What Are You Hiding? Part [8] 09/29/2025 (Morning thought)

Matthew 28:14 And if this come to the governor's ears, we will persuade him, and secure you.

They were assembled urgently because they would have to do one out of two things: [1] They could admit it. They could leave the truth intact, just as the soldiers had related the facts. However, if they were to go with the raw facts in the matter, they would implicate themselves in a crime that would rock the nation to its core, because they would incur the guilt of having killed The Son of God for no reason.

They would now have to face the music and confess to the nation that they were wrong, and as a result, they could face the death penalty, according to the law of God. This then would have serious ripple effects right up the chain of command because it would implicate Pilate who gave the final order to slay Christ, and if this were to come to the officials at Rome, he could then be deposed from his high office.

Another satellite problem would also surface with their practice of pardoning a convicted felon for no valid reason. Therefore, rather than fess up, and go to God for pardon, they determine to hide the facts in the case through coverup bribes and hush money. They also offered immunity to those who had been witnesses of the facts in the case just in case it came to court for redress. If it sounds familiar it’s because there is nothing new under the sun.

Matthew 28:15 So they took the money, and did as they were taught: and this saying is commonly reported among the Jews until this day.

May The Lord add His blessing to the study of His word. God bless!

What Are You Hiding? Part [7] 09/29/2025 (Evening thought)

Matthew 28:2 And, behold, there was a great earthquake: for the angel of the Lord descended from heaven, and came and rolled back the stone from the door, and sat upon it. 3 His countenance was like lightning, and his raiment white as snow.

Again, basically the same thing took place when the leaders in Christ’s day tried to cover up the truth on the resurrection. If when the soldiers had related to them the truth of what had happened, if they chose to turn to God with confession and repentance, the story could have had a happy ending. But they made the deliberate decision to hide the truth, and thus they endeavored to sweep it under the rug without coming clean to both God and man.

Like Judas, who waited until his sins were exposed, they too waited and waited until the news broke on CNN that Jesus was indeed risen from the dead and was being seen and heard by hundreds of people. The story was being run as the headlines with every news cycle, and drip by drip, the undeniable facts in the case were seeping into the public square, but still they denied and denied. That is what happens when you have something to hide.

Matthew 28:4 And for fear of him the keepers did shake and became as dead men. 10 Then said Jesus unto them, Be not afraid: go tell my brethren that they go into Galilee, and there shall they see me. 11 Now when they were going, behold, some of the watch came into the city, and shewed unto the chief priests all the things that were done.

Matthew 28:12 And when they were assembled with the elders, and had taken counsel, they gave large money unto the soldiers.

May God add His blessing to the study of His word. “Good night” and God bless!