... . Looking up ahead, He could see them cheering by the city gate - the very place where Israel expected the Messiah to come (cf. Joel 3:1-12). I imagine Jesus took this moment of triumph and drank it in: "Hosanna! Hosanna! Blessed is He who comes in ... to know who is saying these terrible things about you, and why they won't come forward and say them to your face. It's maddening, because you can't fight the shadows! "Who will contend with me? Let us stand up together." But it's not just other people striking ...
