{"id":9897,"date":"2026-09-13T13:12:52","date_gmt":"2026-09-13T17:12:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.crossroadchristianfellowship.org\/?p=9897"},"modified":"2026-09-13T13:12:52","modified_gmt":"2026-09-13T17:12:52","slug":"entry-of-the-king","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.crossroadchristianfellowship.org\/?p=9897","title":{"rendered":"ENTRY OF THE KING"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><b><u>ENTRY OF THE KING<\/u><\/b><\/h1>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>Luke 19: 28-48<\/b><\/h2>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>by Rev. Richard Jones<\/b><\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-9897-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/www.crossroadchristianfellowship.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/09-13-2026.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.crossroadchristianfellowship.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/09-13-2026.mp3\">http:\/\/www.crossroadchristianfellowship.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/09-13-2026.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Introduction<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><b>Revelation 19:11-16 (ESV) <\/b><br \/>\n<sup><span style=\"color: #000000;\">11 <\/span><\/sup><span class=\"ind\">\u00a0Then I saw heaven opened, and behold, a white horse! The one sitting on it is called Faithful and True, and in righteousness he judges and makes war.<br \/>\n<sup><span style=\"color: #000000;\">12 <\/span><\/sup>\u00a0His eyes are like a flame of fire, and on his head are many diadems, and he has a name written that no one knows but himself.<br \/>\n<sup><span style=\"color: #000000;\">13 <\/span><\/sup>\u00a0He is clothed in a robe dipped in blood, and the name by which he is called is The Word of God.<br \/>\n<sup><span style=\"color: #000000;\">14 <\/span><\/sup>\u00a0And the armies of heaven, arrayed in fine linen, white and pure, were following him on white horses.<br \/>\n<sup><span style=\"color: #000000;\">15 <\/span><\/sup>\u00a0From his mouth comes a sharp sword with which to strike down the nations, and he will rule them with a rod of iron. He will tread the winepress of the fury of the wrath of God the Almighty.<br \/>\n<sup><span style=\"color: #000000;\">16 <\/span><\/sup>\u00a0On his robe and on his thigh he has a name written, King of kings and Lord of lords. <\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Search for a Donkey<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><b>Luke 19:28-35 (ESV) <\/b><br \/>\n<sup><span style=\"color: #000000;\">28 <\/span><\/sup><span class=\"ind\">\u00a0And when he had said these things, he went on ahead, going up to Jerusalem.<br \/>\n<sup><span style=\"color: #000000;\">29 <\/span><\/sup>\u00a0When he drew near to Bethphage and Bethany, at the mount that is called Olivet, he sent two of the disciples,<br \/>\n<sup><span style=\"color: #000000;\">30 <\/span><\/sup>\u00a0saying, <span class=\"JesusWords\">\u201cGo into the village in front of you, where on entering you will find a colt tied, on which no one has ever yet sat. Untie it and bring it here.<\/span><br \/>\n<sup><span style=\"color: #000000;\">31 <\/span><\/sup>\u00a0<span class=\"JesusWords\">If anyone asks you, \u2018Why are you untying it?\u2019 you shall say this: \u2018The Lord has need of it.\u2019\u201d<\/span><br \/>\n<sup><span style=\"color: #000000;\">32 <\/span><\/sup>\u00a0So those who were sent went away and found it just as he had told them.<br \/>\n<sup><span style=\"color: #000000;\">33 <\/span><\/sup>\u00a0And as they were untying the colt, its owners said to them, \u201cWhy are you untying the colt?\u201d<br \/>\n<sup><span style=\"color: #000000;\">34 <\/span><\/sup>\u00a0And they said, \u201cThe Lord has need of it.\u201d<br \/>\n<sup><span style=\"color: #000000;\">35 <\/span><\/sup>\u00a0And they brought it to Jesus, and throwing their cloaks on the colt, they set Jesus on it.