The week of March 28 – April 4, 2021 is known as Holy Week. These eight days are the most solemn and glorious week in all of Christianity…and the world. There are several key events that take place that commemorate the final days of Jesus’ life. We’ll see before us the New Covenant, supreme sacrifice, death, burial and resurrection of Jesus Christ, Messiah, and Son of God. Let’s take a look at the events of the week following Palm Sunday : PALM SUNDAY : This great day of proclamation known as the “Triumphal Entry” is Jesus revealing himself, once and for all, to the world that He is the Messiah, Savior and Lord. Jesus is strategically riding on a donkey instead of a horse as a sign. We read in 1 Kings 1:33 and Zachariah 9:9-10 that Kings rode donkey to symbolize that they come in peace and not to wage war. The same is true for Palm trees as the branches were seen as symbols of victory and triumph. People begin to lay down their cloaks and strip palm branches off the trees to
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