The crowd that had witnessed Jesus raise Lazarus from the dead went out to meet Jesus as he approached Jerusalem, waving palm branches and praising him as he rode into the city on a donkey. Although the disciples did not initially understand the significance of these events, they later remembered that they fulfilled prophecies about the Messiah.

2. The next day the large crowd that had come to the
feast heard that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem. So
they took branches of palm trees and went out to
meet him, crying out, “Hosanna! Blessed is he who
comes in the name of the Lord, even the King of
Israel!” And Jesus found a young donkey and sat on
it, just as it is wriHen, “Fear not, daughter of Zion;
behold, your king is coming, siLng on a donkey’s
colt!” His disciples did not understand these things
at first, but when Jesus was glorified, then they
remembered that these things had been wriHen
about him and had been done to him.

3. The crowd that had been with him when he
called Lazarus out of the tomb and raised him
from the dead conPnued to bear witness. The
reason why the crowd went to meet him was
that they heard he had done this sign. So the
Pharisees said to one another, “You see that you
are gaining nothing. Look, the world has gone
aSer him.”
John 12:12-­‐19 ESV

4. Then Paul answered, “What are you doing,
weeping and breaking my heart? For I am ready
not only to be imprisoned but even to die in
Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus.”
Acts 21:13 (ESV)

5. When the days drew near for him to be taken
up, he set his face to go to Jerusalem.
Luke 9:51 (ESV)

6. Faces in the Crowd:
• Roman soldiers were there

7. Faces in the Crowd:
• Roman soldiers were there
• Some people were there to laugh

8. Faces in the Crowd:
• Roman soldiers were there.
• Some people were there to laugh.
• Some were there to see the show, not the
Master.

9. How many want the miracles, but
miss the Master?

10. Faces in the Crowd:
• Roman soldiers were there.
• Some people were there to laugh.
• Some were there to see the show, not the
Master.
• Some were there for a miraculous handout.

11. Faces in the Crowd:
• Roman soldiers were there.
• Some people were there to laugh.
• Some were there to see the show, not the
Master.
• Some were there for a miraculous handout.
• Religious leaders were there.

12. One last group…
Now among those who went up to worship at
the feast were some Greeks. So these came to
Philip, who was from Bethsaida in Galilee, and
asked him, “Sir, we wish to see Jesus.”
John 12:20-­‐21 (ESV)

13. One last group…
“We want to see Jesus!”