Palm Sunday According to John

INTRODUCTION

Probably 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 this "fifth day" leading up to the Jewish Passover Seder [meal] of Nisan 14, that a great crowd had gathered in Jerusalem to welcome the Lord Jesus into their midst with jubilant shouts of praise and triumphant waving of palm branches. This was in accordance with Jewish tradition whereby magnificent events were often commemorated by the waving of palm branches, amongst other things, before the Lord of hosts. This enormous crowd of Jews and Gentiles was fully convinced that Jesus Christ was the promised Lord and Savior prophesied by Zachariah, Isaiah, King David and others. The unbelievers were astounded as they stood watching the Lord as He rode triumphantly into the city, mounted on a donkey and the jubilant crowd as it hailed him as their Lord, prompting one of them to say resignedly, "Look how the whole world has gone after him."

What is Palm Sunday?

Palm Sunday is a Christian moveable feast that always falls on the Sunday before Easter Sunday. The feast commemorates the triumphant entry of Jesus Christ into Jerusalem in the days leading up to his Passion. [See 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.  Jd.gray 21:42, January 14, 2010 (UTC)