Jesus is then arraigned before various groups of people. The whole of humanity is complicit in the rejection of Jesus. If you or I had been around at the time we would have been amongst those rejecting Jesus.
First it is the chief priests and teachers of the law, the council of the people.
They asked Jesus if He was the Messiah. They were not actually interested in whether or not He was the Messiah, they just wanted "grounds" to convict Him. Jesus confronts his inquisitors with the truth of the matter. Then He declares that the Son of Man will be seated at the right hand of God. There are at least two implications of this statement. First, Jesus knew what the outcome would be. He knew He would die, and He knew He would be raised from the dead and exalted. Secondly, He is claiming equality with God.
The council then asks Him "Are you the Son of God?". Jesus does not give a direct answer, but His failure to deny being the Son of God is taken as sufficient grounds to declare Jesus guilty of blasphemy.
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