Christ's Purpose in Jerusalem

"And as Jesus was going up to Jerusalem, He took the twelve disciples aside, and on the way He said to them, 'See, we are going up to Jerusalem.  And the Son of Man will be delivered over to the chief priests and scribes, and they will condemn Him to death and deliver Him over to the Gentiles to be mocked and flogged and crucified, and He will be raised on the third day.'" Matthew 20:17-19

"While He was still speaking, Judas came, one of the twelve, and with him a great crowd with swords and clubs, from the chief priests and the elders of the people...Then those who had seized Jesus led Him to Caiaphas the hight priest, where the scribes and the elders had gathered." Matthew 26:47, 57

"When morning came, all the chief priests and the elders of the people took counsel against Jesus to put Him to death.  And they bound Him and led Him away and delivered Him over to Pilate the governor." Matthew 27:1-2

"So when Pilate saw that he was gaining nothing, but rather that a riot was beginning, he took water and washed his hands before the crowd, saying, 'I am innocent of this man's blood;; see to it yourselves.'  And all the people answered, 'His blood be on us and on our children!'  Then he released for them Barabbas, and having scourged Jesus, delivered Him to be crucified."  Matthew 27:24-26

"And when they came to a place called Golgotha (which means Place of a Skull), they offered Him wine to drink, mixed with gall, but when he tasted it, He would not drink it.  And when they had crucified Him..." Matthew 27:33-35a

O come, let us adore Him.