Jesus' Triumphant Entry into Jerusalem

Reference:        Matthew 21:1-17

Golden Verse:

"Hosanna to the Son of David!  Blessed is He Who comes in the name of the Lord!  Hosanna in the highest!"  Matthew 21:9

1. Jesus entered Jerusalem as a victorious King.  He didn't come to destroy it but to save it.
2. Christ, the Lamb of God, comes to Jerusalem to sacrifice Himself for the sake and salvation of the whole world.
3. An introduction about the events of Holy Week and its relation to salvation.

1. The donkey and the colt represent the whole world, Jews and Gentiles, the Gentile being recently born.
2. God sent two disciples; again, one for the Jews, the other for the Gentiles.
3. God gave the two disciples the authority to loosen the donkey and colt, referring to their authority on our sins.
4. "The Lord has need of them;" the Lord needs the whole world.
5. God entered Jerusalem riding on a donkey to show us His humility.
6. The palm tree branches refer to God's victory.  The olive tree branches refer to the peace He brings.
7. "Hosanna" means save us.
8. Why did the destruction happen to Jerusalem?

Jerusalem did not know the time of her visitation, when the Savior was there to offer salvation.