Be Real

John 12:12, 13 King James Version (KJV)

12 On the next day much people that were come to the feast, when they heard that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem, 13 Took branches of palm trees, and went forth to meet him, and cried, Hosanna: Blessed is the King of Israel that cometh in the name of the Lord.

Revelation 7:9 (King James Version)

9 After this I beheld, and, lo, a great multitude, which no man could number, of all nations, and kindreds, and people, and tongues, stood before the throne, and before the Lamb, clothed with white robes, and palms in their hands;

There are two very different times and two very different groups of people. One happened in the streets of Jerusalem, the other in the realm of Glory. Both peoples lauded him with palms in their hands.

The first group of people wanted something earthly. They wanted the Lion of the tribe of Judah to deliver them in the here and now and to restore the Kingdom of David. He came as the Lamb and they rejected him. The Lamb provided for eternal deliverance and bliss. They wanted their blessings for the here and now. They rejected the Lamb and the cross because they desired the earthly. A week later they were screaming “crucify him! crucify him!”

Jesus knew it was a farce as he rode down the street on the ass’s foal. I believe his heart was breaking.

The second group of people fell in love with Him and desired the heavenly kingdom so as the bride they could live with him forever. They wouldn’t be rejecting Him on earth when the cross came and so they made it over to the Eternal abode. Maybe he thought of this crowd when “for the joy that was set before him endured the cross” [Hebrews 12:2]. Maybe in His omniscience He saw the second crowd and so could endure the first. I don’t want Him to just endure me. I want to know and love Him.

“If we aim at heaven…” we get the Lion and the Lamb. When He comes back He comes as our conquering King [the Lion] to end the reign of sin and death. We already have the Sacrifice [the Lamb] that taketh away the sin of the world. Moses’ typology in the Rock in the wilderness comes true. The first time they smote the Rock and the second time we speak [praise] to the Rock.

My Jesus, My bright and morning star… I see you in these the darkest of times. As the planet Venus, during the darkest time of the night, reflects the coming of the Sun, so I see in you a brand new day, a new world.

“Venus reaches its maximum brightness shortly before sunrise or shortly after sunset, for which reason it is often called the Morning Star or the Evening Star.” Wikipedia.