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Palm Sunday was the day that Palm Sunday was the day that Jesus publicly announced to Jesus publicly announced to

the Jews that their Savior and the Jews that their Savior and King had arrived. King had arrived.

Prophecy foretold the day Prophecy foretold the day when the Messiah would come when the Messiah would come and consequently be “cut off”, and consequently be “cut off”, rejected by the people. Zech rejected by the people. Zech 9:9; Isa 62:11; Psa 118:26-27 9:9; Isa 62:11; Psa 118:26-27

with Dan 9:24-25with Dan 9:24-25

Zech 9:9, “Rejoice greatly, O Zech 9:9, “Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion! Shout daughter of Zion! Shout in in

triumph,triumph, O daughter of O daughter of Jerusalem! Behold, your king is Jerusalem! Behold, your king is coming to you; He is just and coming to you; He is just and

endowed with salvation, humble, endowed with salvation, humble, and mounted on a donkey, even and mounted on a donkey, even on a colt, the foal of a donkey.”on a colt, the foal of a donkey.”

Daniel’s three fold prophecy; Daniel’s three fold prophecy; 1) The time frame of Israel’s 1) The time frame of Israel’s

captivity. captivity. 2) The First Advent of our Lord 2) The First Advent of our Lord

when he would be “cutoff”.when he would be “cutoff”.3) The duration of the Tribulation 3) The duration of the Tribulation

with the revealing of the Antichrist with the revealing of the Antichrist in the middle.in the middle.

Neh 2:4-8, begins the Neh 2:4-8, begins the counting for the time of counting for the time of “Messiah to be cutoff”, “Messiah to be cutoff”,

(rejected), as prophesized by (rejected), as prophesized by Daniel.Daniel.

Neh 2:4-8 w/ Dan 9:24-26Neh 2:4-8 w/ Dan 9:24-267 weeks = 49 years7 weeks = 49 years

62 weeks62 weeks = = 434 years434 years69 weeks = 483 years69 weeks = 483 years

483 yrs. x 360 days/year = 173,880 days483 yrs. x 360 days/year = 173,880 days(360 day Jewish calendar)(360 day Jewish calendar)

Nisan 1 (March 14), 445 BC to Nisan 1 (March 14), 445 BC to April 6, 32 AD Palm Sunday April 6, 32 AD Palm Sunday

“Cutting off of Messiah” = 173,880 days“Cutting off of Messiah” = 173,880 days

The 483 Years in the Jewish and Julian CalendarThe 483 Years in the Jewish and Julian Calendar(7 x 7) + (62 x 7) years = 483 years(7 x 7) + (62 x 7) years = 483 years

483 years x 360 (Jewish) days = 173,880 days483 years x 360 (Jewish) days = 173,880 days

445 B.C. to A.D. 32 = 476 years †445 B.C. to A.D. 32 = 476 years †476 years x 365 (Julian) years = 173,740 days476 years x 365 (Julian) years = 173,740 days

173,740 days173,740 days + 116 days in leap years ‡+ 116 days in leap years ‡ + 24+ 24 March 14 to April 6March 14 to April 6

173,880 days173,880 days

† † Since only one year expired between 1 B.C. and A.D. 1, the total is 476, not 477.Since only one year expired between 1 B.C. and A.D. 1, the total is 476, not 477.‡ ‡ A total of 476 years divided by four (a leap year every four years) gives 119 additional days. But A total of 476 years divided by four (a leap year every four years) gives 119 additional days. But three days must be subtracted from 119 because centennial years are not leap years, though every three days must be subtracted from 119 because centennial years are not leap years, though every 400400thth year is a leap year. year is a leap year.

The fulfillment of this The fulfillment of this prophecy is recorded in each prophecy is recorded in each

of the gospels. of the gospels. Mat 21:1-11; Mark 11:1-11; Mat 21:1-11; Mark 11:1-11;

Luke 19:28-44; John 12:12-50Luke 19:28-44; John 12:12-50

Christ’s procession was a Christ’s procession was a type of victor’s procession. type of victor’s procession.

It was a procession It was a procession indicating the victory to indicating the victory to

come. come.

Zech 9:9, “Rejoice greatly, O Zech 9:9, “Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion! Shout daughter of Zion! Shout in in

triumph,triumph, O daughter of O daughter of Jerusalem! Behold, Jerusalem! Behold, your king is your king is coming to you; He is just and coming to you; He is just and

endowed endowed with salvationwith salvation,, humble, humble, and mounted on a donkey, even and mounted on a donkey, even on a colt, the foal of a donkey.”on a colt, the foal of a donkey.”

Isa 62:11, Isa 62:11, “Behold, the LORD has “Behold, the LORD has

proclaimed to the end of the proclaimed to the end of the earth, say to the daughter of earth, say to the daughter of Zion, “Lo, Zion, “Lo, your salvation your salvation

comescomes; Behold His reward is ; Behold His reward is with Him, and His recompense with Him, and His recompense

before Him.”before Him.”

Zech 9:9 is compared with Zech 9:9 is compared with and fulfilled in the gospel and fulfilled in the gospel

accounts found in Mat 21:5; accounts found in Mat 21:5; Mark 11:10; John 12:14. Mark 11:10; John 12:14.

Just as Satan influenced the Just as Satan influenced the woman in the Garden of Eden woman in the Garden of Eden

to confound and confuse God’s to confound and confuse God’s Word in the mentality of her Word in the mentality of her soul in Gen 3:1-3, he did so soul in Gen 3:1-3, he did so with the Jews of Jesus’ time.with the Jews of Jesus’ time.

Satan had parlayed the Satan had parlayed the Hebrew’s lack of Hebrew’s lack of

concentration and faithfulness concentration and faithfulness towards the Word of God and towards the Word of God and Occupation with the Person of Occupation with the Person of

Christ with their negative Christ with their negative volition.volition.

They were completely They were completely confounded as to who He was confounded as to who He was and in emotional revolt of the and in emotional revolt of the soul praised Him as the one soul praised Him as the one

who would solve their who would solve their problem of Roman problem of Roman

occupation. occupation.

In their arrogance they In their arrogance they completely forgot about their completely forgot about their need for a savior to free them need for a savior to free them from the slave market of sin.from the slave market of sin.Compare Psa 118:22-29 with Compare Psa 118:22-29 with Mat 21:9; Mark 11:9; Luke Mat 21:9; Mark 11:9; Luke

19:38; John 12:13.19:38; John 12:13.

John tells us what was John tells us what was truly going on in the hearts truly going on in the hearts of the people of Jerusalem.of the people of Jerusalem.

John 12:9-50John 12:9-50

John 12:16,John 12:16, “These things His disciples did “These things His disciples did not understand at the first; not understand at the first; but but when Jesus was glorified, then when Jesus was glorified, then

they rememberedthey remembered that these that these things were written of Him, and things were written of Him, and that they had done these things that they had done these things

to Him.”to Him.”

They wanted to be freed from They wanted to be freed from the tyranny of Rome. They the tyranny of Rome. They

did not want a martyr for soul did not want a martyr for soul salvation. That is why Jesus salvation. That is why Jesus wept when approaching the wept when approaching the

city. Luke 19:41-42city. Luke 19:41-42

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Grace Fellowship ChurchSunday, April 17, 2011

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Palm SundayProphecy Fulfilled

    Dan 9:24-25;Dan 9:24-25; Zech 9:9;Zech 9:9; Luke 19:28-44Luke 19:28-44  

James H. Rickard Bible Ministries 2011