What Is Palm Sunday? 5 Facts to Know About the Start of Holy Week

By Anugrah Kumar, Christian Post Contributor Sunday, March 25, 2018

3. Many praised Jesus on Palm Sunday but few could understand Him fully

Diogo Morgado portrays Jesus Christ in Mark Burnett and Roma Downey’s “Bible” series which will premiere on The History Channel on March 3, 2013. | (Photo: Grace Hill Media)

As the biblical passage says, people in the crowd spread their cloaks and branches on the road and followed Jesus, shouting, "Hosanna to the Son of David! Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord! Hosanna in the highest!" Scholars say that people at the time expected Jesus to start a political rebellion against the Roman occupation, but Jesus' mission was to bring freedom from sin, and salvation.

This is the reason why many people who were praising Jesus on Palm Sunday were found shouting "crucify Him" a few days later.

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