U-turn (Day 10) Old Testament prophecy of Jesus entering Jerusalem on a donkey | Pr Matthew Chang

Look, good morning everyone. This is post them met here and today we're

going to recovery of day number ten of the u turn past and prayers,

and the scripture they will be covering is going to be from Matthew chapter twenty

one, and we're going to read from verse one to verse eleven. Hey,

in verse one, it says, now, when they drew near to

Jerusalem and came to back page at the amount of olives, then Jesus sent

two disciples, saying to them, go into the village opposite you, and

immediately you will find a donkey tide and a cult with her. Lose them

and bring them to me. And if anyone says anything to you, you

shall say the Lord has need of them, and immediately he will send them

all they was done, then it may be fulfilled which was spoken by the

prophet saying, tell the daughter of Zion, behold, your king is coming

to you slowly and sitting on the dormy the court, and the fowl of

a donkey. So the disciples were a bit as Jesus commanded them. They

brought the donkey the court, laid their clothes on them, and set him

on them, and a very great multitude spread the clothes on the road.

Others cut down branches from the trees and spread them on the road. And

then the multitudes who went before and those who found the cried out, saying,

Hosanna to the son of David, Blessed is he who comes in the

name of the Lord Hosannah in the highest. And when he had come into

Jerusalem, all the city was moved, saying who is this? So multitude

said, this is Jesus, the prophet from Nazareth Galilee. Right, So

a bit of context and introduction. Jesus was actually coming from the east,

having passed the river Jordan, and he was ascending up to a past amount

of all this coming to back page and droving to Jerusalem from me is signed.

Now, what was the calendar or the day that this when all of

this was happening. It was actually on the palm Sunday, okay, And

not just on the palm Someday. It was actually during happening during the fees

now in the week of the past over okay. And more specifically, it

was on the tenth of Nissan. Okay, it's spelled s sa and but

then does not mean it's a Nissan car Okay. Nissan is actually the month

that the Hebrews use. Okay. So let's read a bit of an old

scripture here, from turning me to Exodus, paying the Book of Exodus,

chapter twelve, verse three, okay, and then we'll have a better understanding

of what this actually meet. Okay. And so this chapter twelve, verse

three says speak to all the congregation of Israel, saying, on the tenth

of this month, every man shall take for himself a lamb according to the

house of his father, a lamb or a household. Okay. So so

the chapter twelve we meet him on the tenth of this Nissan month. What

were the Jews called to do as preparation for the past? Of them?

There were to choose earth lamb for their house Okay. They were to choose

a lamp on the first day okay, and then that lamb will be set

upont set asign, to be sacrificed and to be eaten on the fifty Okay.

Now, there's no coincidences in the Bible, Okay. When Jesus entered

into Jerusalem, what's happening on the palm someday? The say same day that

every household in in Uh, in Israel, in Jerusalem, every household is

preparing to choose a lamp. Okay, and who did God choose for his

own house? Jesus. Jesus is the lamb of God. God has prepared

a lamp for himself and for his people. While everybody is so busy choosing,

God has chosen one, and he has brought his land to his house

in Jerusalem. And Jesus is actually walking into Jerusalem at the same time.

And the thing is, Jesus is the lamp who willingly went into Jerusalem.

He wasn't the force. He wasn't. He wasn't he knew that he was

chosen, but he was the chosen one. And he walked willingly into the

Father's south, into into Jerusalem, knowing what is going to happen to him.

Okay. So that's the first thing that you know, we realize,

you know, quite significantly as well now. And it says here in Matthew

chapter twenty one, verse uh uh verse to the sayings that Jesus told them

to go into the village uh. And then they will find a donkey and

the cult and the courte type of her to lose them and to bring it

to him, because you know, how did Jesus He knows because it actually

is being prophesied as well. And so as they did, you know,

as the disciples obeyed him, what came into their mind? Scripture? Scripture

came into their mind. You know, the Jews at the time they memorize

the scriptures of all they remember the scriptures. And as they did it,

you know, they remember the scripture they come from. That comes from Zachariah

chapter nine, verse nine, that says, what rejoice greatly, old daughter

of science, shout, our daughter of Jerusalem. Behold, your king is

coming to you. He is just and having salvation, slowly and riding on

the donkey, the colt the fall of a donkey. Now let's continue reading.

