“Are You the king of the Jews?” (John 18:33) Pilate was only doing his job: protect Roman citizens from uprising, and protect Rome from wanna-be kings. Pilate knew the Jewish leaders had handed Jesus over out of fear of their people. If Rome killed Jesus then the people – who were enamored with Jesus at this time – would blame Rome instead of the Jewish authorities, and all would be happy.
But Pilate used “king” in terms of a kingdom. “Kingdom” is a weak word, indicating territorial sway or dominion. Jesus wasn’t talking about a set of geographical miles that made up His area of authority. “Kingship” on the other hand is a quality of being, of having authority that centers around Him and in Him, not the land it holds. The “world” is the devil’s domain, the earthly realm. Jesus is king not of this world, but of everything not of this world. His kingship is over all truth and holds all things together. (Colossians 1:17)
“Jesus of Nazareth, the King of the Jews” (John 19:19). Pilate had the sign made mostly to annoy the Jewish leaders, and to implicate them in Jesus’ death. But God guided him to write truth. Which is only fitting for the One who came to testify to the truth. (John 18:37) Let us also testify to God’s truth by the way we live our lives.
For we cannot do anything against the truth, but only for the truth (2 Corinthians 13:8).
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