An entrance for The King
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· 6 viewsThe True King procliamed (a look at the triumphal entry fit for The King)
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Things are looking up!
Things are looking up!
Things are looking up, the journey to the cross is close. The entire purpose of His life to give his life as a ransom (Mk10:45) is just a few days away. This journey into Jerusalem starts with an entrance fit for the king.
45 “For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life a ransom for many.”
Road to Jerusalem would have been a crowded road for it was only a few days away from Passover. People from all over would be travelling the road. Our story starts and ends in Bethany, about 2 miles away from Jerusalem. From the vantage point of about 2600ft it would have been a beautiful view.
The journey through Bethpage and Bethany near the mount of olives there would be excitement to the crowd as the Jews on the pilgrimage to Jerusalem climb the east side of the Mount of Olives with Jerusalem just out of sight.
Prophesy spoken (the prophetic word) was about to be prophesy fulfilled and the prophetic future that has been proclaimed too is about to be fulfilled (Mk10:32-34)
32 They were on the road going up to Jerusalem, and Jesus was walking on ahead of them; and they were amazed, and those who followed were fearful. And again He took the twelve aside and began to tell them what was going to happen to Him, 33 saying, “Behold, we are going up to Jerusalem, and the Son of Man will be delivered to the chief priests and the scribes; and they will condemn Him to death and will hand Him over to the Gentiles.
32 They were on the road going up to Jerusalem, and Jesus was walking on ahead of them; and they were amazed, and those who followed were fearful. And again He took the twelve aside and began to tell them what was going to happen to Him,
34 “They will mock Him and spit on Him, and scourge Him and kill Him, and three days later He will rise again.”
33 saying, “Behold, we are going up to Jerusalem, and the Son of Man will be delivered to the chief priests and the scribes; and they will condemn Him to death and will hand Him over to the Gentiles.
34 “They will mock Him and spit on Him, and scourge Him and kill Him, and three days later He will rise again.”
Interesting fact that passion week, which is where we are now, out of 16 chapters of Mark’s Gospel, six of them deal with the passion of the Christ. The messianic secret of who Jesus is that has only been spoken to the few, the disciples is about to be revealed publically for all to see. So let us look at the passage today.
1 As they approached Jerusalem, at Bethphage and Bethany, near the Mount of Olives, He sent two of His disciples, 2 and said to them, “Go into the village opposite you, and immediately as you enter it, you will find a colt tied there, on which no one yet has ever sat; untie it and bring it here.
3 “If anyone says to you, ‘Why are you doing this?’ you say, ‘The Lord has need of it’; and immediately he will send it back here.” 4 They went away and found a colt tied at the door, outside in the street; and they untied it.
5 Some of the bystanders were saying to them, “What are you doing, untying the colt?” 6 They spoke to them just as Jesus had told them, and they gave them permission.
7 They brought the colt to Jesus and put their coats on it; and He sat on it. 8 And many spread their coats in the road, and others spread leafy branches which they had cut from the fields.
9 Those who went in front and those who followed were shouting: “Hosanna! Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord; 10 Blessed is the coming kingdom of our father David; Hosanna in the highest!”
11 Jesus entered Jerusalem and came into the temple; and after looking around at everything, He left for Bethany with the twelve, since it was already late.
What do you see, what do you notice, what sticks out to you?
As we look at this pivotal passage today we will look at three things.
The preparation (Mk11:1-6)
The triumphal entry (Mk11:7-10)
The return (Mk11:11)
The preparation
The preparation
Though the disciples did not understand the details to the preparation until later (Jn12:16: Lk24:45-46) it was still detailed as to fulfill prophesy.
(insert Bethpage and Bethany picture)
Interesting fact: Bethphage means “house of unripe figs” and Bethany means “house of dates.” Bethphage was less known the Bethany where many had known the place of Mary, Martha and Lazarus the one Jesus raised from the dead . These two towns, villages, stood betwen Jericho and Jerusalem near the mount of olives (a place we have seen before and will see more of in the days following)
16 These things His disciples did not understand at the first; but when Jesus was glorified, then they remembered that these things were written of Him, and that they had done these things to Him.
and I need to add in this passage
45 Then He opened their minds to understand the Scriptures, 46 and He said to them, “Thus it is written, that the Christ would suffer and rise again from the dead the third day,
OK, now may we pull from the passage.
Where were they when this transpires (v.1)?
It was believed by most that they were sent to Bethphage for that town was closer to Jerusalem. Though the scripture does not spell it out.
Harder question, who is the “they” (look back Mk10:46; and v.1)?
The they, we can tell from (v.1) is the disciples, and looking back to (Mk10:46) we see that there is large crowd, so we do know who the they is.
