Mark 14:64 “You have heard the blasphemy! What do you think?”And they all condemned Him to be deserving of death.”    So, he was asking for an immediate verdict. Notice the unanimous judgement. Obviously, this conspiracy against Christ was strong. And that is just what it was, a conspiracy. It didn’t really matter to these…

Mark 14:63 “Then the high priest tore his clothes and said, “What further need do we have of witnesses?”    Surely these men asked themselves at some point if the true Messiah would do differently from Jesus. Surely their hearts were pricked. And, we know that some did later believe. But many did not and…

Mark 14:62 “Jesus said, “I am. And you will see the Son of Man sitting at the right hand of the Power, and coming with the clouds of heaven.”   For those who claim that Jesus never affirmed his divinity, this is one of many verses that must be deleted. Jesus clearly identified himself as…

Mark 14:61 “But He kept silent and answered nothing. Again the high priest asked Him, saying to Him, “Are You the Christ, the Son of the Blessed?”   What must be understood here is that if Jesus answered this question honestly his trial was over. And why? Because it was blasphemy for a person to…

Mark 14:60   We always take note of the fact that Jesus remained silent. However, understand that he wasn’t really allowed to defend himself either. In other words, though asked here about what was being said against him, it wasn’t an offer to let him make his own defence. He would only be allowed to respond…

Mark 14:59 “But not even then did their testimony agree.”    In other words, this testimony still did not meet the constraints of the law. In a courtroom today it would be thrown out. And, is that at all surprising? No. The truly amazing thing about Jesus’s life is that he never did anything even…

Mark 14:58 “We heard Him say, ‘I will destroy this temple made with hands, and within three days I will build another made without hands.’ ”    Jesus did say that ‘this temple’ would be destroyed, and that he would raise it up in three days.  He did not say he would destroy it, or…

Mark 14:57 “Then some rose up and bore false witness against Him, saying,”    All of the testimony against Christ was false. However, some accounts were closer to the truth. Unfortunately, that which is closest to the truth is the most dangerous and deceptive. It is usually always easier to weed out a boldfaced lie…

Mark 14:56 “For many bore false witness against Him, but their testimonies did not agree.” We have all heard of ‘poetic justice’ haven’t we? Ah, the trial of Christ contains plenty of it. These religious leaders were corrupt enough that Jesus was still condemned. But, going by legality, the rules of the law of God,…

Mark 14:55 “Now the chief priests and all the council sought testimony against Jesus to put Him to death, but found none.” These men didn’t plan ahead for this aspect of Jesus’ trial. Or, at least, they hadn’t checked to be sure that their informants agreed with one another. This would be an embarrassing legal…