BST “Tucked away in the story of Jesus’ bloody trail to the cross is that the soldiers who beat him wrapped him in a purple robe and placed a crown of thorns upon his head. They gave Jesus a crown of thorns to mock him because Jesus spoke openly to Pilate that he was a king, but … Continue reading Why Was Jesus Given a Crown of Thorns, Whipped, Beaten, And Tortured Mercilessly? What Is Palm Sunday, Salvation? Pharisees, Essenes, Samaritans, Sadducees, Gentiles Explained