Conversely, the judge cannot say, ―Bill Gates is a prestigious guy, why should I embarrass him by ruling
against him?‖ The judge cannot tamper with the law to suit the sentiments of the individual parties.
A judge is not allowed to listen to one party without the presence of the other party.
26:64 Hereafter shall ye see the Son of man sitting on the right hand of power, and coming in the
clouds of heaven―(64) Jesus saith unto him, Thou hast said: nevertheless I say unto you, Hereafter shall ye see the Son of
man sitting on the right hand of power, and coming in the clouds of heaven.‖ (Matt 26:64)
―I was seeing in the visions of the night, and lo, with the clouds of the heavens as a son of man was [one]
coming, and unto the Ancient of Days he hath come, and before Him they have brought him near.‖ (Daniel
7:13)
One of the "puzzles" that concerned the Jewish sages was that some parts of the Tenakh seemed to indicate
that the Messiah would arrive triumphantly on the clouds, while others said He would come on a donkey. The
conclusion they reached was that if Israel merited it, he would come on the clouds; but if they failed, he
would come on a donkey:
Talmud - Mas. Sanhedrin 98a: ―R. Alexandri said: R. Joshua b. Levi pointed out a contradiction. It is written,
in its time [will the Messiah come], whilst it is also written, I [the Lord] will hasten it! — if they are worthy, I will
hasten it: if not, [he will come] at the due time. R. Alexandri said: R. Joshua opposed two verses: it is written:
And behold, one like the son of man came with the clouds of heaven whilst [elsewhere] it is written, [behold,
thy king cometh unto thee...] lowly, and riding upon an ass! — if they are meritorious, [he will come] with the
clouds of heaven; if not, lowly and riding upon an ass.‖
Y‘shua, as we know, first came to his people on the back of a donkey (Matt 21:5) and is destined to return in
the clouds with the rapture of the Believers, as explained in Matthew chapter 24.
26:65-75 Then the high priest rent his clothes, saying, He hath spoken blasphemy―(65) Then the high priest rent his clothes, saying, He hath spoken blasphemy; what further need have we of
witnesses? behold, now ye have heard his blasphemy. (66) What think ye? They answered and said, He is
guilty of death. (67) Then did they spit in his face, and buffeted him; and others smote him with the palms of
their hands, (68) Saying, Prophesy unto us, thou Christ, Who is he that smote thee? (69) Now Peter sat
without in the palace: and a damsel came unto him, saying, Thou also wast with Jesus of Galilee. (70) But he
denied before them all, saying, I know not what thou sayest. (71) And when he was gone out into the porch,
another maid saw him, and said unto them that were there, This fellow was also with Jesus of Nazareth. (72)
And again he denied with an oath, I do not know the man. (73) And after a while came unto him they that
stood by, and said to Peter, Surely thou also art one of them; for thy speech betrayeth thee. (74) Then began
he to curse and to swear, saying, I know not the man. And immediately the cock crew. (75) And Peter
remembered the word of Jesus, which said unto him, Before the cock crow, thou shalt deny me thrice. And
he went out, and wept bitterly.‖
Again, the reaction of the High Priest is that of someone claiming in some fashion to be YHWH, as all Jews
were considered "sons of YHWH" in a greater sense.
The Jewish trial in perspectiveThe trial of Y‘shua was unique in many ways. Normally in Jewish law, witnesses acted as prosecutors and
their duty was to bring a charge against the accused. This would be a clear statement of the offence alleged,
together with the evidence to support it. Instead, the decision to arrest Y‘shua was taken by the authorities;
and at no stage in the proceedings against him was Y‘shua formally charged with any offence. In fact, He
was eventually sentenced not for any offence, which happened before He went to court – but for something
that happened in the court itself. Imagine the hue and cry there would be today if a man was on trial for his
life, but at no stage in the proceedings was he ever charged with any offence. Unbelievably, it was his judges
who conspired to have Y‘shua convicted.
Another unique thing about the trial of Y‘shua is the number of times he appeared in court. In fact, it is more
correct to speak of the trials, rather than the trial of Y‘shua. Never has anyone been tried by so many courts
in such a short space of time. Within about ten hours Y‘shua appeared six times before four different judges.
His main trials were those before the Jews and the Romans, each of which had three separate stages.
Y‘shua underwent a double trial. Two great and independent systems of criminal legalism were called into
play to determine his fate.