The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-12-03
THE CRUCIFIXION.
Reply to Rabbi Calisch by n Chri,tlan
Minister

\ Reply to Rabbi Calisch by n Chri' tian
Minister
Editor Timcs,-Allow me just little
space to express my surprise at Rabbi
Calisch's complaint I'm his recent article
ON the crucihxion. lie complains OF the
fact. and of # being used as such. that
the Jews worked hard TO cruelty the
Saviour. As though Christians were igno-
rant Of the history Of the crucidxion. he
emphasizes the fact that the Jews at that
time had not the power 10 put any one
10 death, that crucihXon was not their
mode Of execution, and that therefore
they could not have been guilty of cruci-
flying the Saviour. Christians all know
this. and they know too that for this
very reason the Jews had TO work hard
to obtain their end-the death of Jesus
II the power had been theirs, they would
have made short work of it. and stoned
Him 90 death. AS it was they bribed one
of Jesus disciples to betray Him; they
tried Him before the council; they sought
false Witnesses against Him, and finding
none, the high priest put Jesus under
oath To- testify I'm His own behalf. AS am
sWer tO the evidence against Him Jesus
said nothing because there was none.
But when the high priest said: 81 ALLURE
thee by the living God that thou tell as
whether thou Doe the Christ the Son Of
God" Jesus saith unto him, "THou hast
said. nevertheless I say unto you, Here
after shall ye see tine Son of man sitting
on the right hand of power. and coming
in the clouds of Heaven" The decision
Of the council was: Gle hath spoken bias
phemy; He is guilty of DEATH Now III
the power had been theirs. they would
have stoned Him without further trouble.
But the sceptre had departed from Judah
aud the Shiloh was come, and unto him
should the gathering of the people bc
Wen. silk. l0J But not until He bad
poured ont His soul unto death. and had
been numbered with the rdnssrc-sor-
and borne the sin of many and had made
intcTcc-siOn for the transgrcssOrs. should
He have his portion with tine great and
divide tine spoil with the strong. NsNNll-l
therefore when the m0u.g was come.
after the first council meeting in the
niehD AN the chief priests and elders of
the people took counsel against Jesus 10 !
put Him TO death. and when they had /
bound Him they led Him away and de- /
livered Him to Ponfius plate the govern ]
nor NIath.xXyiL.I. %. PLATE asked them +
"What accusation bring ye against this /
man?" The answer of the Jews. III He /
were not malcfact0r we would not have /
delivered Him mp unto thee Plate |
Take Him then and judge Him accord /
ing 10 your law The Jews. "lt ts not [
lawful for us to put any man 20 death
That the saying OF Jesus might be- full ]
filled. which He spoke, signifying what
death lie should die-crucitNiom John.
xviii. 2J-52
Now the Jews began 10 bring ACCUSE
lions against Jesus. But what should
they accuse Him of? They had condemn
ed Him for saying that lie was tho Christ.
the Son OF tine living God, bat that
would not answer before Plate. So they !
accused Him of treason. saying eve
found this fellow pervcrting the nation
and forhiiding 90 give tribute to Cesar.
saying that Tie Himself is Christ n hing
duke. Xxlii. 30 Crhc very thing the Jews
wanted Him to say but for which. Jesus
had reproyed them, saying Give unto Ce-
sar and etc., and unto God and etc. They
wanted their Messiah 90 be "a worldly king
and free them from the Roman yoke.
But because Jesus was the Son of God,
the Saviour of the world with a spiritual
kingdom, they sought 10 put Him 10
death)
PLATE now examined Jesus as 10 the ac-
cusation of the Jews. The result OF his
examination was that he found no fault
In Him. Luke, xiii, IA lie therefore
~ 49, But the Jews We're not satisfied.
PLATE proposed according 20 a custom on
Easter, 10 give them the choice between
Jesus and another political prisoner,
Barabbas the Jews cried out all at once.
Away with this man and release unto as
Barabbas cruelty Him, cruelty Him"
''And the voice Of them and Of the chief
priests prevailed" duke. xiii. Z3) The
Jews gained their end PLATE yielded I'M
Ter protest OF Jesus innocence. The jews
said. His blood be upon us and upon our
So PLATE delivered Jesus TO
their viii 20 be crucihed. This is the tes-
timony Of the "Swopuc," and they can
be made % prove nothing else
AS the Jews then would have been, so
would Rabbi Calisch now be, satisfied
with Jesus as mere man, who violated
His own teachings and made the mis-
take Of permitting Himself 10 make the
riumphal procession into Jerusalem"
But Jesus is 1.-THE Lord orr Righteousness,
and as such the Rabbi delivers Him Up
10 az unsuspecting public who should with
plate say,"I find no fault in Him, but
let Him be crucihed."
G. j. Observation-Disclosures
Pastor Of Bethlehem Evangelical Lutheran
Church.