The Extraordinary Story with Tom Hoopes

Jesus' Triumphal Entry on a Donkey | S4 E2

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This week, we follow Jesus in his triumphal entry into Jerusalem and discover the raw power of Jesus alone on a donkey. We'll learn why a donkey is a more kingly steed than a chariot. We'll learn what it means that God's kingdom is "already, but not yet." And we'll learn what the wrath of God looks like from God's perspective.

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Today's episode begins the story of the single week that changed all of history. It is a story about a conqueror who commanded no army, had no weapons, and made no attempt at self-defense - a conqueror who did nothing but teach, and pray, and suffer, and die.

  • 00:00 Introduction
  • 00:57 Jesus is no ordinary worldly conqueror
  • 02:50 John 12:12-19 - Jesus’ Triumphal Entry into Jerusalem
  • 03:58 Previous “triumphal entries” of Jerusalem’s conquerors
  • 04:26 Nebuchadnezzar’s destruction of the Temple of Solomon
  • 05:41 Alexander the Great enters Jerusalem
  • 06:52 Jesus enters the city on a donkey
  • 07:14 What does the donkey mean in prophecy?
  • 09:00 Other theories about the donkey
  • 09:31 The Kumran Community theory
  • 09:47 The donkey points us towards Jesus’ identity and mission
  • 11:06 The Triumphal Entry is a fulfilment of Christmas prophecy
  • 11:45 Jesus is ‘the prophet’ Moses foretold
  • 12:17 The Kingdom of God is “already, but not yet”
  • 12:47 Jesus’ entrance is like VE Day from World War II
  • 13:53 Bishop Robert Barron: “God rules through his viceroys”
  • 14:17 We are under the lordship of the True King in Christ
  • 15:53 Jesus and the repentant thief
  • 16:42 The Festival of Booths and its relevance to the triumphal entry
  • 19:30 The Cleansing of the Temple
  • 20:10 Jesus wants to restore the temple to its Edenic significance
  • 21:11 God’s wrath and Jesus’ prediction of the destruction of the temple
  • 23:17 Jesus intends to restore all of our ‘temples’ as well
  • 24:03 Conclusion

    • The Extraordinary Story is a podcast about the life of Jesus Christ, who entered the maze of our world to transform it into a path to Him, today and always. The Extraordinary Story is produced by Benedictine College in Atchison, Kansas, and is written and hosted by Tom Hoopes.

     

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