Commemorate
Jesus Christ into the Holy City of Jerusalem, the people holding palm branches to welcome him, known as "Palm Sunday" (known in Russia - willow Sunday). In the past people did not believe him, even "stoning him."But because the city the day before, Jesus raised Lazarus, and it makes many Jews believe in Christ. So that the dead man resurrected, this event is of great significance, which is to the death - the greatest evil of this rule the world challenge.It is to overcome the miracle of death. The next day Jesus rode a donkey into the holy city of Jerusalem. His identity with the past at this time is very different. Formerly unknown, unrecognized. Now, he had gained a lot of grand warm welcome. Former city full of people, children armed with palm branches. People with old-fashioned way, like to welcome to welcome him as king.People shouted: "! Hosanna to the name of the Lord Blessed be the King of Israel." This means that Christ has been recognized as the king, to show people his own kingdom on earth.
Orthodox theologians to explain the holiday is now over, wrote:
In this year, the only day when we stood in the crowded church, waved switchgrass and blessed the king issued Shout "and scattered that "when - we are said to herself that clearly appear today in the year of Christ in the Kingdom of Jerusalem, there is no death, no destruction, did not disappear from the earth. We said to God: You are unique, is our only king, we know, we believe that you will win the love of the kingdom, it will overcome sin, victory over evil, over death. Happy that faith no one can eliminate us.
Thus, the main significance of Jerusalem into the festival, it is to remind people of the coming of Christ's kingdom in the future. Jerusalem festival main intake date is not fixed, each year before Easter Sunday, or the Lord may enter the holy city festival.
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