In this account of
the death of Pilate, it is related that Tiberius Caesar, being very ill and not
knowing that Jesus had been put to death, sends an attendant to Pilate to tell
him to send the physician, Jesus, to him as quickly as possible. When
Caesar hears of the crucifixion of Christ, he commands Pilate be brought to him
and Pilate is condemned to death. The supernatural incidences at the death of
Pilate are related here.
A
Canvas That Heals
8. Veronica said to him, When my Lord went
about preaching, and I was very unwillingly deprived of his presence, at least
the figure of his likeness might give me consolation. 9. And when I was
taking the canvas to the painter to be painted, my Lord met me and asked where I
was going. And when I had made known to him the cause of my journey, he asked me
for the canvas, and gave it back to me printed with the likeness of his
venerable face. 10. Therefore, if your lord will devoutly look upon the
sight of this, he will immediately enjoy the benefit of health.
The
Likeness Of Jesus Heals Caesar
13. So Volusianus came with Veronica to Rome,
and said to Tiberius the emperor, Jesus, whom you have long desired, Pilate and
the Jews have surrendered to an unjust death, and through envy fastened to the
wood of the cross. 14.
Therefore, a certain matron has come with me bringing the likeness of the same
Jesus, and if you will devoutly gaze upon it, you will presently obtain the
benefit of your health. 15.
So Caesar caused the way to be spread with cloths of silk, and ordered the
portrait to be presented to him; and as soon as he had looked upon it, he
regained his original health.
Jesus' Coat Soothes The Wrath Of Caesar
17. Now Pilate brought with him the seamless
coat of Jesus, and wore it when before the emperor.
18. As soon as the
emperor saw him he laid aside all his wrath and rose to him, and was unable to
speak harshly to him in anything, for he who in his absence seemed so terrible
and fierce now in his presence was found comparatively gentle.
19. And when he had
dismissed him, he soon became terribly inflamed against him, declaring himself
wretched because he had not expressed to him the anger of his bosom.
20. And immediately he
had him recalled, swearing and protesting that he was a child of death and unfit
to live upon earth. But when he saw him he instantly greeted him, and laid aside
all the fury of his mind. 21.
All were astonished, and he was astonished himself that he was so enraged
against Pilate while absent but could say nothing sharply to him while he was
present.
Caesar Has The Coat Of Jesus Stripped From Pilate
22. At length, by divine suggestion, or perhaps
by the persuasion of some Christian, he had him stripped of the coat, and soon
resumed against him his original fury of mind. And when the emperor was
wondering very much about this, they told him it had been the coat of the Lord
Jesus. Then the emperor commanded him to be kept in prison till he should take
counsel with the wise men what ought to be done with him.
Pilate's Body Is Sunk In The River, Wicked
Spirits Cause A Great Tempest
26. He was therefore fastened to a great block of stone and sunk in the river
Tiber. But wicked and unclean spirits, rejoicing in his wicked and unclean body,
all moved about in the water, and caused in the air dreadful lightning and
tempests, thunder and hail, so that all were seized with horrible fear.
27. On which account the Romans dragged him out of the river Tiber, bore him
away in derision to Vienne, and sunk him in the river Rhone. For Vienne means,
as it were, Way of Gehenna, because it was then a place of cursing. And evil
spirits were there and did the same things.
The
Burial Site Of Pilate Is Still Diabolically Disturbed
28. These men, therefore, not enduring to be so harassed by demons, removed the
vessel of cursing from them and sent it to be buried in the territory of Losania.
29. But when they were
troubled exceedingly by the same aforesaid vexations, they put it away from them
and sunk it in a certain pool surrounded by mountains, where even yet, according
to the account of some, sundry diabolical contrivances are said to issue forth.
The Report Of Pilate The Governor
Concerning Our Lord Jesus Christ; Which Was Sent To Augustus Caesar, In Rome
Pilate sent this
letter to Caesar in Rome. It is his private report of the occurrences
surrounding the crucifixion of Christ. In this letter Pilate reports to
Rome on the supernatural happings associated with Christ's death.
