God’s love, which is stronger than death, is causing me to continue walking the path of the mission the Lord has given me (John 6:1–15). “At that very time some Pharisees came and said to Him, ‘Leave this place and go somewhere else. Herod wants to kill You.’ He replied, ‘Go tell that fox, “I will keep driving out demons and healing people today and tomorrow, and on the third day I will reach My goal.” In any case, I must press on today and tomorrow and the next day—for surely no prophet can die outside Jerusalem! Jerusalem, Jerusalem, you who kill the prophets and stone those sent to you, how often I have longed to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, and you were not willing. Look, your house is left to you desolate. I tell you, you will not see Me again until you say, “Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord” (Luke 13:31–35). ...
Jesus died on the cross [John 19:30; Mark 15:42-46] Last Sunday was observed as Palm Sunday. Palm Sunday is said to be Palm Sunday based on the word of welcoming Jesus with palm branches. Jesus would enter Jerusalem ahead of the feast. That feast was the Passover. In other words, Passover is the Feast of Unleavened Bread. Then, 50 days later, there is the Feast of Pentecost or Weeks or Harvest. Then there is the Feast of Tabernacles (Jn. 7:2). The Feast of Tabernacles was called the Feast of Ingathering in the Old Testament (Exod. 23:16; 34:22). The Israelites, wherever they were, went up to Jerusalem to observe these three great feasts. There were only a few people living in the city of Jerusalem, but at many times, about 2 million people gathered in the city of Jerusalem to celebrate the festival. So, when Jesus entered Jerusalem during the Passover feast, many people came out to greet ...