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Jesus was not given a fair trial by the Temple rulers... who broke their own rules to shanghai this man whom they were so jealous of, they conspired to kill Lazarus AGAIN, after they knew he had been raised from the dead, and they posted a stone at the front of Christ’s tomb to prevent problems with His body later. As to whether or not the Jews enforced capital punishment, the regularly stoned people to death according to Jewish law 1. The stoning of the woman caught in adultery (but not the man...) 2. The stoning to death of Stephen 3. The attempted stoning of Jesus after He dared read the Messianic passages of Isaiah in His hometown.... The Jews were the controlling factor for the Romans. Pilate repeatedly asked who should be set free that day, and the crowd called out “Jesus” and prophetically “Let His blood be upon our heads and that of our children!” And His blood is upon all our heads, lest we accept Him and His propituary sacrifice for our sins. (Praise You Lord Jesus).

If the question "who killed Christ" refers to direct human instrumentality, then it is the Romans, but if the question is who had Him put to death, then it is the Jews:

Who both killed the Lord Jesus, and their own prophets, and have persecuted us; and they please not God, and are contrary to all men: (1 Thessalonians 2:15)

But since according to "the determinate counsel and foreknowledge of God, ye have taken, and by wicked hands have crucified and slain," (Acts 2:23), then it is God who spared not his own Son, but delivered him up for us all, (Romans 8:32) effectively put His Son to death, by His Son's consent, for "No man taketh it from me, but I lay it down of myself. I have power to lay it down, and I have power to take it again. This commandment have I received of my Father." (John 10:18)

Yet since it was our sins that necessitated this Death and Resurrection if we were to be saved, thus he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed, (Isaiah 53:5) Who his own self bare our sins in his own body on the tree, that we, being dead to sins, should live unto righteousness: by whose stripes ye were healed, (1 Peter 2:24) , then we all are responsible for His death. Glory to God.

Not let the redeemed sing one of the most theological gospel classical hymns:

1. One day when Heaven was filled with His praises, One day when sin was as black as could be, Jesus came forth to be born of a virgin, Dwelt among men, my example is He!

Refrain: Living, He loved me; dying, He saved me; Buried, He carried my sins far away; Rising, He justified freely forever; One day He’s coming—oh, glorious day!

2. One day they led Him up Calvary’s mountain, One day they nailed Him to die on the tree; Suffering anguish, despised and rejected: Bearing our sins, my Redeemer is He!

3. One day they left Him alone in the garden, One day He rested, from suffering free; Angels came down o’er His tomb to keep vigil; Hope of the hopeless, my Savior is He!

4. One day the grave could conceal Him no longer, One day the stone rolled away from the door; Then He arose, over death He had conquered; Now is ascended, my Lord evermore!

5. One day the trumpet will sound for His coming, One day the skies with His glories will shine; Wonderful day, my beloved ones bringing; Glorious Savior, this Jesus is mine!

ONE DAY | J. Wilbur Chapman, 1908

“If the question “who killed Christ” refers to direct human instrumentality, then it is the Romans, but if the question is who had Him put to death, then it is the Jews:”

If I say to myself, “It was all just a terrible mistake that snowballed out of control”...I can see how things could end up being so controversial because who among them would have wanted to take the blame for something so hideous? I think the perpetrators had “MeToo” syndrome, or something similar to that. It would have taken another Jesus to keep this Jesus off of the cross.

We all are responsible for His death...

Yes. Thank You Lord for forgiveness of all of our sins.