Release Barabbas – Uncommon Gospel Event – AlephTau Set – Bible TCG

Rocky Santangela
Jul 4
4 min read

Updated: Aug 12

Release Barabbas – Base Art – Uncommon Gospel Event – AlephTau Set – Bible TCG

A Choice Demanded

Release Barabbas is an Uncommon Event from the Gospel Age, costing 2 faith and delivering potent targeted removal by Exiling an enemy being with 3 or less strength. This efficient spell acts as a clean answer to early and midrange threats and fits beautifully into control decks or tempo-based strategies that focus on maintaining board advantage through selective removal.

The Chosen Scapegoat

The crowd stood in the courtyard, voices rising like a storm. Before them stood two men, Barabbas, a criminal deserving death, and Jesus, the spotless Lamb of God. The choice should have been simple, yet the hearts of men, blinded by sin, cried for the guilty to go free and the Innocent to be condemned. This was more than a political decision. It was the fulfillment of prophecy, the living picture of the scapegoat from the law of Moses.

In the days of the tabernacle, on the Day of Atonement, two goats were chosen by lot, one to be sacrificed unto God, and the other to be sent away into the wilderness, bearing the sins of the people. Jesus was both. He was the offering whose blood was shed, and He was the scapegoat who carried our sins far away. Even in the name Barabbas “son of the father” we see the shadow of Christ. The guilty son went free because the Righteous Son took his place.

This card's verse is Luke 23:18:

"And they cried out all at once, saying, Away with this man, and release unto us Barabbas:"

It is staggering to see how perfectly the law was fulfilled. Every detail of the ritual, every symbol, every scarlet thread whispered His name. The people believed they were choosing a man’s fate, but Heaven had already written the story. The Lamb slain from the foundation of the world stepped into the place of the guilty so that the guilty could walk away free. This was the greatest exchange in all history.

Release Barabbas – Full Art – Uncommon Gospel Event – AlephTau Set – Bible TCG

The Misjudgment of the Crowd

In that moment, the crowd revealed humanity’s desperate need for the true knowledge of good and evil. From the very beginning, God warned Adam about eating from that tree. Our hearts apart from Him cannot discern righteousness. We exalt the wicked and condemn the righteous because our standard is corrupted. That is why the law was given, not to make us righteous, but to show us our need for a Savior.

Barabbas walked into freedom that day because Jesus walked toward the cross. The crowd’s choice mirrors the choice every heart must make, cling to the guilty self, or release it and embrace the life of Christ. The beauty is that Jesus offers this exchange freely. He steps into our place, takes the wrath we earned, and gives us the righteousness we could never earn. This is grace in its most powerful form.

Believer, you are the one whom Christ has set free. You are no longer in the courtyard, wondering which life will be chosen. The choice has already been made at Calvary. Jesus became the offering for your sin, and He became the scapegoat who carried it far away. You stand clean, forgiven, and fully accepted before the Father, clothed in the spotless righteousness of the Son.

Strategic Use In Gameplay

Release Barabbas offers an exceptional removal option that allows you to control the board and protect your game plan without overspending resources. Unlike damaging events, this card guarantees exile on eligible targets, bypassing abilities like Anointing or Protect. This makes it invaluable for managing strong utility cards, support beings, or annoying blockers early on. It's also a great inclusion in event-heavy decks that look to trigger additional synergies while keeping the board clean. Control players, in particular, will love the reliability and timing flexibility this card provides.

Synergies and Plays:

Reliable Removal: Instantly exile enemy beings with 3 or less strength without conditions, ideal against key threats or buffed early-game units.
Event Synergy: Activate combos and synergies that care about events being played.
Control the Tempo: Disrupt the opponent’s flow by removing problematic low-strength beings that may offer outsized value or combo potential.