“that the saying of Jesus might be fulfilled, which he spake, signifying what death he should die.”
John 18:32 KJV
When Pilate gave permission for the Jews to judge Jesus according to their law, they said they were not allowed the death sentence. This was also to confirm what Jesus said about His manner of death, when He said He would be lifted up. Crucifixion was a Roman and not a Jewish punishment; the Jews considered it a curse for a man to hang on a tree. John said that they had witnessed with their own eyes how, in the unveiling of the prophetic word, when Jesus was lifted up upon the Cross as the Lamb of God, He lifted up our sins and broke its dominion and rule over us! This was the very essence of the mission of Jesus. Behold, the Lamb of God Who takes away the sin of the world! Glory to God!
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