Triumphal Entry

 

Triumphal Entry Luke 19:28-38 Jesus went on ahead, going up to Jerusalem. As he approached Bethphage and Bethany at the hill called the Mount of Olives, he sent two of his disciples, saying to them, “Go to the village ahead of you, and as you enter it, you will find a colt tied there, which no one has ever ridden. Untie it and bring it here. 35 They brought it to Jesus, threw their cloaks on the colt and put Jesus on it. As he went along, people spread their cloaks on the road. When Jesus came near the place where the road goes down to the Mount of Olives, the whole crowd of disciples began joyfully to praise God in loud voices for all the miracles they had seen: 38 “Blessed is the king who comes in the name of the Lord! Hosanna in the highest!” This passage in Luke 19 describes the Triumphal Entry into Jerusalem.  However, by the end of the week the same people in Jerusalem who shouted "Hosanna" would demand that Jesus be crucified. So the Triumphal Entry is a very strange story. What exactly happened, and why? Mainly it seems to be a prophetic event. Palm Sunday holds a promise: that Jesus will indeed return to Jerusalem and take the place of authority that He has earned. Furthermore, the Bible says that He will do it easily and quickly. The power that Christ restrained during the crucifixion will not be restrained or held back any longer. On Palm Sunday, Jesus rode on a donkey - but when He returns, Jesus will ride on a white horse. The Second Coming will be full of the majesty, glory and overwhelming power that one would expect from the Son of God. "And every knee will bow, and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father." Philippians 2:10-11