Okay, to where our adverse tend in birse thing. He says,

our cut off the chariot from Afrom and the horse from Jerusalem, and the

battle bowl shall be cut off. He shall speak peace to the nations.

His dominion shall be from sea to sea, and from the river to the

ends of the earth. Now my question is this, what does Jesus sitting

on the donkey actually signify. Okay, the first thing we will we will

notice that it's donkey. It's not a horse. Okay, So donkey must

represent humanity. And that is true because isaachar Ryer say said, you know,

and riding on donkey, Jesus is not desperate for attention. He's not

crying out for attention. He doesn't need that attention. He is walking because

he has been chosen. He's working like he's going into Jerusalem and entering into

jerasalem in obedience. Okay. Now, the second thing we should notice,

as you know about the donkey, is that you must understand kings their right

two types of animal. Generally, they kings they write two types of animals.

The first animal they ride normally is a horse. Take a horse.

It's not just any horse. And there's a symbolism behind the horse. The

horse that they ride on is called a war horse. When the king rides

on the horse, he's actually signifying that they are going to more. Okay,

they are going into with a mission to conquer, to have dominion.

Kay uncle, and and don't mean it now, so it's talking about when

when when a king rides on a horse, it's a season for war.

The second type of animal that a king writes on is a donkey. The

king doesn't write a donkey outside of his pack, outside of his city and

into other nations. The king, when he wants to meet his people and

to declare peace, to make peace, for people, to get to know

the people, he writes on a lowly donkey to come down to the level

of the people. Okay. And this is what Jesus was doing. Okay,

he was what he was. He was riding on donkey because it is

the time and season for peace. Jesus is coming to make peace, not

to bring war, not yet, okay, but so the first time that

Jesus comes to earth, Okay, he is coming as well, not as

a conquering king, although everyone else was expecting him to. Okay, Jesus

is coming not as a conquering king, but he is coming as a servant

king. He is coming as a prince of peace. Okay. He's coming

to serve and he's coming to bring peace. Now, this kind of mission

and purpose is totally the opposite from what the crowds were expecting. Yes,

they were welcoming him. Yes, they were celebrating the king, the son

of Davy. You know they were expecting him. What they were expecting expecting

him to be a conquering king to drive out in the Jerusalem, to drive

out the enemies and the Romans from Jerusalem. They were wanting and expecting for

a conquering king to redeem them. They think that they were in their minds

the enemy were the Romans and the Jews. But Jesus has come to tell

them that that is not the enemy. The enemy is not the Romans.

The great enemy is seen and death. Okay. And Jesus has come.

It's not as a conquering but as a prince of peace, as a servant

king to one so that he may come to be the sacrificial lamb, to

pay the price that we all could not pay, to be the perfect lamb

that could not be found in the entire Okay. So Jesus came to bring

peace. By paying the price, men can receive and can make peace with

our Father in heaven, and can make peace with one another, peace on

earth, in peace with our Father in heaven. Okay. So there is

the objective of Jesus to bring peace. There is what we need more than

anything else. Okay. That is why he was writing on the donkey.

That is why he's entering to be chosen as the lamb of God. But

the people couldnot understand it. That is why when you read a verse nine

when psychondritage of the numbers nine, the verse nine talks about Jesus coming riding

on a donkey. But in verse ten, what what did God say?

God says, our cut off the chariots from Afron out and the horses,

and our break the battleballs. What God is saying is that this is not

a season for war. That is why when when it's not a season for

work, you put away all the weapons. You take away, you repurpose

the horses, you repurpose the weapons of war for other purpose, for a

season of peace, for farming, for everything else. That's what God is

talking about. It's not the time for them. They will come another time

for it. Okay, this is it's actually prophetic, you know. Okay,

So now this is the partner. And so I talked. I talked

about about about the part where Jesus walking into as a donkey. Then the

second part. Then as we're coming to it, you know, as he

enters into Jerusalem, the people were crying Hosanna to the son of devid Le's

is he who comes in the name more Hosanna in the highest and then people

around them were confused because you know, it's like, who is who is

welcoming him? Who is this king? Give me annoying him? You know,

the people saying, this is Jesus, the prophet from Nazareth of gality.

