Action Speaks Louder Volume (Mark 15-16)

"Pilate asked him, "Are you the 'King of the Jews'?"
He answered, "If you say so." The high priests let loose a barrage of accusations.
Pilate asked again, "Aren't you going to answer anything? That's quite a list of accusations." Still he said nothing. Pilate was impressed, really impressed." 15:2-5 MSG

Why was Pilate impressed? Here is a raw deal, Jesus said nothing! There are a barrage of accusations before him and he said nothing! Not even a word of defense! Innocence or not, we usually reacted quickly when someone offended us or accused us. But Jesus didn't! I think Pilate saw something in Jesus, something supernatural. So, Pilate figuratively came into Jesus' side by telling the crowd, "So what do I do with this man you call King of the Jews?" It is as if Pilate accused them back for calling him the King of the Jews. Jesus didn't call himself the King of the Jews, nor did he deny it. But Pilate believed that Jesus didn't call himself the King of the Jews without hearing anything from him. Action speaks louder volume.

The crowd was so stubborn, they wanted him crucified and set Barabbas the murderer free. Pilate once objected, "But for what crime?" He tried to save Jesus, but he saw something stirring in the crowd and Jesus' silence. Those are beyond his control, so he had to let him be crucified. I wonder if Pilate was ready to save Jesus if he said something to defend himself? I think Jesus knew that Pilate would, so he kept his silence so that the Father's plan will be accomplished! More than that, I think Jesus knew that his action on that day will impact the many through his story!

"Pilate questioned whether he could be dead that soon and called for the captain to verify that he was really dead." (15:44 MSG) Pilate was surprised that Jesus was already dead so he summoned the captain to verify. I think Pilate expected something more from Jesus and was surprised, but what he didn't know was that Jesus will resurrect on the 3rd day! The Good News! While Joseph of Arimathea buried Jesus into the tomb, they waited unknowingly for 3 days until the Good News begun!