The words of Christ startled the high priest. The thought that there was to be a resurrection of the dead, when all would stand at the bar of God, to be rewarded according to their works, was a thought of terror to Caiaphas. He did not wish to believe that in future he would receive sentence according to his works. There rushed before his mind as a panorama the scenes of the final judgment. For a moment he saw the fearful spectacle of the graves giving up their dead, with the secrets he had hoped were forever hidden. For a moment he felt as if standing before the eternal Judge, whose eye, which sees all things, was reading his soul, bringing to light mysteries supposed to be hidden with the dead.

Kristi ord forfærdede ypperstepræsten. Tanken om, at der ville komme en opstandelse af de døde, hvor alle skulle stilles for Guds domstol, for at deres gerninger kunne blive gengældt, var en skrækkelig tanke for Kajfas. Han brød sig ikke om at tro, at han engang i fremtiden skulle dømmes efter sine gerninger. Begivenhederne ved den sidste dom viste sig for hans sind ligesom et panorama. Et øjeblik så han det frygtelige syn, hvor gravene gav deres døde tilbage sammen med de hemmeligheder, han havde håbet skulle være skjult for evigt. Et øjeblik følte han sig, som om han stod for den evige dommer, hvis øjne, der ser alt, læste tanker og bragte hemmeligheder for dagens lys, som han troede var skjult sammen med de døde.