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| Name | PONTIUS PILATE |
| Aliases | GOVERNOR OF JUDEA / WHO WASHED HIS HANDS / JUDGE WHO FOUND NO FAULT |
| Status | DECEASED / ROMAN PREFECT OF JUDEA / DELIVERED JESUS TO BE CRUCIFIED |
| Birth | UNRECORDED | Marks & Identifiers | THE GOVERNOR WHO ASKED WHAT IS TRUTH |
| Place of Birth | ROME | Hair | UNRECORDED |
| Tribe | NONE (A ROMAN) | Eyes | UNRECORDED |
| Parentage | OF THE ROMAN EQUESTRIAN ORDER | People | THE ROMAN EMPIRE |
| Occupation | PREFECT / GOVERNOR OF JUDEA | Species | HUMAN |
| Affiliation | THE ROMAN GOVERNMENT OF JUDEA | Calling | THE JUDGE WHO CONDEMNED THE INNOCENT TO PLEASE THE CROWD |
| Primary Mission | ADMINISTER ROMAN JUSTICE IN JUDEA | Known Signs | THE TRIAL OF JESUS / THE WASHING OF HANDS |
| Covenant Role | THE MAGISTRATE BEFORE WHOM CHRIST WITNESSED | Divine Access | DIRECT / STOOD FACE TO FACE WITH THE LORD AT TRIAL |
| Divine Encounter Level | DIRECT | Imperial Classification | THE ROMAN GOVERNOR |
| Covenant Status | AUTHORITY GIVEN FROM ABOVE | Known Miracles | NONE RECORDED |
| Divine Commission | COMPROMISED | Threat Assessment | THE CROWD'S THREAT / FEAR FOR HIS POSITION |
| Mission Status | FAILED JUSTICE / DELIVERED JESUS TO DEATH | Archive Category | GOSPEL / THE PASSION |
What he declared about Jesus three times: I FIND NO GUILT IN THIS MAN
What he did to shift the blame: WASHED HIS HANDS BEFORE THE CROWD
The subject was the Roman governor of Judea before whom Jesus was brought after the council condemned Him. He questioned the Lord and, hearing of a kingdom not of this world, asked, What is truth?
He found no basis for a charge against Jesus and said so plainly, seeking to release Him. He offered the crowd a choice between Jesus and Barabbas, but they demanded Barabbas and cried out for Jesus to be crucified.
He had Jesus scourged and brought Him out, hoping the sight would satisfy them, saying, Behold the man; but the chief priests and crowd only shouted the louder for His death.
Warned by his wife's dream and troubled by the claim that Jesus was the Son of God, the subject nonetheless feared the charge that he was no friend of Caesar, and gave way. He took water and washed his hands, saying he was innocent of this blood.
The Lord told him he would have no authority except what was given from above. So the subject delivered Jesus to be crucified, and set over the cross the title, King of the Jews, though against the priests' protest he would not change what he had written.
EYES ONLYRestricted // Sacred Record
- Knowing the right and failing to do it is guilt no washing removes.
- Fear of losing position can override the plainest verdict of conscience.
- All earthly authority is granted from above and answers to the One above.