People were getting excited. And you must understand that at that time in

Jerusalem, it's expected to be the number of people that were at that time

impossible work expected to be around two point five million people of crowded in that

very small place. Two point five million people, so many of them product

and you know, and and and you can imagine the amount of excitement,

the amount of crowd activity, and the people were pressing against one of them,

and the type of uproad, and it was generated generating in the city

as well. So okay uh and but a lot of them are going to

be so disappointed. But those who are spiritual as will see and understand that

everything that Jesus has done, everything that Jesus is to fure, was always

in the chordance with this cripture. So when we read this, my question

is how should we feel. What is the message that God is trying to

teach us? And to convey to us. As we read about this prophetic

fulfillment of Jesus, the lesson that we all should be getting is that we

must understand that God is faithful. God is faithful to the detail. God

is sovereign. God is sovereign that in every single you know, despite men

wanting a different type of thing, okay, despite men wanting a certain way

of you know, things to happen in this world, God continues his own

plan. So the question is are we in God's plan or are we in

the plans of men? Now it's a very very important question. Jesus was

not sway. Jesus was not distracted or deterred by the plans of men on

the expectations of men. He was always focused on the plans and the purposes

of the Father. And we are self we have to ask this question as

well. Sometimes, you know, when this past the player, we get

very affected, you know, our prayer points, our fasting gets affected by

our circumstances, by people around us as well. But when we fast and

pray, we have to ask this question, God, what is this season

that you're trying to tell us? What should I be focusing on? What

should I be listening to Am I even really hearing your voice in this season?

When I say that, oh, I really feel God is speaking to

me. Is that really you God speaking to me? Or is it our

flesh? Or is it the idols? Or is it our dessires that we

have elevated to become the gods in our lives. So we've got to be

very careful, went on. Do not let the crowds, not let the

expectations, do not let your circumstances dictate the spiritual war. But you've got

to be a very focused so that we step instead in alignment with God's perfect

will. Okay, As the last part, I draw, Now you really

turned with me to Revelations, chapter nineteen, verse eleven to verse sixteen,

he says. Here verse Revelations, chapter nineteen, verse eleven, he says,

and now I saw heaven open and behold a white horse, And he

kept the hatred He means meaning Jesus. He who sat on him was called

faithful and true, and in righteousness he judges and makes war. His eyes

were like a flame of fire, and on his head for many crowns.

He had a name written that no one knew except himself. So I told

you Jesus. For the first time that Jesus came to earth, what he

came as as a servant king, as the prince of peace, the lamb

of God. But the second time when he comes, he's gonna come as

a conquerring king. And what animals do kings see when they come? A

horse, a white horse, and a war horse. He comes to judge,

he comes to make war. He will separate the lamb and the God,

and his eyes like a flame of fire, will see through everything and

every deceit of men. Okay, and all the kings of the earth,

every every high every man in their high places of authority will have to declare

that he is the King of kings and the Lord of lords, and the

acknowledge that he rules over every man and every nation of every dominion. Amen.

So that they will come. People don't know, they discourage. One

day Jesus is gonna come again. One day he will avenge. One day

he's going to bring like he's going to be justice, is going to bring

righteousness, true and true and to end, and on that they will see

him in his glory and on his white horse. Hope, you guys are

blessed enjoy the rest of the heart and prayer. See you again. By

everybody is so busy choosing. God has chosen one, and he has brought

his land to his house in Jerusalem, and Jesus is actually walking into Jerusalem

at the same time. And the thing is, Jesus is the lamb who

willingly went into Jerusalem. He wasn't the force. He wasn't. He wasn't

he knew that he was chosen, but he was the chosen one, and

he walked willingly into the Father's south, into into Jerusalem, knowing what is

