Barabbas was the son of the father, the devil. Jesus is the Son of the Father. The Jews chose Barabbas to be released. Compare John 5:43 I am come in my Father's name, and ye receive me not: if another shall come in his own name, him ye will receive. This reveals the hearts of the Jews. See also John 18:40 Then cried they all again, saying, Not this man, but Barabbas. Now Barabbas was a robber. And a murderer according to Mark 15:7 And there was one named Barabbas, which lay bound with them that had made insurrection with him, who had committed murder in the insurrection. Note that Jesus came from on high, while Barabbas came from below, the dungeon. Barabbas might well be a type of the antichrist. Cp. Rev. 12:11 And I beheld another beast coming up out of the earth; and he had two horns like a lamb, and he spake as a dragon. Or, as I see it, antichrist is coming from the earth (from below) and will be fully released in the end time.