John 19:12 And from thenceforth Pilate sought to release him: but the Jews cried out, saying, if you let this man go you are not Caesar's friend: whosoever makes himself a king speaks against Caesar.
[The Desire of Ages pp 732] Pilate’s wife saw Him on trial in the judgment hall. She saw the hands tightly bound as the hands of a criminal. She saw Herod and his soldiers doing their dreadful work. She heard the priests and rulers, filled with envy and malice, madly accusing. She saw Pilate give Jesus to the scourging, after he had declared, “I find no fault in Him.” She heard the condemnation pronounced by Pilate, and saw him give Christ up to His murderers. She saw the cross uplifted on Calvary.
She saw the earth wrapped in darkness, and heard the mysterious cry, “It is finished.” Still another scene met her gaze. She saw Christ seated upon the great white cloud, while the earth reeled in space, and His murderers fled from the presence of His glory. With a cry of horror, she awoke, and at once wrote to Pilate words of warning.
When the leaders of any nation know what is the right thing to do, and for political reasons, refuse to do so, then their guilt becomes much worse, for sin is committed against great light. Pilate knew what was the right thing to do, because not only the raw evidences dictated the truth in the matter, but God Himself got involved, by warning him directly.
John 19:13 When Pilate therefore heard that saying he brought Jesus forth, and sat down in the judgment seat in a place that is called the Pavement, but in the Hebrew, Gabbatha. 16 Then delivered he him therefore unto them to be crucified. And they took Jesus, and led him away.
May God add His blessing to the study of His word. “Good night” and God bless!