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The Redheaded libertarian @TRHLofficial - When the tomb of Caiaphas was excavated in 1990, they found two Roman era nails in a limestone box.
Who was Caiaphas? He was the high priest who condemned the Son of God to death.
Jesus was dismantling the entire power structure that Caiaphas ruled over. So why did he decide to have Jesus killed in that moment? The answer according to Matthew, was the resurrection of Lazarus. Caiaphas could not ignore, nor cover up how a man dead for four days was no longer dead.
So Caiaphas said “it is better that one man die” and without knowing it announced the redemption of the world.
According to the Mishnah, the code of Jewish law, the trial before Caiaphas was a legal atrocity,
-Jesus was tried at night.
-He was tried during a feast.
-A guilty verdict was issued the same day.
-Jesus was forced to incriminate himself.
The haste was so that it could be over before the people awoke. Caiaphas knew Jesus was beloved.
When Jesus declared “You will see the Son of Man seated at the right hand of power.” It was Caiaphas who tore His garments and cried out “blasphemy!”
But the law forbade a high priest from tearing those robes and by committing that act, Caiaphas symbolized the end of the ancient priesthood, the end of the animal sacrifices. The temple was ending and a new temple was raising up.
Caiaphas did not bring Jesus before Pilate with a religious accusation, but a political matter: “He makes Himself a king.” Pilate gave in for fear of losing his position.
At 3 o’clock on Friday afternoon, as Jesus was dying, in the temple right where Caiaphas had officiated, the veil tore.
Remembering Jesus’ words “I will rise again on the third day.”, The high priests and the Pharisees asked Pilate to have the tomb sealed and guarded, unintentionally, giving us the greatest proof of the resurrection: that Jesus’ body could not have been stolen.
On the third day when the guards ran to Caiaphas to report the tomb was empty, Caiaphas did not repent. He bribed them to cover it up.