When they were near Jerusalem and had come in sight of Bethphage on the Mount of Olives, Jesus sent two disciples, saying to them, 'Go to the village facing you, and you will immediately find a tethered donkey and a colt with her. Untie them and bring them to me. If anyone says anything to you, you are to say, "The Master needs them and will send them back directly".' This took place to fulfill the prophecy:
Say to the daughter of Zion:
Look, your king comes to you;Say to the daughter of Zion:
he is humble, he rides on a donkey
and on a colt, the foal of a beast of burden.
So the disciples went out and did as Jesus had told them. They brought the donkey and the colt, then they laid their cloaks on their backs and he sat on them. Great crowds of people spread their cloaks on the road, while others were cutting branches from the trees and spreading them in his path. The crowds who when in front of him and those who followed were all shouting:
'Hosanna to the Son of David!
Blessings on him who comes in the name of the Lord!Hosanna in the highest heavens!'
And when he entered Jerusalem, the whole city was in turmoil. 'Who is this?' people asked, and the crowds answered, 'This is the prophet Jesus from Nazareth in Galilee'.
Jesus Entering Jerusalem Celebrated on "Palm Sunday"
[This Photo of the Fresco in the Parish Church of Zirl, Austria was taken 11/17/2007 by "Flying Pharmacist" who uploaded it to Wikipedia who considers the image to be in the Public Domain as follows: "This is a faithful photographic reproduction of an original two-dimensional work of art. The work of art itself is in the public domain for the following reason: This image (or other media file) is in the public domain because its copyright has expired. This applies to Australia, the European Union and those countries with a copyright term of life of the author plus 70 years."]
*Note: Bible verses used in this post are from The Jerusalem Bible, Copyright 1966, Doubleday and Company, Inc. Garden city, New York.