Pilate Speaks Of The Miracle Healings Of Jesus
3. But they charged him with one heresy in particular, namely, that Jesus said
the Sabbath was not a rest, nor to be observed by them. For he performed many
cures on that day, and made the blind see and the lame walk, raised the dead,
cleansed lepers, healed the paralytic who were wholly unable to move their body
or brace their nerves but could only speak and discourse, and he gave them power
to walk and run, removing their infirmity by his word alone. 6. And again,
there was another who had a withered hand, and not only the hand but rather the
half of the body of the man was like a stone, and he had neither the shape of a
man nor the symmetry of a body; even him he healed with a word and rendered
whole. 7.
And a woman also, who had an issue of blood for a long time, and whose veins and
arteries were exhausted, and who did not bear a human body, being like one dead
and daily speechless, so that all the physicians of the district were unable to
cure her. There remained to her not a hope of life, but as Jesus passed by she
mysteriously received strength by his shadow falling on her from behind. She
touched the hem of his garment and immediately, in that very hour, strength
filled her exhausted limbs, and as if she had never suffered anything, she began
to run along towards Capernaum, her own city, so that she reached it in a six
days' journey.
Pilate Tells Of The Resurrection Of Lazarus
4. There is another very mighty deed which is
strange to the gods we have: he raised up a man who had been dead four days,
summoning him by this word alone, when the dead man had begun to decay and his
body was corrupted by the worms which had been bred, and had the stench of a
dog; but, seeing him lying in the tomb, he commanded him to run, nor did the
dead man at all delay, but as a bridegroom out of his chamber, he went forth
from his tomb filled with abundant perfume.
The
Casting Out Of Demons By Jesus As Reported By Pilate
5. Moreover, even such as were strangers and clearly demoniacs, who had their
dwelling in deserts and devoured their own flesh, and wandered about like cattle
and creeping things, he turned into inhabiters of cities, and by a word rendered
them rational and prepared them to become wise and powerful, and illustrious,
taking their food with all the enemies of the unclean spirits which were
destructive in them, and which he cast into the depth of the sea.
Pilate Relates The Supernatural Happenings Following The Crucifixion
10. Now when he was crucified, there was darkness over all the world, and the
sun was obscured for half a day, and the stars appeared, but no lustre was seen
in them; and the moon lost its brightness, as though tinged with blood; and the
world of the departed was swallowed up, so that the very sanctuary of the
temple, as they call it, did not appear to the Jews themselves at their fall,
but they perceived a chasm in the earth and the rolling of successive thunders.
The
Dead Rise And Speak; Pilate Was Eyewitness To This
11. And amid this terror the dead appeared rising again, as the Jews themselves
bore witness and said that it was Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, and the twelve
patriarchs, and Moses, and Job, who had died before, as they say, some three
thousand five hundred years. 12. And there were very many whom I myself
saw appearing in the body, and they made lamentation over the Jews, because of
the transgression which was committed by them, and because of the destruction of
the Jews and of their law.
Pilate Hears A Great Sound From Heaven The Heavens Illuminated Brighter Than
Ever
13. The terror of the earthquake continued from the sixth hour of the
preparation until the ninth hour; and when it was evening on the first day of
the week, there came a sound from heaven, and the heaven became seven times more
luminous than on all other days. And at the third hour of the night the sun
appeared more luminous that it had ever shone, lighting up the whole
hemisphere.
Lofty, Glorious Men Are Seen
14. And as lightning-flashes suddenly come
forth in a storm, so there were seen men, lofty in stature and surpassing in
glory, a countless host crying out, and their voice was heard as that of
exceedingly loud thunder: Jesus that was crucified is risen again. Come up from
Hades, you that were enslaved in the subterranean recesses of Hades.
A
Bottomless Chasm
15. And the chasm in the earth was as if it had no bottom, but it was so that
the very foundations of the earth appeared, with those that shouted in heaven,
and walked in the body among the dead that were raised. 16.
And he who
raised up all the dead and bound in Hades said, Say to my disciples, he goes
before you into Galilee, and there you will see him.
The
Light Did Not Cease Shining All Night
17. And all that night the light did not cease
shining. And many of the Jews died in the chasm of the earth, being swallowed
up, so that in the morning most of those who had been against Jesus were not to
be found.
