people may fear Jesus because they think that Jesus will punish if they sin. But Jesus is not a punishing person, he is ever merciful.
Demons fear Jesus and God, and people who love Jesus and God.
He presented a new law to the people and change is often greeted with either fear or anger!
Because He was no ordinary man, the miracles and signs He did was out of the ordinary and that people also knew that God was with Him as well as He was the Son of God. Furthermore, for the case of the teachers of the law, they feared Jesus because many believed in His teaching. They in the case, were afraid of Jesus because of the people.
Because some people that don't know about Jesus and that never ever been saved, they fear dying and judgement, and Satan. They say religion is the world's greates fear, even if you are a christian or not.
Lepers. Lepers were outcasts because of the disease leprosy from which they suffered. People believed leprosy to be highly contagious and so avoided people who had it for fear of catching it.
They had him put to death for many reasons. Fear was part of it. Jesus was looked at as an instigator and provocateur and the Pharisees were afraid that he (Jesus) would eventually bring the wrath of the Roman Empire down on them.
The Romans did not fear Jesus. He was a preacher in a small corner of their vast empire and did not know much about him. The Roman procurator of Judea actually tried to defend Jesus from the accusations which were levied against his by the Jerusalem elite.
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Fear of torture and death.
The fear of sales people can be categorized as the fear of strangers: Xenophobia.
It give fear to people. Together with the 10 commandments of God , aims a peaceful environment if everyone will follow. A good strategy indeed.
Many Jewish people believed that the Messiah would free them from the rule by Rome. Many accepted that Jesus was the Messiah, but none understood that he would free them from rule by Rome, not by military might or skill, but by freeing them from the fear of death.