going to happen to him. Okay, so that's the first thing that you

know, we realize, you know, quite significantly as well. Now and

at the says here in Matthew chapter twenty one, verse verse two, the

sayings that Jesus told them to go into the village, uh, and then

they will find a donkey and a cult. And the court tied with her

to lose them and to bring it to him, because you know, how

did Jesus He knows because he actually is been prophesied as well. And so

as they did, you know, as the disciples obeyed him, what came

into their mind. Scripture scripture came into their mind. You know, the

Jews at that time they memorize their scriptures. Of all, they remember their

scriptures, and as they did it, you know, they remember the scripture

they come from. That comes from Zachariah chapter nine, verse nine, that

says one, rejoice greatly, old daughter of Science, shout, old daughter

of Jerusalem. Behold, your king is coming to you. He is just

and having salvation. Slowly and writing on the donkey court the fall of a

donkey. Now let's continue reading. Okay, to our adverse tend In first

thing, he says, our cut off the chariot from Afroam, and the

horse from Jerusalem, and the battle bowl shall be cut off. He shall

speak peace to the nations. His dominion shall be from sea to sea,

and from the river to the ends of the earth. Now my question is

what does Jesus sitting on the donkey actually signify. Okay, the first thing

we will we will notice is that it's donkey. It's not a horse.

Okay, So donkey must represent humanity. That is true because Zacharier says that

you know, slowly and riding on donkey, Jesus is not desperate for attention.

He's not crying out for attention. He doesn't need that attention. He

is walking because he has been chosen. He's walking his he's going into Jerusalem

and entering into Jerusalem in obedience. Okay. Now, the second thing we

should notice, as you know about the donkey, is that you must understand

kings their right two types of animal. Generally, the kings the right two

types of animals. The first animal they ride normally is a horse. Okay,

a horse. It's not just any horse. And there's a symbolism behind

the horse. The horse that they ride on is called a war horse.

When the king rides on the horse, he's actually signifying then they are going

to war. Okay, they are going into with a mission to conquer,

to have dominion. Okay, to conquer and dominion. Now, so it's

talking about when when when a king rides on a horse, it's a season

for war. The second type of animal that a king writes on is a

donkey. A king doesn't write a donkey outside of his pack, outside of

his city and into other nations. The king when he wants to meet his

people and to declare peace, to make peace, for people, to get

to know the people, he writes on a lowly donkey to come down to

the level of the people. Okay, And this is what Jesus was doing.

Okay, he was, he was He was riding on donkey because it

is the time and season four peace. Jesus is coming to make peace,

not to bring war, not yet, okay, but so the first time

that Jesus comes to earth. Okay, he is coming as well, not

as a conquering king, although everyone else was expecting him to. Hey,

Jesus is coming not as a conquering king, but he is coming as a

servant king. He is coming as a prince of peace. Okay. He's

coming to serve and he's coming to bring peace. Now, this kind of

mission and purpose is totally the opposite from what the crowds were expecting. Yes,

they were welcoming him. Yes, they were celebrating the king, the

son of Davy. You know, they were expecting him from what they were

expecting, expecting him to be a conquering king to drive out into Jerusalem,

to drive out the enemies and the Romans from Jerusalem. They were wanting and

expecting for a conquering king to redeem them. They think that they were in

their minds. The enemy were the Romans and the Jews. But Jesus has

come to tell them them that's not the enemy. The enemy is not the

Romans. The greater enemy is sin and death. Okay. And Jesus has

come. It's not as conquering him, but as the prince of peace,

as a servant king to what so that he may come to be the sacrificial

lambage, to pay the price that we all could not pay, to be

the perfect lamb that could not be found in the entire lilm. Okay.

So Jesus came to bring peace. By paying the price, men can receive

and can make peace with our Father in heaven, and can make peace with

one another, peace on earth, in peace with our Father in heaven.

Okay. So there is the objective of Jesus to bring peace. There is

what we needed more than anything else. Okay. That is why he was

riding on the donkey. That is why he's entering to be chosen as the

lamb of God. But the people couldnot understand it. That is why when

you read a verse nine, when second Writague of the numbers nine, the

first nine talks about Jesus coming riding on a donkey. But in verse ten,

what did God say? God says, our cud of the chariots from

Apron, out in the horses, and our break the battleballs. What God

is saying is that this is not a season for war. That is why

when it's when it's not a season for work, you put away all the

weapons, you take away, you repurpose the horses, You repurpose the weapons

of war for other purpose, for a season of peace, for farming,

for everything else. That's what God is talking about. It's not the time

for them. You will come another time for it. Okay, this is

it's actually prophetic, you know. Okay, So now this is the part.

