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THE EASTER
STORY
The Triumphal Entry As they neared Bethphage and Bethany on the outskirts of Jerusalem and came to the Mount of Olives, Jesus sent two of his disciples on ahead. "Go into that village over there," he told them, "and just as you enter you will see a colt tied up that has never been ridden. Untie him and bring him here. And if anyone asks you what you are doing, just say, 'Our Master needs him and will return him soon.'" Off went the two men and found the colt standing in the street, tied outside a house. As they were untying it, some who were standing there demanded, "What are you doing, untying that colt"" So they said what Jesus had told them to, and then the Men agreed. So the colt was brought to Jesus and the disciples threw their cloaks across its back for him to ride on. Then many in the crowd spread out their coats along the road before him, while others threw down leafy branches from the fields. He was in the center of the procession with crowds ahead and behind, and all of them shouting, "Hail to the King!" "Praise God for him who comes in the name of the Lord!" . . . "Praise God for the return of our father David's kingdom. . ." "Hail to the King of the universe!" "Hosanna in the highest!" Mark 11:1-10 illustration by Richard Hook 1=Triumphal Entry...2=The
Last Supper...3=Jesus Washes His Disciples' Feet...
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