“The UnTriumphal Entry- Misunderstanding Jesus’ Message”   3/16/08 

John 12:12-16

 

What does Sukkot and Chanukah have to do with Jesus’ Entry into Jerusalem? (See below)

 

Before it was NOT Jesus’ HOUR (John 6:15, 7:30, 8:20), but now His time has arrived and He arranges it by purposely riding on a donkey (Zech 9:9; Luke 9:51).

 

POINT 1- The misunderstanding of the King’s SUBJECTS

         

A.   The people were coming because they had heard of the rising of Lazarus

(John 12:9-11; John 2:23-25; John 6:26-27)

 

B.   The people were coming because they wanted a political SAVIOR

(Psalm 118:23-26)

 

    

Going           God wants you to realize that before you see Jesus as King

Deeper           you must see Him as Savior.

 

POINT 2- The misunderstanding of the King’s PROPHECY

 

A.       They did not realize that Jesus was the prince of PEACE

(He was riding a donkey not a war stallion)

 

“Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion! Shout, O daughter of Jerusalem! Behold, your King is coming to you; He is just and having salvation, Lowly and riding on a donkey, A colt, the foal of a donkey.”  Zechariah 9:9

 

DO WE TWIST GOD’S WORD? Complaining as venting; forgiveness and bitterness; honor God with our lips, but hearts are far away.  Who are you when no one is looking?  CHURCHES HAVE MADE THIS A SOCIAL GOSPEL

 

Going         God wants you to receive the will of God according to His timeframe.

Deeper

 

POINT 3- The misunderstanding of the King’s DISCIPLES

 

A.   The disciples did not submit to the Lord’s WORD

(Luke 9:44-46; Mat 16:21, 17:22-23, 18:1)

 

Going           God wants you to be sensitive to the Holy Spirit as He guides you

Deeper          through His Word and not according to your demands.

 

The World wants: Jesus’ throne, but not His cross; His crown of gold, but not His crown of thorns; His salvation, but not His humility.  And you?

         

This should prepare us for Easter. It’s Jesus’ way and no other.

 

 

KJA 2 Maccabees 10:1 (148th year; 1 Macc 4:52). Now Maccabeus and his company, the Lord guiding them, recovered the temple and the city: 2 But the altars which the heathen had built in the open street, and also the chapels, they pulled down. 3 And having cleansed the temple they made another altar, and striking stones they took fire out of them, and offered a sacrifice after two years, and set forth incense, and lights, and shewbread. 4 When that was done, they fell flat down, and besought the Lord that they might come no more into such troubles; but if they sinned any more against him, that he himself would chasten them with mercy, and that they might not be delivered unto the blasphemous and barbarous nations. 5 Now upon the same day that the strangers profaned the temple, on the very same day it was cleansed again, even the five and twentieth day of the same month, which is Casleu. 6 And they kept the eight days with gladness, as in the feast of the tabernacles, remembering that not long afore they had held the feast of the tabernacles, when as they wandered in the mountains and dens like beasts. 7 Therefore they bare branches, and fair boughs, and palms also, and sang psalms unto him that had given them good success in cleansing his place. 8 They ordained also by a common statute and decree, That every year those days should be kept of the whole nation of the Jews.

 

KJA 1 Maccabees 13:51 And (Simon) entered into it the three and twentieth day of the second month in the hundred seventy and first year (171st year), with thanksgiving, and branches of palm trees, and with harps, and cymbals, and with viols, and hymns, and songs: because there was destroyed a great enemy out of Israel. 52 He ordained also that that day should be kept every year with gladness. Moreover the hill of the temple that was by the tower he made stronger than it was, and there he dwelt himself with his company.