How did the zealots feel towards Jesus?

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2026-07-29 06:00

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"text-align:justify;line-height:16.5pt;">The Zealots were the

people just under the Pharisees. They absolutely hated the Romans

because they ruled their land. The Zealots wanted Jesus dead

because He did not live up to their expectations as the Messiah. As

Messiah Jesus was expected to deliver all the other nations into

the hands of the Zealots but He did none of these things, therefore

the Zealots got annoyed and they wanted Him dead. The Zealots also

wanted to kill Jesus for his sympathetic behaviour towards tax

collectors. This is because the Zealots as a group were strongly

different to any form of Roman rule and therefore would have been

angry with Jesus for encouraging other Jews to pay their taxes to

Caesar whom they opposed. The Zealots wanted to be in charge

instead of the Romans: they didn't like the Romans but Jesus liked

them! Jesus talked to them, told people to accept them and Jesus

welcomed EVERYONE so this also meant the Romans and the Zealots

definitely did not like that.

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