Seventh Day Baptist
Christian Education Council
PO BOX 1678
Janesville, WI 53547
—Mark 14:55-62
by: Jennifer Lewis Berg.
Jesus was condemned before He had even been tried. Every witness against Him was a liar. The most respected elders of His society treated Him as a common criminal. And yet, He remained dignified and respectful of their honored positions. When He finally decided to answer the leading and trick question, He spoke calmly, with respect. In language they could understand, He told a simple truth: though He was now being condemned and led towards the crucifixion on the cross, there would come a time when He would sit in judgment over all of them. His position would be above all others: seated at the right hand of His Father and coming to earth “with the clouds of heaven” (v.62).