The Time Is Now
John 12:12-23
The King Is Coming
The Hour Has Come
The Time Is Now
John 12:12-23
The King Is Coming
Why did Jesus enter Jerusalem on Palm
Sunday in the way He did?
1. He came to die
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Jesus tells us Himself – Mark 10:32-34
Mark 10:32-34 (NASB)
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They were on the road going up to Jerusalem, and
Jesus was walking on ahead of them; and they
were amazed, and those who followed were
fearful. And again He took the twelve aside and
began to tell them what was going to happen to
Him,
saying, “Behold, we are going up to Jerusalem, and
the Son of Man will be delivered to the chief priests
and the scribes; and they will condemn Him to
death and will hand Him over to the Gentiles.
They will mock Him and spit on Him, and scourge
Him and kill Him, and three days later He will rise
again.”
The Time Is Now
John 12:12-23
The King Is Coming
Why did Jesus enter Jerusalem on Palm
Sunday in the way He did?
1. He came to die
Jesus tells us Himself – Mark 10:32-34
 Jesus came to goad the rulers into action
 Jesus precipitated these events
 God was in control!
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The Time Is Now
John 12:12-23
The King Is Coming
Why did Jesus enter Jerusalem on Palm
Sunday in the way He did?
2.
He came that the Scriptures may be fulfilled
Jesus considered Himself to be bound by
Scripture
 Zechariah 9:9
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Zechariah 9:9 (NASB)
Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion!
Shout in triumph, O daughter of
Jerusalem!
Behold, your king is coming to you;
He is just and endowed with salvation,
Humble, and mounted on a donkey,
Even on a colt, the foal of a donkey.
The Time Is Now
John 12:12-23
The King Is Coming
Why did Jesus enter Jerusalem on Palm
Sunday in the way He did?
2.
He came that the Scriptures may be fulfilled
Jesus considered Himself to be bound by
Scripture
 Zechariah 9:9
 John tells us that the disciples did not understand
this at the time but understood it later
 Even to the end, Jesus was teaching
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The Time Is Now
John 12:12-23
The King Is Coming
Why did Jesus enter Jerusalem on Palm
Sunday in the way He did?
3.
He came to be our Passover lamb
This was the day the lambs were selected for
the Passover sacrifice
 Josephus writes in one account of 256,500
 Jesus would have literally been surrounded by
them
 Jesus is killed with these lambs, becoming our
Passover lamb!
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The Time Is Now
John 12:12-23
The Hour Has Come
“Sir, we would like to see Jesus”
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They were Greeks at the Feast
Only allowed into the Court of the Gentiles
Went to Philip because his name was Greek
Philip hesitates and gets Andrew
Both from Bethsaida, a Greek town
Jesus had at times confused the disciples –
Matthew 10:5-6, Mark 7:27, and John 4:22
Matthew 10:5-6 (NASB)
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These twelve Jesus sent out after instructing them:
“Do not go in the way of the Gentiles, and do not
enter any city of the Samaritans;
but rather go to the lost sheep of the house of
Israel.
Mark 7:27 (NASB)
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He was saying to her, “Let the children be
satisfied first, for it is not good to take the children’s
bread and throw it to the dogs.”
John 4:22 (NASB)
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worship what you do not know; we worship
what we know, for salvation is from the Jews.
The Time Is Now
John 12:12-23
The Hour Has Come
“Sir, we would like to see Jesus”
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They were Greeks at the Feast
Only allowed into the Court of the Gentiles
Went to Philip because his name was Greek
Philip hesitates and gets Andrew
Both from Bethsaida, a Greek town
Jesus had at times confused the disciples –
Matthew 10:5-6, Mark 7:27, and John 4:22
This was in fulfillment of O.T. Scripture
The Time Is Now
John 12:12-23
The Hour Has Come
What does Jesus’ response tell us?
 Jesus’ hour had finally come
Jesus’ answer was not what was expected
They were used to hearing, “My time has not
yet come” – John 2:4; 7:6,8; 7:30; 8:20
 Somehow linked to the coming of the Gentiles
 These Greeks are a sign that Jesus’ sacrifice
would be for the whole world
 John focuses on the contrast between the
rejecting Pharisees and the seeking Gentiles!
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The Time Is Now
John 12:12-23
The Hour Has Come
What does Jesus’ response tell us?
 Jesus had to be glorified
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First, Jesus’ circle was expanding, not constricting
We often try to break into the inner circle
Jesus was about expanding that circle – Rev 5:9-10
Revelation 5:9-10 (NASB)
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And they *sang a new song, saying,
“Worthy are You to take the book and to
break its seals; for You were slain, and
purchased for God with Your blood men
from every tribe and tongue and people
and nation.
10 “You have made them to be a kingdom
and priests to our God; and they will
reign upon the earth.”
The Time Is Now
John 12:12-23
The Hour Has Come
What does Jesus’ response tell us?
 Jesus had to be glorified
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First, Jesus’ circle was expanding, not constricting
We often try to break into the inner circle
Jesus was about expanding that circle – Rev 5:9-10
Second, Jesus was to be glorified by the cross
It is not the example of Jesus that saves
It is Jesus Himself that saves through His sacrifice
on the cross
The Time Is Now
John 12:12-23
Application
Is Jesus your Passover lamb?
Have you received Him as your Savior?
Are you believing in Jesus’ example or in
Jesus your once and for all sacrifice for your
sin?
Are you constantly asking, “I would like to
see Jesus”?