or ,in the case of slaves and provincials, with scourges, called scorpions, leather thongs tipped with leaded balls or sharp spikes. The severity of the infliction in Jesus' case is evident from His inability to bear [carry] His cross.) The soldiers plaited a crown of thrones and planted it on his head; they also threw a purple garment over him. Then they positioned themselves in front of him and scorned him, saying, "Hail King of the Jews!" while continually slapping him about his face. Then Pilate again went outside to the Sanhedrin saying, "Behold I am leading him out to you; I want you to know that i find no valid cause to condemn him." Then Jesus came out of the Praetorium wearing a crown of thrones and the purple robe while Pilate announced, "Behold the man!" (Idou ho anthropos; this exclamatory introduction of Jesus in mock coronation robes to the mob was clearly intended to excite pity and to show how absurd the charge of the Sanhedrin was that such a pitiable figure should be guilty of treason. Pilate failed utterly in this effort and did not dream that he was calling attention to the greatest figure of history, the Man of the ages.) When they saw him, the chief priests and the temple police shouted with rage, "Crucify! Crucify!" Pilate told them, "You take him and execute the crucifixion yourselves, I find no fault in him!" The Jews answered him, "We have our own Law and by this Law he must die because he made himself out to be the Son of GOD!" (Look at John 5:18 This was fuel for the fire of Jewish zeal in their determination to execute Jesus! Not only did he break their Sabbath, but now he has gone beyond all extremes! He calls GOD his own Father - who does he think he is - GOD's equal?)
The claim of Jesus' deity only served to accelerate Pilate's superstitious fears. He went again into the judgment hall and asked Jesus, "Tell me, who are you really?" Jesus did not answer him." (The Mirror)
Next time the LORD willing, we shall continue towards execution of the man Jesus.
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