This is not to be wondered at; Docrates had his adversaries, and fell a victim to their fury. I once heard Him saying to the Pharisees: Whited sepulchres, breed of vipers, you impose heavy burdens upon your brethren, but you do not lift a nger for them. The captain of the ship tells her that Great Pan is dead. She asks the captain, How can God die? and he replies, Dont you remember? The day grew dusky, similar to that on which the Emperor Julius the Great died, an event which also took place in the middle of the month of march. claudia procula The day of the Passover approached. The York Mystery Plays include Pilates wife and her dream, but offer the opposite interpretation: Satan comes to tempt Pilate wifes to thwart Jesuss purpose to redeem and save us through His Cross and Resurrection by preventing her husband from condemning Jesus to death. Saint of the Day, Oct And when he washed his hands after the meal, it seemed to me as if he washed them not in clear water, but in warm blood, the traces of which could not effaced. At this time one of my maid-servants, a Jewess by birth, came to my room; pale, desperate and with frightened eyes she cried: Doomsday has arrived. in Theology from the Augustine Institute and a B.A. I remain, Your Majestys humble and obedient Governor, Pontius Pilate. Annas and Caiphas persuade him that his wifes dream and distress are signs of Jesuss sorcery and Pilate proceeds with the trial. There is to follow another document of greater historical and religious value. He is a saint. What a dream, or better, what a revelation! There sat Pontius, his face covered with his hands. How cruel and despotic appears the prejudice against the Son of God I Christ was ready to suffer death for the redemption of mankind, but the fact that the religious leaders of His own nation thirsted to spill His blood filled to overowing the cup of his suffering. before being confirmed and receiving Holy Communion. I thought it advisable to accept this excuse, but at the same time I become conscious of a submissiveness expressed towards victors, and it showed me clearly that of all conquered towns only Jerusalem was difficult to administrate. The defence continued the strong plea and asked the judges of the present court not to be sel, sh, and not to victimise real righteousness for political reasons. Jesus answered him: Render to Caesar that which is Caesars and unto God that which is Gods. Owing to this wisdom, I left the Nazarene free, for I could have arrested Him and sent Him to you, but this would have been against the law, the observance if which has distinguished the Roman. We may prot greatly by a study of the proceedings, trial and death-sentence of Jesus Christ, in which the Roman courts themselves committed the greatest wrong. To become better acquainted with this case we give the following short report on Revision of the Juridical Process of Christ.. While Pilate was still seated on the bench, his wife sent him a message, Have nothing to do with that righteous man. Eusebius records the following for us, It is worthy of note that Pilate himself, who was governor in the time of our Savior, is reported to have fallen into such misfortunes under Caius, whose times we are recording, that he was forced to become his own murderer and executioner; and thus divine vengeance, as it seems, was not long in overtaking him. I once heard Him saying to the Pharisees: Whited sepulchres, breed of vipers, you impose heavy burdens upon your brethren, but you do not lift a. nger for them. I passed the time with my son in silent forests where deer fed on olive branches; where palms with their delicate fronds, more beautiful than in Delos, rose |over blossoming orange-trees, and under fruit-bearing nards. And while he was sitting on the judgment seat, his wife sent to him, saying, Have nothing to do with that righteous Man; for last night I suffered greatly in a dream because of Him. Matthew 27:15-19 (NASB). Is there more information on Pontius Pilate's wife? It seemed His forehead was radiant, and His hair fell in locks on His shoulders in the manner of the Nazarenes. How empty and unimportant then, was Dr. B1andeislers objection that Christs religion was at that time unknown, although his disciples accepted His higher wisdom. Flavius Josephus. In the 3rd century, Origen of Alexandria (a Greek scholar and early Christian Theologian) suggested in his Homilies on Matthew that the wife of Pilate had become a Christian, or at least that God sent her the dream mentioned by Matthew so that she would convert. Given the situation, the Peruvian government declared a state of emergency last week at most of its border crossings in order for the armed forces to support the police. The gospel speaks of his teaching and wisdom, and how people were amazed when they heard His word. Oh, how profound are these wise words and how much peace and mercy are to be found in them! When Pilate heard of this meeting, which, in his opinion, was directed against the Roman authority, he made use of this opportunity to revenge himself on those whom he previously hated because of their lawlessness. Oh, the fateful hour had come. Acts of Faith Book Series in Order Full List Beating, jeering, the general scorn, and the imminent death as martyrnothing could darken His divine and radiant face. As you know, in my views there flows a mixture of Spanish and Roman blood which does not know fear nor is wont to be spiritually disconcerted. 12. 2. JESUS NAZARENUS REX JUDAEORUM in Latin. WebClaudia Prcula es, segn la tradicin, la esposa del prefecto romano Poncio Pilato, no citada por su nombre en el Nuevo Testamento, pero tradiciones alternativas cristianas le Alone the steps, drops of blood the Nazarene had spilt were to be seen.