In the Spirit's Power - William W. Prescott

no answer.” Pilate tried to release Him, “but the
Jews cried out saying, If thou let this man go, thou
art not Caesar’s friend; whosoever maketh himself
a king speaketh against Caesar.” And Pilate knew
that if he did not accede to their request that there
would a word go to Tiberius the cruel, “Pilate your
governor has allowed an insurrection to go on here,
and has refused to have anything to say against it.”
And so he did what they wanted him to do. What
was the charge?--Unfriendly to Caesar. That was
the charge on which Jesus Christ was put to death.
It was contrary to the law for Him to teach a new
religion, but He did it. And for this they put Him to
death.
The Apostles and the Powers That Be
He was raised from the dead, and called His
disciples together, and said to them, “Go ye into all
the world, and preach the gospel to every creature.”
Go throughout the whole Roman Empire and
preach the gospel to every creature; yet He knew
that that was directly contrary to the law of Rome.
The disciples went and preached as they were
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