<<<The leadership of the Jews did oppose Jesus and sought to kill him. The common Jew however believed in Him.>>>
Half your statement is true and the other half is false.
Listen to the scriptures.
And while he yet spake, lo, Judas, one of the twelve, came, and with him a great multitude with swords and staves, from the chief priests and elders of the people. Matt
Who do you think this great multitude of people were? It was not the chief priests, they are the ones that sent them, it wasn't any of the elders, they didn't want to be seen with the mob. It was not the Roman guard, scripture would have said so. It was the Jewish people and it wasn't just a few it was a whole multitude. How many do you think constitutes a multitude? A lot! Of all involved I only read of Peter rising up to defend him.
Chris |
