Flavius Artemis- the centurion page 10 by ric gustafson
Flavius held tightly onto the rope as he led Jesus across the open courtyard toward Caiaphas's house. As he and his small contingent of soldiers led the Rabbi across the dark courtyard, he noticed the coal fire that was in a corner. His keen eye noticed two men standing near it who stood out. One was big, burly and looked like a fisherman. He looked familiar to Flavius but he couldn't remember where he saw him.
He led Jesus into the large meeting hall.
Caiaphas noticed the Rabbi and raised his hand to quiet the seventy men behind him. Instead of a so called King, he looked upon a young bearded man in a tattered cloak. The young man's face looked swollen from being struck there already.
Flavius led Jesus up to Caiaphas and now he stood in front of him. His head was down and he was silent. Several people came forward and said all kinds of accusations against the prisoner. Caiaphas knew that their statements would not sustain a charge against the prisoner. When the last two witnesses spoke up, the chief priest knew he had finally heard what he had been waiting for.
research help: ' The Murder of Jesus' by James Macarthur
Peace and God's blessings. Love Ric
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