The holiday we call "Easter" is coming.
It coincides with that known as "Passover" - for good reason!
Just yesterday, was "Palm Sunday" - the day Jesus boldly rode a humble donkey, towards the place he knew would be the death of him. (Kings of the day rode a donkey to signify they were not approaching with aggressive intent.) And for the first time, he allowed the adoration and praise of those along the way, crying out that he was the long expected King and Messiah!
He knew that such a demonstration would excite repulsion from the highly religious ones, and alert deep concern in the ruling Romans that an uprising was imminent! It was for these reasons that he had prevented such behaviours until now.
But it was time.
Passover was coming.
And he was heading to his final destination in his role here.
He was to be the Lamb of the Passover story.
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