And so I talked I talked about about about the part where Jesus walking

into as a donkey. Then the second part. Then as we're coming to

you know, as if he enters into Jerusalem, the people were crying,

Hosannah to the son of Devid, Bless is he who comes in the name

of the Hosannah in the highest And then people around them were confused because you

know, it's like, who is who is welcoming him? Who is this

king? Give me annoying him? You know, the people saying this is

Jesus, the prophet from Nazareth of galling. People will getting excited. And

you must understand that at that time in Jerusalem's expected to be the number of

people that were at that time impossible world expected to be around two point five

million people crowded in that very small place. Two point five million people,

so many of them product and you know, and you can imagine the amount

of excitement, the amount of crowd activity, and the people were pressing against

one of them, and the type of uproad it was generated, generating in

the city as well. So okay uh. And but a lot of them

are going to be so disappointed. But those who are spiritual as will see

and understand that everything that Jesus has done, everything that Jesus is for fure,

was always in the chordance with this future. So when we read this,

my question is how should we what is the message that God is trying

to teach us and to convey to us As we read about this prophetic fulfillment

of Jesus, the lesson that we all should be getting is that we must

understand that God is faithful. God is faithful to the detail, God is

sovereign, God is sovereign that in every single despite men wanting a different type

of play, Okay, despite men wanting a certain way of you know,

things to happen in this world, God continues his own plan. So the

question is are we in God's plan or are we in the plans of men?

You know, it's a very very important question. Jesus was not sway.

Jesus was not distracted or deterred by the plans of men or the expectations

of men. He was always focused on the plans and the purposes of the

Father. And we are subt in we as we have to ask this question

as well. Sometimes, you know, when it's fasting prayer, we get

very affected, you know, our prayer points, our fasting gets affected by

our circumstances, by people around us as well. But when we fast and

pray, we have to ask this question, God, what is this season

that you're trying to tell us? What should I be focusing on? What

should I be listening to? Am I even really hearing your voice in this

season? When I say that, Oh, I really feel God is speaking

to me. Is that really you God speaking to me? Or is it

our flesh? Or is it the idols or is it our dessireist that we

have elevated to become the gods in our lives. So we've got to be

very careful and not do not let the crowds, not let the expectations,

do not let your circumstances dictate your spiritual walk. But you've got to be

very focused so that we want step instead in alignment with God's perfect will.

Pain as the last part I draw. Now he read turned with me to

Revelations chapter nineteen, verse eleven to verse sixteen. He says. Here verse

Revelations, chapter nineteen, verse eleven, he says, and now I saw

heaven open and behold a white horse, and he kepital hatred. He means

meaning Jesus, he who said on him was called faithful and true, and

in righteousness he judges and makes war. His eyes were like a flame of

fire, and on his head were many crowns. He had a name written

that no one knew except himself. So I told you Jesus for the first

time that Jesus came to earth, for he came as as a servant king,

as the prince of peace, as the lamb of God. But the

second time, when he comes He's going to come as a conquerring king.

And what animal do kings when they come? A horse, a white horse,

and a war horse. He comes to judge, He comes to make

war, and he will separate and the lamb and the God, and his

eyes like a flame of fire, will see through every scene and every deceit

of men. Okay, and all the kings of the earth, every every

high every man in their high places of authority, will have to declare that

he is the King of kings and the Lord of lords, and to acknowledge

that he rules over every man and every nation of every dominion. Amen.

So that they will come. People don't know, they discourage. One day

Jesus is gonna come again. One day he will avenge. One day he's

going to bring like he's going to bring justice. He's going to bring righteousness

through and true and to end. And on that day we will see him

in his glory and his white horse. Hope you guys are blessed, Enjoy

the rest of the past, and prayer see you again. Of fine