It is not specified what two disciples, but because of the great detail, which is out of the ordinary for Mark, it is believed it is from Peter’s view and Peter and John may have been the disciples that were sent.
What were Jesus instructions (v.2)?
There is really instruction and a promise, where they were to go, and very specifically where, and the promise is that they would find the colt.
They were also told to untie and bring it there, now in the Matthew account it says two (Mt21:2, 7) which was more than likely the mother to the colt so to keep this colt that has not been ridden calm.
What was the preparation they were given (v.3)?
They were told “if anyone asks” so in other words they were going to be asked, and Jesus told them what to do, how to respond, and even what the response would be.
Look at the wording (v.3) what to say “the Lord has need . . .” - Jesus is calling Himself Lord, He is now publically saying who He is, the Messiah. Remember he is sending the disciples but talking to “them” and we already identified the them.
Is there a time factor found in this passage (vv.1-3)?
(v.1) the immediately had to do with location
(v.3) the immediately had to do with time
Because there was no flack in getting the colt, and the immediate response it would appear Jesus had prearranged this encounter. Fulfilling what He had set up and building on the faith of the disciples that when Jesus said it would be, it would be.
What is the results when they went by faith and did as Jesus asked (vv.4-6)?
Bystanders, like they were sitting there waiting. Did they wait knowing that this was going to be the fulfillment of Zec9:9?
The Triumphal Entry
The Triumphal Entry
Jesus entry into Jerusalem was different than a Roman triumphal entry, but this is an entry that is fit for “the” king. This is the fulfillment of Zec9:9 and the details in this section matter.
First may we look at the passage again
7 They brought the colt to Jesus and put their coats on it; and He sat on it. 8 And many spread their coats in the road, and others spread leafy branches which they had cut from the fields.
9 Those who went in front and those who followed were shouting: “Hosanna! Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord; 10 Blessed is the coming kingdom of our father David; Hosanna in the highest!”
now let me bring in the prophesy that is now being fulfilled
9 Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion! Shout in triumph, O daughter of Jerusalem! Behold, your king is coming to you; He is just and endowed with salvation, Humble, and mounted on a donkey, Even on a colt, the foal of a donkey.
Now I think I need to bring in the Matthew account (Mt21:2, Mt21:7) for it says something a little different, but again does not mean contradiction at all, it means focus.
2 saying to them, “Go into the village opposite you, and immediately you will find a donkey tied there and a colt with her; untie them and bring them to Me.
7 and brought the donkey and the colt, and laid their coats on them; and He sat on the coats.
So, now time to be a good bible reader, student and detective.
Who is the they who brought Jesus the colt and put coats on it (v.7)?
The they here is the disciples (see v.1)
Who is the many (v.8) and what did they do?
The many is the them noted (v.2) and identified (Mk10:46); they too laid coats down, and leafy branches.
The idea of coats, leafy branches is not unfamiliar, it is familiar to Roman Triumphal procession and also can find in (2Kng9:12-13) - fanfare of entering king
12 They said, “It is a lie, tell us now.” And he said, “Thus and thus he said to me, ‘Thus says the Lord, “I have anointed you king over Israel.” ’ ” 13 Then they hurried and each man took his garment and placed it under him on the bare steps, and blew the trumpet, saying, “Jehu is king!”
What were the people doing, saying, how were they doing it (v.9-10)?
They were shouting Hosanna! - which translates to “save us” (Mk11:9-10; Ps118:25-26)
Ps
25 O Lord, do save, we beseech You; O Lord, we beseech You, do send prosperity!
and now look at the very next verse
26 Blessed is the one who comes in the name of the Lord; We have blessed you from the house of the Lord.
Looking at (v.10) is a fulfillment of the prophesy, promise made to David (2Sam7:14-17)
14 “I will be a father to him and he will be a son to Me; when he commits iniquity, I will correct him with the rod of men and the strokes of the sons of men, 15 but My lovingkindness shall not depart from him, as I took it away from Saul, whom I removed from before you.
16 “Your house and your kingdom shall endure before Me forever; your throne shall be established forever.” ’ ” 17 In accordance with all these words and all this vision, so Nathan spoke to David.
The Return
The Return
After a great triumphal entry, one fit for “the” King. Jesus enters and leaves with no fanfare, but not without significance.
10 Blessed is the coming kingdom of our father David; Hosanna in the highest!”
11 Jesus entered Jerusalem and came into the temple; and after looking around at everything, He left for Bethany with the twelve, since it was already late.
Time to look and draw some logical conclusions from this verse.
What did the temple represent?
The temple is the place where the Lord dwelt, where His presence was. so it is only natural for Jesus to enter the temple.
Why do you think Jesus was looking around (this is an assumption)?