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Celebration Shouting<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><b>Luke 19:36-40 (ESV) <\/b><br \/>\n<sup><span style=\"color: #000000;\">36 <\/span><\/sup>\u00a0And as he rode along, they spread their cloaks on the road.<br \/>\n<sup><span style=\"color: #000000;\">37 <\/span><\/sup>\u00a0As he was drawing near\u2014already on the way down the Mount of Olives\u2014the whole multitude of his disciples began to rejoice and praise God with a loud voice for all the mighty works that they had seen,<br \/>\n<sup><span style=\"color: #000000;\">38 <\/span><\/sup>\u00a0saying, \u201cBlessed is the King who comes in the name of the Lord! Peace in heaven and glory in the highest!\u201d<br \/>\n<sup><span style=\"color: #000000;\">39 <\/span><\/sup>\u00a0And some of the Pharisees in the crowd said to him, \u201cTeacher, rebuke your disciples.\u201d<br \/>\n<sup><span style=\"color: #000000;\">40 <\/span><\/sup>\u00a0He answered, <span class=\"JesusWords\">\u201cI tell you, if these were silent, the very stones would cry out.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>John 12:12-13 (ESV) <\/b><br \/>\n<sup><span style=\"color: #000000;\">12 <\/span><\/sup><span class=\"ind\">\u00a0The next day the large crowd that had come to the feast heard that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem.<br \/>\n<sup><span style=\"color: #000000;\">13 <\/span><\/sup>\u00a0So they took branches of palm trees and went out to meet him, crying out, \u201cHosanna! Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord, even the King of Israel!\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Zechariah 9:9 (ESV) <\/b><br \/>\n<sup><span style=\"color: #000000;\">9 <\/span><\/sup><span class=\"poetry1\">\u00a0Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion!<\/span> <span class=\"poetry2\">Shout aloud, O daughter of Jerusalem!<\/span> <span class=\"poetry1\">Behold, your king is coming to you;<\/span> <span class=\"poetry2\">righteous and having salvation is he,<\/span> <span class=\"poetry1\">humble and mounted on a donkey,<\/span> <span class=\"poetry2\">on a colt, the foal of a donkey.<\/span> <span class=\"poetry1\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Psalm 118:25-27 (ESV) <\/b><br \/>\n<sup><span style=\"color: #000000;\">25 <\/span><\/sup>\u00a0Save us, we pray, O LORD! <span class=\"poetry2\">O LORD, we pray, give us success!<\/span> <span class=\"poetry1\"><br \/>\n<sup><span style=\"color: #000000;\">26 <\/span><\/sup>\u00a0Blessed is he who comes in the name of the <span style=\"font-variant: small-caps;\">LORD<\/span>! <span class=\"poetry2\">We bless you from the house of the LORD.<\/span><br \/>\n<sup><span style=\"color: #000000;\">27 <\/span><\/sup>\u00a0The <span style=\"font-variant: small-caps;\">LORD<\/span> is God, <span class=\"poetry2\">and he has made his light to shine upon us.<\/span> Bind the festal sacrifice with cords, <span class=\"poetry2\">up to the horns of the altar!<\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Habakkuk 2:11 (ESV) <\/b><br \/>\n<sup><span style=\"color: #000000;\">11 <\/span><\/sup>\u00a0For the stone will cry out from the wall, <span class=\"poetry2\">and the beam from the woodwork respond.<\/span> <span class=\"poetry1\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Psalm 98:7-9 (ESV) <\/b><br \/>\n<sup><span style=\"color: #000000;\">7 <\/span><\/sup>\u00a0Let the sea roar, and all that fills it; <span class=\"poetry2\">the world and those who dwell in it!<\/span> <span class=\"poetry1\"><br \/>\n<sup><span style=\"color: #000000;\">8 <\/span><\/sup>\u00a0Let the rivers clap their hands; <span class=\"poetry2\">let the hills sing for joy together<\/span><br \/>\n<sup><span style=\"color: #000000;\">9 <\/span><\/sup>\u00a0before the LORD, for he comes <span class=\"poetry2\">to judge the earth.<\/span> He will judge the world with righteousness, <span class=\"poetry2\">and the peoples with equity.