But
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
The
angelic host beheld with wonder and with grief Him who had been the
Majesty of heaven, and had worn the crown of glory, now crowned with
thorns, a bleeding victim to the rage of an infuriated mob, who were
fired to insane madness by the wrath of Satan.
Wonder, O heavens, and be astonished, O earth! Behold the oppressor
and the oppressed! A multitude inclose the Saviour of the world.
Mockings and jeerings are mingled with coarse oaths of blasphemy. His
lowly birth and humble life are commented upon by the unfeeling mob. His
claim to be the Son of God is ridiculed by chief priests and elders,
and the vulgar jest and insulting sneer are passed from lip to lip.
Satan controlled the minds of his servants. He imbued the chief priests
and elders with religious frenzy. This they communicated to the mob
until a corrupt harmony united all, from the hypocritical priests and
elders down to the most debased.
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