Did Pontius Pilate follow God's Plan? I am confused. Since I know salvation must be attained through the sacrifice of God's only son, Jesus Christ, what were the consequences of the actions taken by Pontius Pilate, for Pilate himself. Did the actions he took leading to the crucifixion of Jesus lead him to heaven or not?

Are there any major, recognized commentaries about this,and if so, what do they say?
It's important to remember that just a few days earlier, Jesus had warned his disciples:


  Matthew 18: 7:
  
  Woe unto the world because of offences! for it must needs be that offences come; but woe to that man by whom the offence cometh!


Yes, having Jesus be betrayed and killed was part of the plan, but that does not mean that the specific persons who played a part in bringing it about were not guilty of some very serious sins anyway.