two kingdoms

Sunday March 16th, Matthew 21: They brought the donkey and the colt, placed their cloaks on them, and Jesus sat on them. A very large crowd spread their cloaks on the road, while others cut branches from the trees and spread them on the road. The crowds that went ahead of him and those that followed shouted, “Hosanna to the Son of David!” “Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!” “Hosanna in the highest!” As Jesus was riding into Jerusalem from Cesaria Phillipi in the North East, Pilot was coming into Jerusalem from his palace in Cesaria Mauritania the North West. Two processions entering the City, each representing a kingdom. From the West was the power of Rome. The royal Roman eagle on the staff, magnificent horses, regal attire followed by a mighty army, entering the city to keep order during this week of celebration of the liberation of the children of God from the rulers of power in Egypt. From the East came the one called Jesus. He was greeted with shouts of Hosanna and Son of David and came in the name of, and represented, the Kingdom of God. Two kingdoms, entering the Holy City during the Passover week celebrating liberation, conflict would follow.