Triumphal Entry
Palm Sunday is celebrated the week before Easter (Resurrection Sunday) to remember the Triumphal Entry of the Lord Jesus into Jerusalem. This is one of eleven events that appear in all four gospels.
Palm Sunday is celebrated the week before Easter (Resurrection Sunday) to remember the Triumphal Entry of the Lord Jesus into Jerusalem. This fulfils prophecy in Zechariah 9:9 “Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion; shout, O daughter of Jerusalem: behold, thy King cometh unto thee: he is just, and having salvation; lowly, and riding upon an ass, and upon a colt the foal of an ass.”
I chose this featured image in part because the expression of the Savior. It is not one of excitement and joy as is seen in so many depictions of this event. The expression in this painting is solemn if not sorrow. He knows that the cross is near. He knows that the shouts of excitement this day will change to “crucify Him” in a matter of days. He knows what He is about to find at the Temple today.
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2026-The-Triumphal-EntryThis message was originally prepared in 2024 and revised with additional slides in 2026. My study notes are not included with this presentation. I prefer not to repeat messages unless I also repeat the study process and look for things that may have been overlooked before. There are things that I would like to address should I approach this study agan are 1) Why this path (the Easter Gate), and 2) Why palms?
Featured Image Photo Credit
The featured image is a scan of a painting by James Tissot (1836-1902) hosted in the Brooklyn Museum, New York. Used by permission: The Brooklyn Museum / FreeBibleimages.org.
