The Plot

The Plot

“When Jesus had finished saying all these things, he said to his disciples,  
“As you know, the Passover is two days away—and the Son of Man will be handed over to be crucified.” 
Then the chief priests and the elders of the people assembled in the palace of the high priest, whose name was Caiaphas,  and they plotted to arrest Jesus in some sly way and kill him.  
“But not during the Feast,” they said, “or there may be a riot among the people.” 
Matthew 26:21-5
Here is the plot. There were a lot of pilgrims in Jerusalem at Passover Jews from around the world and it was not uncommon for them to riot. Not a good thing for the religious leadership of the day.
The Jewish religious leaders knew that there were many Jews that believed in Jesus. That though him at the very least a prophet of God. Thus there was the very real possibility that they might stand up against those who would attempt to kill Jesus.
Therefore the only way to deal with Jesus was in an underhanded way. As we know they did so prior to the Passover and at night when for the most part upright and honest people would be in bed.
These leaders were just the first of many who would come against not only Christ but his followers.
A Pharisee named Gamaliel, a teacher of he law one honoured by the people said of Christianity at the trial of Peter and John as recorded in the book of Acts said,
“Therefore, in the present case I advise you: Leave these men alone! Let them go! For if their purpose or activity is of human origin, it will fail.  
But if it is from God, you will not be able to stop these men; you will only find yourselves fighting against God.” 
              Acts 5: 338,39.
The fact the teachings of Christ are still changing the hearts and lives of the people of this world today is testimony I believe to the fact that it is God who started and is in the teachings of Christianity.
Think about it.