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Sacrifice & Salvation

Sacrifice & Salvation

1. Triumphal Entry

2. Institution of Last Supper

3. The Crucifixion

4. The Resurrection

A Day of Applause Luke 19:28-44

Palm Sunday

Recorded in all 4 Gospels

• Matt 21:1-9

• Mark 11:1-11

• Luke 19:28-44

• John 12:12-17

Luke 19:28 28After Jesus had said this, He went on ahead, going up to Jerusalem....

Peter’s Confession of Christ

Luke 9:18-27

Luke 19:28

3 Pilgrimage Feasts: 1. Passover 2. Pentecost 3. Tabernacles

28After Jesus had said this, He went on ahead, going up to Jerusalem....

Passover Feast (Feast of Unleavened Bread)

• Israelites in Egypt for 430 years • Moses as deliverer • Ten plagues • Plaque on the Firstborn (Ex 11) • Passover (Ex 12) • Exodus (Ex 13) • Incorporated into Ceremonial

Law (Lev 23:4-8)

Luke 19:29 29As He approached

Bethphage and

Bethany at the hill

called the Mount of

Olives, He sent two

of His disciples,

saying to them,

30 "Go to the village ahead of you, and as you enter it, you will find a colt tied there, which no one has ever ridden. Untie it and bring it here. 31 If anyone asks you, 'Why are you untying it?' tell him, 'The Lord needs it.'“

32 Those who were sent ahead went and

found it just as He had told them. 33 As

they were untying the colt, its owners

asked them, "Why are you untying the

colt?"

34 They replied, "The Lord needs it.“

35 They brought it to Jesus, threw their

cloaks on the colt and put Jesus on it. 36 As

He went along, people spread their cloaks

on the road.

35 They brought it to Jesus, threw their

cloaks on the colt and put Jesus on it. 36 As

He went along, people spread their cloaks

on the road.

Matt 21:8 …while others cut branches from the trees and spread them on the road….

Mark 11:8 … while others spread branches they had cut in the fields…

John 12:13 They took palm branches and went out to meet Him…

• 40 – 50 feet tall • Could be as tall as 80-100 ft • 6 – 12 feet long

Zech 9:9 Rejoice greatly, O Daughter of Zion! Shout, Daughter of Jerusalem! See, your king comes to you, righteous and having salvation, gentle and riding on a donkey, on a colt, the foal of a donkey.

Peace War

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1. His arrival was greeted with deserved joy.

37 When He came near the place where

the road goes down the Mount of Olives,

the whole crowd of disciples began

joyfully to praise God in loud voices for all

the miracles they had seen:

Raging storm calmed / Hungry fed / Blind saw / Lame walked / Sick healed / Demon possessed delivered / Dead raised…

His arrival was greeted with deserved joy

Crowd:

1. Those who came with Him from Galilee; swelled due to Lazarus raised from death (Jn 11)

2. Those who already gathered in Jerusalem, for the feast came out to meet Him. (Jn 12:12-13)


Other “personalities” during the Passover Feast: • Pontius Pilate – Roman Governor • Herod Antipas – Tetrach (king/ruler) of Galilee &

Perea.


38 "Blessed is the king who comes in the

name of the Lord!"b

"Peace in heaven and glory in the

highest!“

Matt 21:9 “Hosanna to the Son of David! Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord! Hosanna in the highest!”



• The Messiah will chase the Romans out…

• & establish God’s Kingdom

The hope of the Jews: Messiah • Anointed One • King • Christ


39 Some of the Pharisees in the crowd said

to Jesus, "Teacher, rebuke your disciples!"

40 "I tell you," He replied, "if they keep

quiet, the stones will cry out.“


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2. His arrival was accompanied by tears.

41 As He approached Jerusalem and saw

the city, He wept over it 42 and said, "If

you, even you, had only known on this

day what would bring you peace — but

now it is hidden from your eyes.

His arrival was accompanied by tears

Jesus Wept:

1. Lazarus (Jn 11) • Dear family friend • Dead for 4 days • Jesus brought him

back to life

2. Jerusalem • Lost opportunity • Knew the outcome


43 The days will come upon you when

your enemies will build an embankment

against you and encircle you and hem you

in on every side. 44 They will dash you to

the ground, you and the children within

your walls. They will not leave one stone

on another, because you did not recognize

the time of God's coming to you."


Solomon’s Temple: • Planned & provided by King David • Built by Solomon… took 7 ½ years • Dedicated 13 years later • Destroyed in 586 BC by King

Nebuchadnezzar from Babylon

Zerubbabel’s Temple (Second Temple): • After 70-year exile… • 1st return ordered by King Cyrus • Built by Zerubbabel in 516 BC • Smaller than Solomon’s Temple


Herod’s Temple • Rebuilt by King Herod @ 18 BC

to gain favour with the Jews • Magnificent • Antonia Fortress for Roman

garrison • Completed AD 65 • Destroyed by Romans in AD 70 • Never rebuilt


Dome of the Rock • Muslims took control of

Jerusalem in AD 637 • AD 691 -- Muslim shrine built

on Temple Mount • Next to Al-Aqsa mosque

Western Wall or Wailing Wall • Remaining wall of Herod’s

Temple • 60 ft high; 16 ft thick • 55 m long


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3. His arrival preceded betrayal.

Betrayal from His disciples Judas Iscariot

Opposition from Temple hierarchy Roman government

His arrival preceded betrayal

Rejection & Desertion from The crowd

• became turncoat • Sunday – “Hosanna” • Thursday – “Barabbas..

Barabbas!” & • “Crucify him!”


Hosanna!

Barabbas! Barabbas!

Crucify him! Crucify him!



Death

Resurrection Ascension

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3. His arrival preceded betrayal.

4. His arrival demands our response.

Gifts to Jesus on First Palm Sunday:

• Owners of the colt • Disciples threw their cloaks on the colt • People spread their cloaks on the road • Joyful praise

His arrival demands our response

My Gifts to Jesus this Lent & Easter Season?






Oklahoma City National Memorial

• Oklahoma City bombing on on April 19, 1995 on Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building

• Timothy McVeigh & 3 accomplices • Dedicated on April 19, 2000 • “Field of Empty Chair” – 168 chairs • Arranged in 9 rows

Oklahoma City National Memorial

“And Jesus Wept” Statue • St Joseph’s Cathedral • Faces away from the tragic

sight • Holds His face in His hands in

sorrow

Jesus weeps with us…

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