TIL that Barabbas was imprisoned for insurrection. He believed violence was necessary to remove ungodly leaders in order to establish the Kingdom of God. The people voted to release him instead of Jesus.
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Barabbas | Facts & Significance | Britannica
Barabbas, in the New Testament, a prisoner mentioned in all four Gospels who was chosen by the crowd, over Jesus Christ, to be released by Pontius Pilate in a customary pardon before the feast of Passover.Encyclopedia Britannica
