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Life of Christ Lesson 170b: Christ Before Pilate {Pilate with the Prisoner}
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- May 11, 2026
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Summary
In-depth commentary/study books to ACCOMPANY EVERY STUDY on our podcast are available through Amazon.com and scripturetruth.com This is the continuation of our study of the Lord's first "civil" trial, which was before Pontius Pilate (see Lesson 170a and our discussion of Pilate's conversation with the prosecutors of Jesus, the Jews). In this lesson, we learn why Pilate suspected the Jews' accusations against Jesus to be false (Luke 23:2). We discuss why Jesus answered Pilate's first question with a question of His own (John 18:33,34). We see WHO was really the one on trial, and it wasn't Jesus! We find out what the religious rulers said to Pilate that actually fulfilled the prophecy of Genesis 49:10, proving that Shiloh (Messiah) had come! We also learn of the "proof" Jesus gave Pilate that His Kingdom was "not of this world" and, thus, no immediate threat to political Rome. Then, too, we discuss Pilate's famous question (asked sarcastically and rhetorically, not expecting an answer), "What is truth?" Little did he know - or care to know - that Truth incarnate was standing before Him (John 14:6)!