Pastor Eduardo Alves celebrate Palm Sunday:
The
Triumphal Entry
Matthew 21: 1-11 As they approached
Jerusalem and came to Bethphage on the Mount of Olives, Jesus sent two
disciples 2 with this charge: "Go to the village opposite, and there you
will find a donkey Tied, and a burrito with her. Untie them and bring them to
me. 3 If anyone tells you anything, answer him that the Lord needs you, but he
will give you back. " 4 This happened to fulfill what was said by the
prophet: 5 "Say to the daughter of Zion," Look, your king comes to
you, humble and riding a donkey, a donkey, a beast of burden. " [A] 6 The
disciples went and did as Jesus had commanded them. 7 They took the donkey and
the donkey, and put their robes on them, on which Jesus sat. 8 There were many
people laying their cloaks on the road; Others cut branches from the trees and
scattered them on the road. 9 And the people that went before him, and the
people that were after him, cried out, saying, "Hosanna [b] the Son of
David!" "Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!" 10
When Jesus entered Jerusalem, the whole city was moved. -Who is this? They
asked. 11 "This is the prophet Jesus of Nazareth of Galilee,"
answered the people.
Sunday
7 days before the crucifixion: Jesus walked from Bethany to Jerusalem. He
entered the city with a donkey, as one Old Testament verse said. People
recognized him as their King, shouting, "Hosanna," and placing palm
leaves in front of the donkey to keep the dust from reaching the Savior. Jesus
visited the temple and then returned to Bethany. See also Mark 11: 1-11.
• Solemn entrance and at the same time
simple, in Jerusalem. Jesus fulfills the old prophecies. • The
Lord weeps over the city. Correspondence to grace. • Joy and sorrow on this
day: consistency to follow Christ to the Cross. See Zechariah 9: 9 Rejoice greatly, O
daughter of Zion! Shout for joy, daughter of Jerusalem! Look, your king is
coming to you, righteous, saving and humble. It is mounted on an ass, on a
colt,
Donkey,
Was probably written in two major segments between 520 and 470 BC.
Jesus leaves Bethany very early in the
morning. There, from the evening before, many of his fervent disciples had
assembled; Some were civilians from Galilee, arrived on pilgrimage to celebrate
the recent miracle of the resurrection of Lazarus. Accompanied by this numerous
entourage, along with others who join him on the road, Jesus once again takes
the old road from Jericho to Jerusalem, to the small summit of the Mount of
Olives.
The procession was organized soon. Some
spread their cloak on the animal's rump and helped Jesus to climb on top;
Others advanced, tended their robes on the ground for the donkey to pass over
them as on a tapestry, and many others ran along the road as they advanced the
procession towards the city, spreading green branches along the path and waving
olive branches And palm trees ripped from the surrounding trees. And when he
was approaching the city, and at the descent of the Mount of Olives, all the
multitude of them that came down, full of joy, began to praise God with a loud
voice for all the wonders that he had seen, saying, Blessed The King who comes in the
name of the Lord! Peace in Heaven and glory in the highest! [3].
Jesus
also wants to enter today triumphant in the life of men on the humble
mount, he wants us to give testimony of Him, in the simple of our work well done, with
our joy, with our serenity, with our sincere concern for others. He wants to be
present in us through the circumstances of human living. We too can tell you
today. Blessed is the King who comes in the name of the Lord!
