Jesus Triumphal Entry Witnessed by Many

Christ Triumphant - A Devotional by E.G . White

Jesus Triumphal Entry Witnessed by Many

Today's Text: Ye shall find an ass tied, and a colt with her: loose them, and bring them unto me. And if any man say aught unto you, ye shall say, The Lord hath need of them. Matthew 21:2, 3

The Message:      The time of Christ's triumphal entry into Jerusalem was the most beautiful season of the year. The Mount of Olives was carpeted with green, and the groves were beautiful with varied foliage. Very many had come to the feast from the regions round about Jerusalem with an earnest desire to see Jesus. The crowning miracle of the Saviour in raising Lazarus from the dead had a wonderful effect upon minds, and a large and enthusiastic multitude was drawn to the place where Jesus was tarrying.      The afternoon was half spent when Jesus sent His disciples to the village of Bethphage.... This was the first time during His life of ministry that Christ had consented to ride, and the disciples interpreted this move to be an indication that He was about to assert His kingly power and authority, and take His position on David's throne. Joyfully they executed the commission. They found the colt as Jesus had said....      As Jesus takes His seat on the animal, the air becomes vocal with acclamations of praise and triumph.... He bears no outward sign of royalty. He wears no dress of state, nor is He followed by a train of men of arms. Instead He is surrounded by a company wrought up to the highest pitch of excitement. They cannot restrain the joyous feeling of expectancy that animate their hearts....      The shout echoes from mountain and valley, "Hosanna to the son of David: ... Hosanna in the highest." "Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord."... Those who have once been blind ... are the first to lead the way in that wonderful procession... One whom He has raised from the dead leads the animal on which He is seated. The once deaf and dumb, with ears opened and tongues unloosed, help swell the glad hosannas. Cripples, with buoyant steps and grateful hearts, are now most active in breaking down the palm branches and strewing them in His path as their tribute of homage to the mighty Healer. The leper, who has listened to the dread words of the priest, "Unclean," ... is there. The widow and the orphan are there to tell of His wonderful works. The restored dead are there. Their tongues, once palsied by the power of Satan, take up the song of rejoicing.... The demoniac is there, not now to have the words wrenched from his lips by Satan's power.... On the crest of Olivet the procession pauses.-Manuscript 128, 1899.

Commentary: My friend, the triumphal entry of Jesus into Jerusalem marked the beginning of His road to the cross.  The people, believing that He was about to proclaim Himself as king, were elated and filled with joy and praise at this thought.  The Scribes and Pharisees were the only ones that were not happy on this occasion.  They hated Jesus because of the peoples love for Him, and they were loosing their influence over them.  In this occasion they feared that the procession would arouse the suspicion of the authorities and asked Jesus to silence the people.  To this He said "I tell you that, if these should hold their peace, the stones would immediately cry out." (Luke 19:40). Today, those who would proclaim that Jesus is truly the Son of the One true God, are being silenced by the leaders of the church today, for it goes against the teaching of the church.  The trinity, which is one of the fundamental teachings of the church today, holds that the divinity of the Son of God and His equality with Him requires that He must have always existed.  To do this they must subtly deny that He is the Son of God, for to be a son requires that He have a beginning.  Therefore it claims that He is not literally the Son of God, but is only a title that He holds. To proclaim that Jesus is truly the Son of God is to go against the teachings of the church, and as the leaders in the time of Christ's triumphal entry into Jerusalem tried to silence the people, so too the leaders of the church are trying to silence the message from the Faithful and True Witness to the church of Laodicea today.  The Bible is very clear that there is only One true God and He reveals Himself to us by His only begotten Son.  The gospel says "For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life."  "And this is the record, that God hath given to us eternal life, and this life is in his Son." (1 John 5:11). My friend, the message that the church needs to hear today is that Jesus is truly the Son of God, and that the trinity is a false representation of who God is.  All those who believe that Jesus is not literally the Son of God are denying the Father and the Son.  To this the Scriptures say "Who is a liar but he that denieth that Jesus is the Christ? He is antichrist, that denieth the Father and the Son." (1 John 2:22). May you look away from the false doctrine of the trinity and look unto the One true God through His Son Jesus Christ today. God bless,

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