"Let [this] Christ,the Kingof Israel,nowcome downfrom the cross,sothat we may seeand believe!"Thosewho were crucifiedwith Him were alsoinsultingHim.
"Thussaysthe LORD,the Kingof Israeland his Redeemer,the LORDof hosts:I am the firstand I am the last,And thereis noGodbesidesMe.
The LORDhas takenaway[His] judgmentsagainst you, He has clearedawayyour enemies.The Kingof Israel,the LORD,is in your midst;You will feardisasternomore.
Rejoicegreatly,O daughterof Zion!Shout[in triumph], O daughterof Jerusalem!Behold,your kingis comingto you; He is justand endowedwith salvation,Humble,and mountedon a donkey,Even on a colt,the foalof a donkey.
Soallthe generationsfrom Abrahamto Davidare fourteengenerations;from Davidto the deportationto Babylon,fourteengenerations;and from the deportationto Babylonto the Messiah,fourteengenerations.
"He savedothers;He cannotsaveHimself.He is the Kingof Israel;let Him nowcome downfrom the cross,and we will believein Him.
The robberswho had been crucifiedwith Him were alsoinsultingHim with the samewords.
The inscriptionof the charge againstHim read,"THE KINGOF THE JEWS."
They crucifiedtworobberswith Him, oneon His rightand oneon His left.
NathanaelansweredHim, "Rabbi,You are the Sonof God;You are the Kingof Israel."
tookthe branchesof the palm treesand wentout to meetHim, and [began] to shout,"Hosanna!BLESSEDIS HE WHO COMESIN THE NAMEOF THE LORD,eventhe Kingof Israel."
Whatthen?Ifsomedid not believe,their unbeliefwill not nullifythe faithfulnessof God,will it?
[men] whohave gone astrayfrom the truthsayingthat the resurrectionhas alreadytaken place,and they upsetthe faithof some.