He entered the temple to look at the grandeur of man (that was made to very specific way by following specific instructions) that was be replaced by the Son of Man (again very specific instructions; prophesy, about what was going to happen) to fulfill the scripture also (Jn2:19-20; Mal3:1)
19 Jesus answered them, “Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up.” 20 The Jews then said, “It took forty-six years to build this temple, and will You raise it up in three days?”
and need to bring in another passage
1 “Behold, I am going to send My messenger, and he will clear the way before Me. And the Lord, whom you seek, will suddenly come to His temple; and the messenger of the covenant, in whom you delight, behold, He is coming,” says the Lord of hosts.
Now, making a shift here on the entrance fit for “the” king, a king has a kingdom and the anticipation was great, but the kingdom they were looking for was too small.
Kingdom of God and the
Bonus Section
Bonus Section
The crowd has great anticipation (Mk11:10; Jn12:12-13); but do they have it for the right thing?
10 Blessed is the coming kingdom of our father David; Hosanna in the highest!”
and add to that
12 On the next day the large crowd who had come to the feast, when they heard that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem, 13 took the branches of the palm trees and went out to meet Him, and began to shout, “Hosanna! Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord, even the King of Israel.”
So they are thinking, kingdom of David, and King of Israel, that is too small.
Previously tried to make Jesus king (Jn6:15)
The people, the crowd, wanted a king, and wanted Jesus to be it
15 So Jesus, perceiving that they were intending to come and take Him by force to make Him king, withdrew again to the mountain by Himself alone.
Previously Jesus explained or will explain the nature of kingdom (Lk17:20-21; Jn18:36)
In explaining to the Pharisees:
20 Now having been questioned by the Pharisees as to when the kingdom of God was coming, He answered them and said, “The kingdom of God is not coming with signs to be observed; 21 nor will they say, ‘Look, here it is!’ or, ‘There it is!’ For behold, the kingdom of God is in your midst.”
Stop, look, look at that passage, there is significance about the kingdom that cannot be glossed over, what is it?
In explaining to Pilate after his arrest
36 Jesus answered, “My kingdom is not of this world. If My kingdom were of this world, then My servants would be fighting so that I would not be handed over to the Jews; but as it is, My kingdom is not of this realm.”
Paul expounds on the nature of the kingdom (Rom14:17; 1Cor15:50)
Paul makes it very clear that the kingdom of God is a spiritual kingdom
17 for the kingdom of God is not eating and drinking, but righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit.
It is righteousness, peace and joy, that is more than a location is it not?
50 Now I say this, brethren, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God; nor does the perishable inherit the imperishable.
The kingdom is imperishable!
Jesus actions speak of the nature of the kingdom (Isa9:6)
The king normally would enter under great fanfare on a stead prancing in and people paying homage
The nature of Jesus kingdom is the humility in which he comes fulfilling the prophesy
6 For a child will be born to us, a son will be given to us; And the government will rest on His shoulders; And His name will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Eternal Father, Prince of Peace.
Jesus the fulfillment of Isaiah’s prophesy, is the Prince of peace who entered not on a stead set for war but a donkey, a symbol of peace.
That triumphal entry leads to one more to come when He returns for His church, we will join with the multitude in heaven, the elders, the angels, the saints, all living creatures, in fact maybe better give some scripture here (Rev5:9-13)
9 And they sang a new song, saying, “Worthy are You to take the book and to break its seals; for You were slain, and purchased for God with Your blood men from every tribe and tongue and people and nation.
Rev5:9
10 “You have made them to be a kingdom and priests to our God; and they will reign upon the earth.”
rev5:
11 Then I looked, and I heard the voice of many angels around the throne and the living creatures and the elders; and the number of them was myriads of myriads, and thousands of thousands,
12 saying with a loud voice, “Worthy is the Lamb that was slain to receive power and riches and wisdom and might and honor and glory and blessing.”
REv5:11
REv5:12
13 And every created thing which is in heaven and on the earth and under the earth and on the sea, and all things in them, I heard saying, “To Him who sits on the throne, and to the Lamb, be blessing and honor and glory and dominion forever and ever.”
Oh what a glorious day that will be for those who are His, those who believe and have obeyed the gospel, the Good News. We will join Him and be glorified with Him on that day. (2The1:10)
10 when He comes to be glorified in His saints on that day, and to be marveled at among all who have believed—for our testimony to you was believed.
Triumphal entry to bring our final salvation, eternal salvation to those who believe (Heb9:27-28)
27 And inasmuch as it is appointed for men to die once and after this comes judgment, 28 so Christ also, having been offered once to bear the sins of many, will appear a second time for salvation without reference to sin, to those who eagerly await Him.
Do you want to join in and with the anticipation that the crowd had?
38 shouting: “Blessed is the King who comes in the name of the Lord; Peace in heaven and glory in the highest!”
(lead to prayer)