The Triumphal Entry
“ They brought the colt to Jesus and put their coats on it; and He sat on it. And many spread their coats in the road, and others spread leafy branches which they had cut from the fields. Those who went in front and those who followed were shouting: ‘Hosanna! Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord ; Blessed is the coming kingdom of our father David; Hosanna in the highest!’ ” ~Mark 11:7-10
This event in Jesus’ life is regularly referred to as “The Triumphal Entry”. It is considered as such because Jesus is treated as a triumphant king, He is beginning what’s called the “Passion Week”, and the week culminates in the greatest triumph – the victory over death through Christ’s resurrection.
Following this line of thought, Jesus had another “triumphal entry”.
“ So also we, while we were children, were held in bondage under the elemental things of the world. But when the fullness of the time came, God sent for His Son, born of a woman,born under the Law, so that He might redeem those who were under the Law, that we might receive the adoption as sons. ” ~Galatians 4:3-5
The birth of Christ is certainly a “triumphal entry”. The Creator Himself who had touched the dust of the ground on the 6 th day of history and made man in His image now came to Earth to become the dust for the redemption of mankind. Shepherds came to praise and spread the news of the Lamb of God. Wise men journeyed from afar to pay honor to the King of Kings. Angels sang forth the glorious news that the Savior had been born. Once again, this was a “triumphal entry” for the Lord and for humanity as through the life of the One of divine birth, redemption and adoption would be made available to all who will accept it.
However, there was one more “triumphal entry” in Jesus’ life.
“ But when Christ appeared as a high priest of the good things to come, He entered through the greater and more perfect tabernacle, not made with hands, that is to say, not of this creation; and not through the blood of goats and calves, but through His own blood, He entered the Holy Place once for all, having obtained eternal redemption… For Christ did not enter a holy place made with hands, a mere copy of the true one, but into Heaven itself, now to appear in the presence of God for us. ” ~Hebrews 9:11-12,24
He did it! He lived the perfect, sinless life required for the atoning blood sacrifice necessary for the redemption of mankind. He went through the scourging, endured the cross, gave His all for us, and then triumphed through His glorious resurrection! He ascended into Heaven where He presented His perfect sacrifice as the means of sanctification, through which we can enter the very presence of our Creator God to be with Him forevermore.
The only question is, has He triumphantly entered Your life to reign as your saving King on the throne of your heart?
“ Because you are sons, God has sent forth the Spirit of His Son into our hearts, crying, ‘Abba!Father!’ Therefore you are no longer a slave, but a son; and if a son, then an heir through God.” ~Galatians 4:6-7
