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Palm Sunday: The King Brings Salvation (Zechariah 9:9–13)

A Palm Sunday sermon on Zechariah 9:9–13. Topics include:

  • The triumphal entry
  • Palm Sunday
  • Passover
  • Exile and exodus
  • Blood of the covenant
  • The kingdom of God
  • Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, Holy Saturday, Easter Sunday
  • The descent to the dead
  • The conquering of death and Hades
  • The unending kingdom
  • Peace

The date of Palm Sunday is from Kostenberger and Taylor, The Final Days of Jesus. The description of the imperial procession is from Borg and Crossan, The Last Week. For a defense of descent typology in Zechariah 9, see Renihan, Crux, Mors, Inferi.

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Johnathan Arnold
Johnathan Arnold
Johnathan is a husband and father, pastor of Redeemer Wesleyan Church, global trainer with Shepherds Global Classroom, and founder of holyjoys.org. He is the author of The Kids' Catechism and The Whole Counsel of God: A Protestant Catechism and Discipleship Handbook (forthcoming). Johnathan has also been published in Firebrand Magazine, the Arminian Magazine, God’s Revivalist, and the Bible Methodist Magazine.

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