As told by Mark’s gospel, Jesus was arrested after entering Jerusalem while praying at the Mount of Olives, all while his disciples fled upon his arrest. Before he had been arrested Jesus was praying to his Father that he would not have to go through the suffering and crucifixion and only after his father deemed it necessary did Jesus willingly allow himself to be arrested. The Jews planned his arrest for night during when Passover when the streets would be empty. This allowed them the chance to catch him if he ran, which they planned on it, but instead he allowed himself to be arrested after praying to his Father. He was tried six times, three times in a religious court and three times before a Roman court. He was charged with blasphemy, as he was claiming to be the Son of God, the Messiah. Jesus, the most innocent man in the history of the world, was found guilty of crimes and sentenced to death by crucifixion.
The Romans took the word Messiah literally as it means king. They thought Jesus was going to stage a political uprising and make himself the king of the country, then bring all His Jewish friends into power. The Romans had all the power up until this time and were not
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They had several illegalities in their trials such as: (1) No trial was to be held during feast time. (2) Each member of the court was to vote individually to convict or acquit, but Jesus was convicted by acclamation. (3) If the death penalty was given, a night must pass before the sentence was carried out; however, only a few hours passed before Jesus was placed on the Cross. (4) The Jews had no authority to execute anyone. (5) No trial was to be held at night, but this trial was held before dawn. (6) The accused was to be given counsel or representation, but Jesus had none. (7) The accused was not to be asked self-incriminating questions, but Jesus was asked if He was the