Today in John 11:45-57 we finish off the chapter by watching the  Sanhedrin Council come together to make the final decision of Jesus'  death! Now, we know the Jews cannot kill Jesus for this is not a power  granted them from Rome, but they do seek His arrest so they can bring  their charges before Rome and pass Him over to execution! The reasoning  we find at the beginning of their deliberations is pathetic, for they  feared loosing their status among the people of Israel as well as the  Romans! Secondly, they were afraid Jesus' actions would cause Rome to  eliminate the nation of Israel and their "way of life." Such an amazing  section of Scriptures to consider today with Pastor J!!! Seems like a  lot of the same politics of our modern times eh!