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Anti-climax?

March  16, 2008  - Dale

Talk about anti-climaxes. The great entry of the long awaited King into the capital city of his empire was full of excitement and enthusiasm. But the King himself did not seem very happy.

It seems that when the King arrived in the capital he saw that it was in a mess. He closed down the worship in the temple for a few hours as a kind of warning of worse to come. He got stuck into the leading theologians and the religious power clique. He warned the crowds not to be misled by show and power and popular display.

The triumphal entry seemed to give way to a rather severe auditor looking over the state’s affairs and calling the authorities to account. And the tension increased as the week wore on. The supreme governing body of the nation decided the King was a fake and planned to get rid of him.

I wonder if Jesus thought it was a big let down? Was he disappointed? ... Read the rest of the Article. Post a Comment

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Anti-climax?

16  March 2008