Many of the Jews therefore, who had come with Mary and had seen what he did, believed in him, but some of them went to the Pharisees and told them what Jesus had done. So the chief priests and the Pharisees gathered the council and said, “What are we to do? For this man performs many signs. If we let him go on like this, everyone will believe in him, and the Romans will come and take away both our place and our nation.” But one of them, Caiaphas, who was high priest that year, said to them, “You know nothing at all. Nor do you understand that it is better for you that one man should die for the people, not that the whole nation should perish.” He did not say this of his own accord, but being high priest that year he prophesied that Jesus would die for the nation, and not for the nation only, but also to gather into one the children of God who are scattered abroad. So from that day on they made plans to put him to death.
(John 11:45-53 ESV)
When you think about the context and flow of this statement, it almost contradictory: "Jesus raised someone from the dead, so let's kill Him!" Of course, that is because they understood the import of what Jesus did and what it said: He has authority. He rules. The desire to kill Jesus was a rejection of His rule and reign in their lives. Today, we have not physically killed Jesus (except He did die for our sins as well.) But many "kill" Him by rejecting His rightful rule and reign over them. If we truly understand the importance of His resurrection, we have no choice but to humbly bow before Him and submit to His sule over us.
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