Why there will only be 144,000 Annointed out of all who will ever live ... since the beginning and unto the end?
Why the Jewish People never embraced Jesus?
Why Peter betrayed Jesus three times?
Why Judas Iscariot betrayed Jesus once, too?
Why Pilot considered Jesus as "just a man" by compairing Jesus to Barobass in Pilot's offer to choose?
Why the Roman Empire had no problem carrying out the order to kill Jesus?
These people were there ... ever wonder?
2006-08-25 10:37:04 · 20 answers · asked by pickle head 6 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
NO, I wonder at what age you'll outgrow these stories and think for yourself...
Obviously, the only "holy" book that is truely god's word is the
Enuma Elish
or maybe
The Avesta
Have you considered these??? Probably not....so sad
2006-08-25 10:43:43 · answer #1 · answered by Gemelli2 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Its "Pilate" not "Pilot."
Sure, I have wondered about some of those points. If you do some research on historical facts, you'll find that the Roman Empire had NO PROBLEM killing many MANY people. Its little wonder how the Romans and Pilate, the Roman governor, found it easy to condemn and kill Jesus.
As for the first four questions, none of them are really important in their specificity to my faith... so I haven't spent much time considering them.... But, Peter betrayed Jesus 3 times to fullfill Jesus' prophecy that he would. Maybe there is symblism in the 3 times. As for Judas, once was all it took. Some Jewish people did and have embraced Jesus. As for the 144,000... I don't know. Go ask the Jehovah's Witnesses.
2006-08-25 10:46:33 · answer #2 · answered by ziz 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
1. I believe the 144,000 is the number of people that will remain faithful throughout the tribulation period. That's AFTER the Christians have already been taken into heaven.
2. Because of corruption in the priesthood. Jesus threatened their authority, so the priests lied about him to get rid of him.
3. Peter didn't betray Jesus, he denied knowing him. He was affraid (probably for good reason) that he would be arrested along with Jesus.
4. Judas betrayed Jesus for money.
5. Pilate was a Roman official who could see a conspiracy when he smelled one. He know Jesus was innocent. But, it was safer to let the Jews do what they wanted than to have an insurrection on his hands.
6. For the same reason Pilate didn't stop the whole thing.
2006-08-25 10:45:37 · answer #3 · answered by Privratnik 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The 144,000 is from the twelve tribes that will go around witnessing to the Jews during the tribulation. People mess up, so Peter was human, but he repented. Jesus willingly gave His life, He could have called ten thousand angels to rescue Him from the cross. Greed for Judas, Pilot didn't want to have Jesus killed, but went along with it to appease the people. The Jews were looking for a Messiah to come and set up His thrown on earth and defeat the Romans, but Jesus came as a babe. The next time He comes, it will be in power and Majesty, with vengeance for those who are fighting Israel.
2006-08-25 10:46:53 · answer #4 · answered by ? 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you are referring to the account in the book of Revelation about the 144,000 Annointed then you should know that the book of the revelation of John was all written in symbolism. A lot of people get confused when they read revelations and start predicting the Return of Jesus and stuff. It doesn't mean that is the number of people what will be saved. It is symbolic. It would take to long to explain here, but go to a christian book store and get a commentary on the book of revelation or a commentary on the books of the new testement
The Jewish people in Jesus' day did not accept him because they were so steeped in formality and tradition. They thought that the only way to be saved was to keep all of the rules of the old testement that God had given them, but they didn't understand that Jesus was God and he had come to give them a new testement, a new law. Jesus' birth, live, death and ressurection was so they could stop being "holy" on the outside with all of their sacrifices and stuff and become holy on the inside. To become a new creature. To have his spirit inside of them, leading them. And they didn't like it. They thought the old testement law made them better than others when really the old law was to keep them separated from sin. They had become so conceited that they felt threatened by Jesus's "new plan". He tried to show them with miracles, signs and wonders that he was God, the messiah they had been waiting for, but they were expecting something else. They wanted a king to rise up and come and deliver them from the Roman Empire. Eventually Jesus stopped trying to reach them and turned his attention to the Gentiles "or non-jews". In the book of John it says "He came unto his own, and his own recieved him not"
Peter betrayed Jesus because of peer-pressure and Jesus knew Peter would betray him so that is why is tried to warn him that after he betrayed him he could find forgiveness. He knew that Peter would be so upset with himself. Peter told the maiden that he did not know Jesus because he was afraid that they would take him and kill him too. It was just self-preservation out of pure fear. I guess a lot of people would do the same thing in his position. But after Jesus rose again from the dead and appeared to Peter and the disciples he didn't even mention the fact that Peter had Betrayed him. His first words to Peter were "Peter do you love me?" At least Peter repented and forgave himself instead of committing suicide like Judas.
