In the final days of his life, Jesus endured a series of confrontational moments.

Those who loved him watched in horror as their king was dragged

before local authorities. Pilot, who declared that Jesus was innocent, released him to an

angry mob. And that's when the cruelty began.

Today on Insight for Living, Chuck Swindall continues a sobering message that started on our previous program.

He's tracing critical moments leading up to the crucifixion of Jesus.

We'll pick up the story in John Chapter 18.

Chuck titled his message, The Last Trials and Tort torture of Jesus.

You know the greatest insult you can do

the greatest insult you can do against another is to ignore them.

Jesus stands there, all these questions come, he lets them all go by, he knows it is not a serious investigation. This is not an

official interrogation. This is about a game. This is Herod Antipus at his best.

By the way, did I tell you that Herod is the one

before whom the daughter danced? And Herod was so caught up in this incestuous lust for this dancing

young girl that he says to her, half my kingdom I'll give to you. She had been prepared by her mother to give the

answer, I want the head of John the Baptist. That's exactly what Herod required.

This is the man who took the head off John the Baptist.

All of a sudden, Pylock glances out his window and he's back. He thought he was gone. He thought

he was in Herod's court. Herod didn't want to try him. He would never get out

on that limb. He knew that he was in Judea and this was

pilot's case. So it's kind of a ping-pong back and forth and from the fifth trial we

find Jesus rushed to pilot. Now it gets ugly. Now it gets ugly.

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