Sadly I think we are seeing an awful lot of this in society today.

 

Luke 23:13-25(NKJV)

Then Pilate, when he had called together the chief priests, the rulers, and the people, 

said to them, “You have brought this Man to me, as one who misleads the people. And indeed, having examined Him in your presence, I have found no fault in this Man concerning those things of which you accuse Him; 

no, neither did Herod, for I sent you back to him; and indeed nothing deserving of death has been done by Him. 

I will therefore chastise Him and release Him” 

(for it was necessary for him to release one to them at the feast).

And they all cried out at once, saying, “Away with this Man, and release to us Barabbas”—

who had been thrown into prison for a certain rebellion made in the city, and for murder.

Pilate, therefore, wishing to release Jesus, again called out to them. 

But they shouted, saying, “Crucify Him, crucify Him!”

Then he said to them the third time, “Why, what evil has He done? I have found no reason for death in Him. I will therefore chastise Him and let Him go.”

But they were insistent, demanding with loud voices that He be crucified. And the voices of these men and of the chief priests prevailed. 

So Pilate gave sentence that it should be as they requested. 

And he released to them the one they requested, who for rebellion and murder had been thrown into prison; but he delivered Jesus to their will.

A lot of lives are being destroyed by the loud demands of the masses in our public discourse today.  I find it sad. 

Now let me be perfectly clear that I am not saying any of the people being destroyed are Christ.  I'm not saying that at all.  What I am calling attention to is the similarity in the methodology.  People being destroyed based on the hysterical call of the masses.