Judas betrayed Jesus because he was greedy and selfish. Several times in the scriptures Jesus rebukes Judas for being greedy. Maybe he really didn't think that they would arrest Jesus. Maybe he thought he would just take the 30 pieces of silver and then just warn Jesus they were after him and he would get away with it. I don't know why he even though he could hide from Jesus what he was planning to do to him. Jesus knew already. Judas let greed overtake him and the bible says "and Satan entered his heart."
Pilot considered Jesus just a man at first because of his conscience if he acknowledged that he was God then he would feel guilty, but in the end he says "Truley this man was the son of God"
The Roman Empire wanted to kill Jesus because he had a huge following and they thought there would be an uprising against Ceasar so they killed him hoping to get ride of his followers if he wasn't here to lead them. Boy were they wrong
Hope this helps
email me if you have any more questions
2006-08-25 11:00:08 · answer #5 · answered by classylady 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The 144000 are a special group - besides them the Bible speaks of 'a great multitude that no man could number' being saved.
After Jesus' death, thousands of Jewish people accepted the truth about him.
Peter repented. Judas just wanted the money. Pilate said he could find no fault in him. The Roman Empire wasn't interested in spiritual things and Jesus said his kingdom was a spiritual one.....
Continue?
2006-08-25 10:42:53 · answer #6 · answered by jewel_flower 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Read the whole passage after the 144,000...
[Rev 7:4] I heard the number of those who had been marked with the seal, one hundred and forty-four thousand marked from every tribe of the Israelites:
[Rev 7:5] twelve thousand were marked from the tribe of Judah, twelve thousand from the tribe of Reuben, twelve thousand from the tribe of Gad,
[Rev 7:6] twelve thousand from the tribe of Asher, twelve thousand from the tribe of Naphtali, twelve thousand from the tribe of Manasseh,
[Rev 7:7] twelve thousand from the tribe of Simeon, twelve thousand from the tribe of Levi, twelve thousand from the tribe of Issachar,
[Rev 7:8] twelve thousand from the tribe of Zebulun, twelve thousand from the tribe of Joseph, and twelve thousand were marked from the tribe of Benjamin.
[Rev 7:9] After this I had a vision of a great multitude, which no one could count, from every nation, race, people, and tongue. They stood before the throne and before the Lamb, wearing white robes and holding palm branches in their hands.
[Rev 7:10] They cried out in a loud voice: "Salvation comes from our God, who is seated on the throne, and from the Lamb."
The Jewish people did embrace Jesus, just not all of them. Some are still converting to Christianity.
Peter was human, but he didn't dispare after denying Jesus, he repented and was forgiven.
Judas never accepted Christ's mission. He wanted to force Jesus into a confrontation with the Romans so he(Judas) could have an important role in Jesus' new earthly kingdom as he understood it.
Pilate never considered Jesus as just a man. He was very afraid to be responsible for Jesus' death. That is why he washed his hands of it all.
The Roman Empire didn't have any problems killing anyone that they considered to be a threat to Roman leasership.
I do wonder how someone who actually experienced Jesus in the flesh could act the way they did.
2006-08-25 10:50:24 · answer #7 · answered by Robert L 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Why do you believe in a book written on the hearsay of upper-class middle ages european men? 144,000 means you must be a witness. This is a denomination specific belief. Jesus was a prophet, people cab pick and choose the prophets they follow. and for the rest - see above.
2006-08-25 10:44:20 · answer #8 · answered by Josie 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no.
1. youre a mormon. you beleive that billions upon billions of people, innocent or not, will be tortured in hell for all eternity. as it is the odds of YOU going to heaven are slim....144,000 to (enter number of all mormons in all of existence)
2. jewish people dont embrace jesus fortheir own reasons. simply because they dont doesent make them bad people. unless youre an asshat...apaprently you are
3. judas betr....whatever
4. another whatever. mormon bull**** is all i can say to that.
5. the roman empire didnt only have no problem killing jesus, it didnt have a problem killing any of the people protesting to be the son of god and preaching monotheism.
wether they were or not....no i dont wonder.
2006-08-25 10:39:13 · answer #9 · answered by johnny_zondo 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Out of all that, the only thing that actually happened is that the Jewish people never embraced Jesus. The rest is mythology.
Why would the Jewish people embrace an obviously mythical person? Seems obvious they wouldn't.
2006-08-25 10:43:00 · answer #10 · answered by lenny 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