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“Do you think that I cannot call upon my Father and he will not provide me at this moment with more than twelve legions of angels? ([https://bible.usccb.org/bible/matthew/26?53 Mt 26:53])</blockquote> | “Do you think that I cannot call upon my Father and he will not provide me at this moment with more than twelve legions of angels? ([https://bible.usccb.org/bible/matthew/26?53 Mt 26:53])</blockquote> | ||
That's what the pharisees and the disciples and all the Jews wanted from their Messiah. Jesus could have at any time ordered down "twelve legions of angels" and thrown the Romans out of Palestine. He could have climbed down from the Cross and cracked open a bottle of champaign, saying "Just kidding! Let's kick some Roman butt now!" | Similarly, Jesus also tells Pilot,<blockquote>Jesus answered, “My kingdom does not belong to this world. If my kingdom did belong to this world, my attendants [would] be fighting to keep me from being handed over to the Jews. But as it is, my kingdom is not here.” ([https://bible.usccb.org/bible/john/18?36 Jn 18:36)]</blockquote>That's what the pharisees and the disciples and all the Jews wanted from their Messiah. Jesus could have at any time ordered down "twelve legions of angels" and thrown the Romans out of Palestine. He could have climbed down from the Cross and cracked open a bottle of champaign, saying "Just kidding! Let's kick some Roman butt now!" | ||
But that's how men think, not God. | But that's how men think, not God. | ||