~ Messiah Would Enter
Jerusalem On A Donkey ~
“Search
the Scriptures—they testify of Me.”
— Jesus Christ (John 5:39)
The
Scripture
“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).
The Messiah
“Now when they drew near
Jerusalem, and came to Bethphage, at
the Mount of Olives, then Jesus sent two disciples, saying to them, ‘Go into
the village opposite you, and immediately you will find a donkey tied, and a
colt with her. Loose them and bring them
to Me. And if anyone says anything to
you, you shall say, “The Lord has need of them,” and immediately he will send
them.’ All this was done that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the
prophet, saying: ‘Tell the daughter of Zion, “Behold, your King is coming to you,
lowly, and
sitting on a donkey, a colt, the foal of a donkey.”’ So the disciples went and did as Jesus commanded them. They brought the donkey and the colt, laid
their clothes on them, and set Him on
them. And a very great multitude spread
their clothes on the road; others cut down branches from the trees and spread
them on the road. Then the multitudes who went before
and those who followed cried out, saying: “Hosanna to the Son of David! Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord!”
Hosanna
in the highest!’ And when He had come into Jerusalem, all the city was moved,
saying, ‘Who is this?’ So the multitudes
said, ‘This is Jesus, the prophet from Nazareth of Galilee’” (Matthew
21:1-11).
~~~ EXPLANATORY
“MESSIAH” NOTES ~~~
(1) Each Saturday ALN posts an example of a
Hebrew Scriptures prophecy (or foreshadowing) related to the coming Messiah which
was fulfilled in the birth, life, death, or resurrection of Jesus Christ.
(2) While extensive it will not be a complete
list—there are hundreds of prophecies of the coming Messiah which have been
fulfilled by one man—Jesus Christ at His First Coming.
(3) It is important that there are many more
prophecies of the Messiah, yet unfulfilled, which Christians believe will be
fulfilled at the time of His Second Coming.
A particularly relevant Scripture verse in this regard is: “Do not
despise prophesies” (1 Thessalonians 5:20).
(4) These posts will typically consist only of
Scripture—which speaks for itself. Sometimes
italicized or bold font will be used by ALN for emphasis.
(5) The numbering of these fulfilled prophecies
of the Messiah is used to differentiate individual posts. It is not
chronological (either by time of the prophecy or by sequence in the life of the
Messiah). The posting sequence will, for
the most part, be in the order that the prophecies appear in Scripture.
(6) Because of the chosen methodology (#5 above)
we will find many specific prophecies repeated multiple times throughout the
Scriptures.
(7) These serial posts are in addition to our
regular Tuesday ALN postings on random topics.
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~ Robert
Lloyd Russell, ABUNDANT LIFE
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