His life while living was a sacrifice unto doing for others and lifting them up spiritually. He helped them "escape" from the dogmatic teachings of the scribes and the strangling control of the pharisees.
His death was, indeed, an execution. It was brought about by those in power who felt threatened that his philosophies would lead to personal independence of the masses and thereby cause the PTB (Powers That Be) to loose control over the masses.
The bible accounts of the event were written years later. By then, they could make up any stories about it they wanted to. The eye witnesses were long dead. I imagine there was a long lapse between the incident and what was written. And much was invented to placate the masses and take focus off of his murderers.
Expect to hear in the near future that the "True Brotherhood" of Jesus went 'underground' due to the rise of the Papacy. They will soon present themselves as the emmissaries of the 144,000. They are not the Enlightened Ones as they will claim. They belong to the Brotherhood of the Dragon. They are the very ones who have given power to and directed the two horns of the beast. Those two horns are The Cross (religion) and The Crown (political governments).