"will You Make The Last Parade?"

SCRIPTURAL REFERENCES

(Zechariah 9:9) "Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion; shout, O daughter of Jerusalem: behold, thy King cometh unto thee: he is just, and having salvation; lowly, and riding upon an ass, and upon a colt the foal of an ass."

(Zechariah 9:10) "And I will cut off the chariot from Ephraim, and the horse from Jerusalem, and the battle bow shall be cut off: and he shall speak peace unto the heathen: and his dominion shall be from sea even to sea, and from river even to the ends of the earth."

(Matthew 21:4-6) [4] "All this was done, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, saying," [5] "Tell ye the daughter of Sion, Behold, thy King cometh unto thee, meek, and sitting upon an ass, and a colt the foal of an ass." [6] "And the disciples went, and did as Jesus commanded them,"

(Matthew 21:7-9) [7] "And brought the ass, and the colt, and put on them their clothes, and they set him thereon." [8] "And a very great multitude spread their garments in the way; others cut down branches from the trees, and strawed them in the way." [9] "And the multitudes that went before, and that followed, cried, saying, Hosanna to the Son of David: Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord; Hosanna in the highest."

(Matthew 21:10) "And when he was come into Jerusalem, all the city was moved, saying, Who is this?"

(Luke 19:29-34) [29] "And it came to pass, when he was come nigh to Bethphage and Bethany, at the mount called the mount of Olives, he sent two of his disciples," [30] "Saying, Go ye into the village over against you; in the which at your entering ye shall find a colt tied, whereon yet never man sat: loose him, and bring him hither." [31] "And if any man ask you, Why do ye loose him? thus shall ye say unto him, Because the Lord hath need of him." [32] "And they that were sent went their way, and found even as he had said unto them." [33] And as they were loosing the colt, the owners thereof said unto them, Why loose ye the colt?" [34] "And they said, The Lord hath need of him."

(Luke 19:35-38) [35] "And they brought him to Jesus: and they cast their garments upon the colt, and they set Jesus thereon." [36] "And as he went, they spread their clothes in the way." [37] "And when he was come nigh, even now at the descent of the mount of Olives, the whole multitude of the disciples began to rejoice and praise God with a loud voice for all the mighty works that they had seen;" [38] "Saying, Blessed be the King that cometh in the name of the Lord: peace in heaven, and glory in the highest."

(Luke 19:39-40) [39] "And some of the Pharisees from among the multitude said unto him, Master, rebuke thy disciples." [40] "And he answered and said unto them, I tell you that, if these should hold their peace, the stones would immediately cry out."

(John 12:13-15) [12] "On the next day much people that were come to the feast, when they heard that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem," [13] "Took branches of palm trees, and went forth to meet him, and cried, Hosanna: Blessed is the King of Israel that cometh in the name of the Lord." [14] "And Jesus, when he had found a young ass, sat thereon; as it is written," [15] "Fear not, daughter of Sion: behold, thy King cometh, sitting on an ass's colt."

PREFACE SUMMARY

Dear reader, as I sit here in the Philippines on March 26, 2024, just two days after Palm Sunday, my mind wanders to Jesus' triumphant entry into Jerusalem. It fulfilled the prophecy recorded in (Zechariah 9:9).

I can't help but recall when he raised Lazarus from the dead and prayed for Jerusalem while overlooking the city from the Mount of Olives, then making his triumphal entry into Jerusalem and doing it to the exact day to fulfill the prophecy found in the 9th chapter of Daniel speaking of the Daniel’s Seventy Weeks, which many scholars believe that Jesus fulfilled to the exact day on His triumphal entry.

As I reflected on his life and ministry, I remembered reading about the countless miracles he performed and how his compassionate heart for humanity touched the lives of so many. I wondered if any of these people were among the ones who threw down their coats and palm branches before him during his entry into Jerusalem.

In doing a study on this event, I can imagine that It was a sight to behold as he entered Jerusalem, riding on the colt of an ass while being worshiped by multitudes of people shouting, "Hosanna to the king!"