Sermon 1427 - Blessed - 6th Message…..(Sun am 3/31/96)

Sermon 1427 - Blessed - 6th Message…..(Sun am 3/31/96)

(Palm Sunday) The Gospels of Luke, Matthew, and Mark show a progression of events, beginning with a bawrak blessing which the people gave when they blessed the Name of the Lord at the time of Jesus’ triumphant entry. He wept over Jerusalem; then He went into the Temple and cleansed it by casting out the money changers and the seats of those who sold doves. At this time, He healed the sick. In the evening, He went out of Jerusalem and spent the night in Bethany. In the morning, He passed by a fig tree that had leaves but no fruit. He told the unfruitful tree that it would grow no fruit for ever.

Then, Jesus went on to Jerusalem, where He found that the money changers had set up their tables in the Temple, again. So, once more, He cleansed the Temple. In the evening, Jesus and His Disciples returned to Bethany. In the morning, when they passed by the fig tree, they saw that, overnight, it had dried up from its roots. Jesus caused the roots of the natural fig tree to wither, first, because its was the roots that had disobeyed God’s Command to be fruitful. God intended that the natural fig tree be a witness to the spiritual fig tree, called Israel, to show her what she was not doing.