Read John 19:7-15
It is obvious reading these scriptures that Herod is out of his element. He is supersticious enough to be afraid that Jesus might be the son of God but too afraid of the people to have any strong convictions. He asks Jesus where he came from and when Jesus doesn't answer he tries to threaten him with his life. Jesus puts him in his place by telling Pilate that he has no power over him but what the Lord has given him and the people that delivered him are going to be held more responsible than him. This show of authority scares Pilate even more and he tries one more time to reason with the crowd outside. They tell him that if he lets Jesus go he is no friend of Caesar's because Jesus is making himself the king. So Pilate is cornered and brings Jesus out to judge him. The name of the place is called "the Pavement" which means strewed stone. Jesus is the rock and his blood is about to be strewn. (Strewn means sprinkled.) It is the preparation of the passover and the 6th hour. I looked at all the scriptures that spoke of the 6th hour and it seems the 6th hour is a time of rightful judgment. Pilate came out and proclaimed, "Behold your King!" On the 6th hour Jesus met the woman at the well and proclaimed to her that he was the Messiah (John 4:25). Peter was up on a housetop praying about the sixth hour when the heavens opened and showed him that he should not call the Gentiles common but cleansed.
In Jesus case, they didn't want Jesus to be their king so they rejected their king and chose Caesar instead.
Everyone has a 6th hour so may we make the right declaration.
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