CONSCIOUSNESS
The Greatest Trial (Barabbas or Jesus)
The trial of Barabbas or Jesus is not a historical event but an eternal, ongoing internal drama within every individual. It is the choice between believing…
Related Bible passages
- John 18:38-40
- John 10:1
- John 10:7
- John 10:30
- Isaiah 43:3
- Isaiah 43:11
- Acts 16:31
Related ideas
BarabbasJesusI AMInner choiceDivine identitySense-manEternal drama
Barabbas Or Jesus
Tonight’s subject is "Barabbas or Jesus." This is the greatest trial that ever took place in eternity. ... The story of the greatest trial that ever took place in eternity. May I tell you: it is taking place here tonight and you are the witnesses. You are the ones who will either cry out for the release of one or the other. It is entirely up to you, for this is the story; it must take place in this manner. The supreme effort of God to reveal himself in the present tense was the coming of Jesus. Jesus came to reveal God as the eternal contemporary. That is the trial. One believes it or they disbelieve it. ... So, here Jesus comes to reveal God in the present tense, and man refuses it. They speak of God in the past – "He was" or "He will be," but few people in the world can believe in the reality of "I AM," and that is the great trial, and you are on trial tonight because you are asked the question: "Will you believe that your own wonderful I AM-ness is the one and only God?" Or: "Do you believe, because of your present social, intellectual, or financial position that you are less than someone else?" and you allow your reason to dictate this as something that is final? ... Here is the greatest trial that ever took place in eternity and you are called upon to scream out the one you want released; and the world invariably screams out (but not all, there is always that minority who will scream out, "Release Jesus") but the majority will scream out, "Release Barabbas!" Release the robber! And so they chose the robber, and throughout the centuries the robber has ruled over them right down to this day.
The trial of Barabbas or Jesus is not a historical event but an eternal, ongoing internal drama within every individual. It is the choice between believing in the limitations dictated by the senses and reason (Barabbas, the robber) or believing in one's own 'I AM' consciousness as the sole God and creative power (Jesus). Humanity's default choice is Barabbas, leading to a life ruled by external circumstances and limitations.