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Isaiah 55:12 (ESV) <\/b><br \/>\n<sup><span style=\"color: #000000;\">12 <\/span><\/sup>\u00a0\u201cFor you shall go out in joy <span class=\"poetry2\">and be led forth in peace;<\/span> <span class=\"poetry1\">the mountains and the hills before you<\/span> <span class=\"poetry2\">shall break forth into singing,<\/span> <span class=\"poetry2\">and all the trees of the field shall clap their hands.<\/span> <span class=\"poetry1\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>John 12:19 (ESV) <\/b><br \/>\n<sup><span style=\"color: #000000;\">19 <\/span><\/sup>\u00a0So the Pharisees said to one another, \u201cYou see that you are gaining nothing. Look, the world has gone after him.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Tears for the Future<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><b>Luke 19:41-44 (ESV) <\/b><br \/>\n<sup><span style=\"color: #000000;\">41 <\/span><\/sup><span class=\"ind\">\u00a0And when he drew near and saw the city, he wept over it,<br \/>\n<sup><span style=\"color: #000000;\">42 <\/span><\/sup>\u00a0saying, <span class=\"JesusWords\">\u201cWould that you, even you, had known on this day the things that make for peace! But now they are hidden from your eyes.<\/span><br \/>\n<sup><span style=\"color: #000000;\">43 <\/span><\/sup>\u00a0<span class=\"JesusWords\">For the days will come upon you, when your enemies will set up a barricade around you and surround you and hem you in on every side<\/span><br \/>\n<sup><span style=\"color: #000000;\">44 <\/span><\/sup>\u00a0<span class=\"JesusWords\">and tear you down to the ground, you and your children within you. And they will not leave one stone upon another in you, because you did not know the time of your visitation.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Cleansing the Corruption<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><b>Luke 19:45-48 (ESV) <\/b><br \/>\n<sup><span style=\"color: #000000;\">45 <\/span><\/sup><span class=\"ind\">\u00a0And he entered the temple and began to drive out those who sold,<br \/>\n<sup><span style=\"color: #000000;\">46 <\/span><\/sup>\u00a0saying to them, <span class=\"JesusWords\">\u201cIt is written, \u2018My house shall be a house of prayer,\u2019 but you have made it a den of robbers.\u201d<\/span><br \/>\n<sup><span style=\"color: #000000;\">47 <\/span><\/sup>\u00a0And he was teaching daily in the temple. The chief priests and the scribes and the principal men of the people were seeking to destroy him,<br \/>\n<sup><span style=\"color: #000000;\">48 <\/span><\/sup>\u00a0but they did not find anything they could do, for all the people were hanging on his words.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Mark 11:15-18 (ESV) <\/b><br \/>\n<sup><span style=\"color: #000000;\">15 <\/span><\/sup><span class=\"ind\">\u00a0And they came to Jerusalem. And he entered the temple and began to drive out those who sold and those who bought in the temple, and he overturned the tables of the money-changers and the seats of those who sold pigeons.<br \/>\n<sup><span style=\"color: #000000;\">16 <\/span><\/sup>\u00a0And he would not allow anyone to carry anything through the temple.<br \/>\n<sup><span style=\"color: #000000;\">17 <\/span><\/sup>\u00a0And he was teaching them and saying to them, <span class=\"JesusWords\">\u201cIs it not written, \u2018My house shall be called a house of prayer for all the nations\u2019? But you have made it a den of robbers.\u201d<\/span><br \/>\n<sup><span style=\"color: #000000;\">18 <\/span><\/sup>\u00a0And the chief priests and the scribes heard it and were seeking a way to destroy him, for they feared him, because all the crowd was astonished at his teaching.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ENTRY OF THE KING Luke 19: 28-48 by Rev. Richard Jones &nbsp; &nbsp; Introduction Revelation 19:11-16 (ESV) 11 \u00a0Then I saw heaven opened, and behold, a white horse! 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