Pharisees,
Sadducees, Essenes, Zealots, and Sicarii
lied about it.
John
19:19
“Pilate wrote a title, and put it on the cross.
And the
writing was,
JESUS OF
NAZARETH THE KING OF THE JEWS."
Pilate wrote the
name on the cross,
because Pilate knew in his own heart that
Jesus was who He
said He was.
Pontius Pilatus
(Pontius Pilate),
prefect of the Roman province
held office from A.D. 26-36.
A prefect-military or
civil official in Ancient Rome.
Pontius
Pilate as prefect of Judaea and connecting him with the reign of Tiberius.
Tiberius
was the second Roman emperor,
reigning from 14 AD to 37 AD,
succeeding
Augustus.
John
19:20
“This
title then read many of the Jews:
for
the place where Jesus was crucified was nigh to the city:
and it
was written in
Hebrew,
and Greek, and Latin."
Pilate
wanted to make sure that whoever read this title could understand.
In fact,
this hill of Golgotha is just outside of the wall on a busy road
leading out of
Jerusalem.
Scriptures were fulfilled in every detail of this crucifixion.
Here
are some Scriptures of prophecy that you should read in the Old Testament about
the crucifixion:
(Psalms 41:9, Zechariah 11:12, Isaiah 50:6, Psalms 69:4,
Isaiah 53:4-5, Isaiah 53:12, Psalms 22:16, Psalms 22:6-8, Psalms 69:21, Psalms
22:8, Psalms 109:4, Zechariah 12-10, Psalms 22:18, Psalms 34:20, and Isaiah
53:9).
JESUS OF
NAZARETH THE KING OF THE JEWS."
In- Hebrew, and
Greek, and Latin
Jesus
of Nazareth the king of the Jews in Hebrew
is Yeshua (Jesus) HaNazarei (of Nazareth) Vemelech
(the king) HaYhudim (of the Jews).
Right above Jesus’ head
the name of God.
When God appeared to Moses in the burning bush
He
reveals His name as
‘I AM THAT I AM’ or YHVH,
pronounced Yahweh.
In-
Latin for
"Jesus of Nazareth, the King of the Jews" is
"Iesvs Nazarenvs Rex Iudaeorvm"
In Greek-
ἔγραψεν δὲ
καὶ τίτλον ὁ Πιλάτος, καὶ ἔθηκεν ἐπὶ τοῦ σταυροῦ· ἦν δὲ γεγραμμένον,
Ἰησοῦς
ὁ Ναζωραῖος ὁ βασιλεὺς τῶν Ἰουδαίων.