Luke 19:28–46 KJV 1900

And when he had thus spoken, he went before, ascending up to Jerusalem. 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, 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. And if any man ask you, Why do ye loose him? thus shall ye say unto him, Because the Lord hath need of him. And they that were sent went their way, and found even as he had said unto them. And as they were loosing the colt, the owners thereof said unto them, Why loose ye the colt? And they said, The Lord hath need of him. And they brought him to Jesus: and they cast their garments upon the colt, and they set Jesus thereon. And as he went, they spread their clothes in the way. 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; Saying, Blessed be the King that cometh in the name of the Lord: peace in heaven, and glory in the highest. And some of the Pharisees from among the multitude said unto him, Master, rebuke thy disciples. And he answered and said unto them, I tell you that, if these should hold their peace, the stones would immediately cry out. And when he was come near, he beheld the city, and wept over it, Saying, If thou hadst known, even thou, at least in this thy day, the things which belong unto thy peace! but now they are hid from thine eyes. For the days shall come upon thee, that thine enemies shall cast a trench about thee, and compass thee round, and keep thee in on every side, And shall lay thee even with the ground, and thy children within thee; and they shall not leave in thee one stone upon another; because thou knewest not the time of thy visitation. And he went into the temple, and began to cast out them that sold therein, and them that bought; Saying unto them, It is written, My house is the house of prayer: but ye have made it a den of thieves.

Luke 19:41 KJV 1900

And when he was come near, he beheld the city, and wept over it,

ILLUSTRATION

A couple of hunters hired an Alaskan bush pilot to drop them in a remote location, then return in seven days to pick them up.

At the appointed time, the pilot arrived and loaded the hunters and their gear in the plane. "Wait a minute," said the first hunter. "What about our moose?" "Sorry," said the pilot. "We're at maximum weight already."

"But our pilot last year loaded our moose, and he had the same size plane as this one." "Really?" asked the pilot, not wanting to be outdone. "Well, I guess we could give it a try." With that he strapped a moose carcass on each pontoon.

They sputtered to the end of the lake to get the longest possible takeoff. He shoved the throttle forward; they began to move, and finally, they lifted off the lake, just skimming the trees. But the pilot was right.

They were seriously overloaded, and crashed just minutes into the flight. Both hunters were knocked unconscious, but came to at about the same time.

The first hunter looked around at the mess, moose meat and plane parts everywhere. "Where are we?" he asked his partner. "About 50 yards from where we crashed last year."

Doing things the way we've always done them insures that we'll continue to get what we've always got.

THE WEEPING KING

Disappointment

Luke 19:42 KJV 1900

Saying, If thou hadst known, even thou, at least in this thy day, the things which belong unto thy peace! but now they are hid from thine eyes.

Isreal had over 5000 years to be ready for his return.

But all of this moved Jesus only to tears. He saw something which others did not see. He saw the coming destruction of the city.

He knew that all of His efforts to avert the tragedy had been repulsed and rejected.

If they had only known, if they could even now learn, the conditions upon which peace could be had!

These conditions were repentance and acceptance of Jesus as Saviour and Lord.

There is still a little time. Yet their case is all but hopeless, because sin, prejudice, self-will, and self-righteousness have hidden from their eyes these basic conditions of peace.

Luke 19:43 KJV 1900

For the days shall come upon thee, that thine enemies shall cast a trench about thee, and compass thee round, and keep thee in on every side,

These graphic words describe, as though from actual sight, the siege of Jerusalem and the ultimate destruction of the city by the Romans.

Did you know, as Christ walks the asle of the church, He is a able to see the end of our lives.

Some of us this morning He is weeping, not tears of joy, but He is able to see your destruction.

Matthew 23:37 KJV 1900

O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, thou that killest the prophets, and stonest them which are sent unto thee, how often would I have gathered thy children together, even as a hen gathereth her chickens under her wings, and ye would not!

The first sign of a predator, mother hens will immediately gather their chicks under the shadow of their wings covering them putting up a very fierce defense.

I Time To Quit Playing Church

Luke 19:45 KJV 1900

And he went into the temple, and began to cast out them that sold therein, and them that bought;

Matthew 21:12 KJV 1900

And Jesus went into the temple of God, and cast out all them that sold and bought in the temple, and overthrew the tables of the moneychangers, and the seats of them that sold doves,

Money changers

The priests were permitted to charge something like 15 percent for making the exchange. Edersheim thinks this alone would amount to between $40,000 and $45,000 each year, a tremendous income in those days.

Since the Law specified that these must be “without blemish” (Exod. 12:5), it was safer to buy them in the Temple market, which was run by relatives of the high priest. Everything bought here would be approved.