"As they approached Jerusalem and came to Bethphage on the Mount of Olives, Jesus sent two disciples, saying to them, "Go to the village ahead of you, and at once you will find a donkey tied there, with her colt by her. Untie them and bring them to me." This took place to fulfill what was spoken through the prophet: "Say to the Daughter of Zion, 'See, your king comes to you, gentle and riding on a donkey, on a colt, the foal of a donkey.' "
(Matthew 21: 1-2, 4-5 NIV)
Palm Sunday. Jesus' triumphal entry into Jerusalem. The King of Kings is riding in on a colt, a donkey. He doesn't arrive on a mighty stallion nor a lavish chariot. His humility is what you see. It wasn't "roll out the red carpet". It was "lay down your cloaks and branches".
Over 500 years prior to this event, the prophet, Zechariah, predicted it would happen and wrote about it in Zechariah 9: 9 (found in verse 5 above). Many prophecies that were foretold in the Old Testament were fulfilled and written about in the New Testament. There are yet prophecies to be fulfilled, but the day has not yet come. But, it will . . .
When Christ returns to this Earth at the Second Coming, He will come as a Majestic King. He will ride in on a white horse (Revelation 19: 11) with the armies of heaven following. Just as the crowds then shouted, "Hosanna to the Son of David!", we will also cry out, "Hosanna in the highest!!"
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