Palm Sunday According to John

INTRODUCTION

The most important thing to understand about Palm Sunday is the fact that on this day, back in 33AD, prophecy concerning the Lord’s earthly manifestation was fulfilled. It was on the “fifth day” leading up to the Jewish Passover meal [Seder] of Nisan 14, that a great crowd was gathered in Jerusalem to welcome the Lord Jesus into their midst with jubilant shouts of praise and the triumphant waving of palm fronds [branches]. This was in accordance with Jewish tradition as triumphant events were accompanied by the waving of palm branches, fruit, etc. before the Lord. This great crowd was fully convinced that Jesus Christ was the promised Lord and Savior prophesied by Zachariah, Isaiah, King David and others. Unbelievers stood watching the jubilant crowd and the triumphant Lord, and were astounded and amazed, until one of the unbelievers said resignedly, “Look how the whole world has gone after him.”

What is Palm Sunday	

Palm Sunday is a Christian moveable feast which always falls on the Sunday before Easter Sunday. The feast commemorates the triumphant entry of Jesus Christ into Jerusalem in the days before his Passion. [Mark 11:1-11, Matthew 21:1-11, Luke 19:28-44, and John 12:12-19] It is also called Passion Sunday or Palm Sunday of the Lord's Passion.