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| Name | ANNAS THE HIGH PRIEST |
| Aliases | FATHER-IN-LAW OF CAIAPHAS / PATRIARCH OF THE PRIESTLY HOUSE |
| Status | DECEASED / FORMER HIGH PRIEST |
| Birth | 1st Century AD | Marks & Identifiers | NONE RECORDED |
| Place of Birth | JERUSALEM | Hair | GREY |
| Tribe | TRIBE OF LEVI | Eyes | DARK |
| Parentage | HEAD OF A HIGH-PRIESTLY DYNASTY | People | JEWISH |
| Occupation | FORMER HIGH PRIEST / POWER BEHIND THE OFFICE | Species | HUMAN |
| Affiliation | THE SANHEDRIN | Calling | PATRIARCH WHO STILL HELD THE POWER |
| Primary Mission | PRESIDE OVER THE PRIESTLY HOUSE | Known Signs | THE FIRST INTERROGATION OF JESUS BY NIGHT |
| Covenant Role | GUARDIAN OF A CORRUPTED OFFICE | Divine Access | NONE / REJECTED THE MESSIAH |
| Divine Encounter Level | CONFRONTED THE LORD FACE TO FACE | Classification | PRIEST / POWER BROKER |
| Covenant Status | REJECTED THE MESSIAH | Known Miracles | NONE RECORDED |
| Divine Commission | PRESIDED OVER INJUSTICE | Threat Assessment | THE TRIAL OF JESUS / LATER OF THE APOSTLES |
| Mission Status | HELD POWER TO THE END | Archive Category | CORRUPTION / REJECTION |
Why Jesus was brought to him first: HE WAS THE FATHER-IN-LAW OF CAIAPHAS, THE HIGH PRIEST THAT YEAR
What Jesus answered his questioning: I HAVE SPOKEN OPENLY; WHY DO YOU ASK ME? ASK THOSE WHO HEARD
The subject had served as high priest and remained the dominant figure of the priestly house long after, with five sons and a son-in-law who held the office in turn. Though Caiaphas was high priest that year, the subject still wielded the real power.
When Jesus was seized in the garden, the band of soldiers bound Him and led Him first to the subject, who questioned Him about His disciples and His teaching before sending Him on to Caiaphas.
Jesus answered that He had spoken openly to the world, teaching in the synagogues and the temple where the Jews gathered, and had said nothing in secret. He told the subject to ask those who had heard Him what He said.
For this an officer standing by struck Jesus with his hand, demanding whether He would answer the high priest so. Jesus replied that if He had spoken wrongly, let them bear witness to the wrong, but if rightly, why strike Him?
The subject then sent Him bound to Caiaphas. Years later he is named again, presiding with the priestly rulers who examined Peter and John for preaching the resurrection, an old guardian of a corrupted office who set himself against the Lord and His witnesses.
EYES ONLYRestricted // Sacred Record
- Religious power without righteousness sets itself against God.
- The Lord answers injustice with truth spoken plainly.
- An office can be inherited, but reverence for God cannot be faked.
