In that moment, Barabbas walked away, his shackles removed, a free man. But his freedom came at a cost—Jesus took his place. This is the very essence of what Christ did for all of us.

The story of Barabbas originates in New Testament accounts of Jesus’s trial before Pontius Pilate, Roman governor of Judea in the first century. Pilate questions Jesus and finds him innocent, but to ...

Though Jesus had been beloved in Jerusalem less than a week before, the chief priests and the elders persuaded the people to vote to release Barabbas. And what was to be done with the innocent ...

So he released Barabbas for them; and after flogging Jesus, he handed him over to be crucified. MEDITATION The Judge of the world, who will come again to judge us all, stands there, dishonoured ...

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To forgive and love as Jesus did although they shouted Barabbas and not His name; ... Sadly, now a version of this fantasy will be acted out in real time before our eyes, ...