The Triumphant Entry Of Jesus Into Jerusalem

The triumphant entry of Jesus into Jerusalem happened in the concluding days of his earthly ministry. This event is recorded in Matthew 21:1-11. Jesus and his disciples were accompanied by great crowds as they passed through Jericho on their way to Jerusalem. 

During this journey, Jesus performed a number of Miracles including healing the blind beggar who sat by the way side, granting salvation to Zacchaus who climbed a sycamore tree to watch him pass and raising Lazarus from dead.

As they approach Jerusalem, Jesus sent two of his disciples into the little town of Bethany to get an ass and a colt. He told them if the owners of the colt say anything, they were to tell them that the masters had neeed of him[Matt 21:2-3]

When the disciples returned with the two animals, Jesus selected the colt. No man had ever sat on the back of this colt. The disciples spread their garments on the colt and Jesus climbed and sat on it and they moved down towards Jerusalem. As Jesus approached Jerusalem, massive crowd followed him.

They all proclaimed him king and some began to pave the road with their garments. Others paved the road with layers of leaves, some which were from palm trees, hence the expression "Palm Sunday." The multitude were filled with so much joy and they rejoiced and praised God with a loud voice saying "Hosana to the son of David: Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the lord; Hosana to the highest" [Matt 21: 9]

Right in the midst of this great rejoicing, the heart of Jesus was breaking. He looked over the city of Jerusalem and saw the awful calamity that awaited the city for their rejection of him. He would have gathered them together as a hen gathers her chickens under her wings but they refused him. 

Jesus prophesied that the day would come when Jerusalem would be leveled to the ground; not one stone would be left upon another. This prophecy was fulfilled in A.D 70 when the Roman leader, Titus besieged Jerusalem and left it in ruins.

The suffering the Jews went through at the time was very terrible. The Romans did not have crosses enough on which to crucify the Jews and they crucified several people on one cross