Pontius Pilate ordered the death of Jesus on a cross. This crucifixion was due to Jesus’ affect on the people. The Romans did not like how Jesus was basically getting in their way. However, it doesn’t seem like this was the only reason for Jesus’ crucifixion. When he was made to carry the cross, Jesus was not rejecting the cross, but embracing it. Why would this be? Jesus stated: “O Cross, My soul’s beloved, now made ready to fulfill my desires – come to Me, so that I may be embraced in your arms, and so that, laid upon them on an altar, I may be acceptable to the eternal Father as the sacrifice for his reconciliation with humanity.” This statement helps form the common idea that Jesus knew that his sacrifice was part of God’s plan.
Yes, the Romans did want Jesus dead, but that was all in God’s will. God wanted Jesus to die, not because he wanted to see him fall, but for him to rise and come be seated in Heaven. The sacrifice of Jesus was for God to reconcile with humanity. Pontius Pilate did, in fact, order the death of Jesus and an unfair trial was formed, but it was all in God’s favor in the end.