P ALM S UNDAY (A N E NTRY R EQUIRED ) April 2012

PROPHECIES FULLFILED

Z ECH 9:9  “Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion! Shout, O daughter of Jerusalem! Behold, your King is coming to you; He is just and having salvation, Lowly and riding on a donkey, A colt, the foal of a donkey.

E XD 4:20  Then Moses took his wife and his sons and set them on a donkey, and he returned to the land of Egypt. And Moses took the rod of God in his hand.

R ABBI B ERKIAH (E CCLESIASTES R ABBAH 1:28)  As the first redeemer (Moses) was, so shall the latter redeemer (the Messiah) be. What is stated of the former ? And Moses took his wife and his sons, and set them upon an ass (Exod. 4:20). Similarly will it be with the latter Redeemer, as it is stated, ‘ Lowly riding upon an ass (Zeck 9:9). As the former redeemer caused manna to descend, as it is stated, ‘Behold, I will cause to rain bread from heaven for you’ (Exod 16:4), so will the latter Redeemer cause manna to descend, as it is stated, ‘ May he be as a rich grainfield in the land’ (Ps 72:16)

P S 118:26 Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord ! We have blessed you from the house of the Lord.

AN ENTRY REQUIRED

1. A SHOUT  saying: " 'Blessed is the King who comes in the name of the LORD!'* Peace in heaven and glory in the highest!“ Lk 19:38

2. A R EJECTION  And some of the Pharisees called to Him from the crowd, "Teacher, rebuke Your disciples.“ Lk 19:30

3. T EARS Κλα ί ω = G2799 = klaio Weep of those who mourn for the dead Now as He drew near, He saw the city and wept over it, Lk 19:41

T ALMUD AND MONEYCHANGERS  Beginning on the 1st of Adar ( the month before Passover), a proclamation was made to the people that they should prepare.. On the 25th day of Adar, moneychangers were installed in the Temple itself to help in the collecting of the Half-Shekel donation : Megillah 29a-b

T HE D ARK NIGHT OF THE SOUL S T J OHN OF THE C ROSS  The soul that is attached to anything however much good there may be in it, will not arrive at the liberty of divine union.

4. C LEANSING  Then He went into the temple and began to drive out those who bought and sold in it, saying to them, “It is written, ‘My house is a house of prayer,’ but you have made it a ‘den of thieves.’” Lk 19:45,46

5. BECAUSE YOU DID NOT KNOW THE TIME OF YOUR VISITATION  and level you, and your children within you, to the ground; and they will not leave in you one stone upon another, because you did not know the time of your visitation.”V 44

S T. C YRIL OF A LEXANDRIA  As two pieces of wax fused together make one, so he who receives Holy Communion is so united with Christ that he is in Christ, and Christ is in him.