The normal order of things goes: 1. Plan the battle. 2. Fight the battle. 3. Declare victory in the battle. At the root of Christ's triumphal entry is a novel ordering of a battle. 1. (Before the beginning of time) Plan the battle. 2. Declare victory in the battle by triumphally entering Jerusalem. 3. Fight the battle by going to the cross. From a human perspective, the result of the battle is in doubt. What does it mean that Jesus dies? What does it mean that Christ hasn't returned? However, time and time again, Scripture seeks to remind us that when God decides to take the field, the battle is already over.
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