Apparitions Of Men Seen Rising
18. Others saw the apparition of men rising
again whom none of us had ever seen.
Only
One Synagogue Left Standing
19. Only one synagogue of the Jews was left in
Jerusalem itself, for they all disappeared in that ruin.
Pilate States Absolutely That He Was Eyewitness To These Events
20. Therefore being astounded by that terror,
and being possessed with the most dreadful trembling, I have written what I saw
at that time and sent it to your excellency; and I have inserted what was done
against Jesus by the Jews, and sent it to your divinity, my lord.
The Trial And Condemnation Of Pilate
The Trial and
Condemnation of Pilate is often referred to as the Paradosis of Pilate. Many
scholars believe it to be a continuation of The Epistle of Pontius Pilate.
This letter pertains to a discourse between Pontius Pilate and Caesar and the
events that take place during this time. Many paranormal events occurred during
their discussion and the subsequent condemnation and execution of Pilate.
All
Who Heard The Letter From Pilate Are Terrified By The Darkness And
Earthquake
1. Now when the letters came to the city of the
Romans, and were read to Caesar with many standing there, they were all
terrified, because through the transgression of Pilate, the darkness and the
earthquake had happened to all the world. And Caesar, being filled with anger,
sent soldiers and commanded that Pilate should be brought as a prisoner.
Caesar Declares Jesus, By His Miracles, To Be Christ, The King Of The Jews
8. And Caesar said, When they delivered him to
you, you ought to have made him secure and sent him to me, and not consented to
them to crucify such a man, who was just and wrought such great and good
miracles, as you said in your report. For by such miracles Jesus was revealed to
be the Christ, the King of the Jews.
The
Multitude Of Gods Fall Down
9. And when Caesar said this and himself named
the name of Christ, all the multitude of the gods fell down together, and became
like dust where Caesar sat with the senate. And all the people who stood near
Caesar were filled with trembling because of the utterance of the word and the
fall of their gods, and they all went away, every man to his house, seized with
fear and wondering at what had happened.
Jesus' Name Destroys The Gods
11. And on the next day when Caesar sat in the
capitol with all the senate, he undertook to question Pilate again. And Caesar
said, Say the truth, most impious one, for through your impious deed which you
committed against Jesus, even here the doing of your evil works were manifested,
in that the gods were brought to ruin. Say then, who is he that was crucified,
for his name destroyed all the gods?
The
World Was Darkened And Brought To Ruin
16. I have been informed of the audacity
perpetrated very recently by the Jews inhabiting Jerusalem and the cities round
about, and their lawless doing, how they compelled Pilate to crucify a certain
god called Jesus, through which great transgression of theirs the world was
darkened and drawn into ruin.
Pilate Is Condemned To Death, Receives An Answer From A Voice From Heaven
22. And behold when Pilate had finished his
prayer, there came a voice from heaven, saying, All generations and the families
of the Gentiles will call you blessed, because under you were fulfilled all
these things that were spoken by the prophets concerning me; and you yourself
must appear as my witness at my second coming, when I shall judge the twelve
tribes of Israel and them that have not confessed my name.
Pilate Is Beheaded And Procla Dies After Seeing An Angel
23. And the Prefect cut off the head of Pilate, and behold, an angel of the Lord
received it. 24. And when his wife Procla saw the angel come and receive
his head, she also, being filled with joy, immediately gave up the ghost and was
buried with her husband.
The Epistle of Pontius Pilate
The Epistle of
Pontius Pilate was written to Tiberius Caesar, Emperor of Rome concerning the
crucifixion of Christ Jesus. In the Epistle, Pilate speaks of supernatural
events connected with the death of Christ.
Supernatural Signs Appeared At The Crucifixion
2. But the people made an amazing effort, and
all their scribes, chiefs and elders agreed to crucify this ambassador of truth,
although their own prophets, like the Sibyls with us, advised to the contrary;
and when he was hanged supernatural signs appeared, and in the judgment of
philosophers menaced the whole world with ruin.
Anomalies In
The Lost Books
The Lost Books of the Bible contain the
same aerial anomalies, beings and people flying up into the sky,
and enigmatic
events as the King James Bible.
Anomalies In
The Lost Books
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