THE LOGIC IN ANCIENT PROPHECY

According to the Gospels, when Pontius Pilate was to pardon one Jewish prisoner in honor of the Passover, he offered the people a choice between Barabbas the Zealot and a rabbi known as Jesus the Nazarene. Though this was an actual historical event, their choice was symbolic as well. Under the yoke of Roman oppression, Barabbas responded with violence, in contrast, Jesus was willing to forgive. The Zealot vowed to free the nation, the rabbi showed how to free the soul. Whom did the people choose? They made the same choice that we continue to make even today