Hey guys, my name is Johnny Art of Annas, and this is Dialin. We continue in our study of the

biography of Jesus Christ as we look at an event that takes place just days before his execution.

In this episode, we're in John Chapter 12, verses 9 through 26 when the large crowd of the Jews learned that Jesus was there

they came not only on account of him but also to see Lazarus whom he had raised from the dead

so the chief priest made plans to put Lazarus to death as well,

because on account of him, many of the Jews were going away and believing in Jesus. The next day,

the large crowd that had come to the feast heard that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem. So they took

branches of palm trees and went out to meet him, crying out, Hosanna, blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord, even the king of Israel.

And Jesus found a young donkey and sat on it just as it is written.

Fear not, daughter of Zion.

Behold, your king is coming, sitting on a donkey's cult.

His disciples did not understand these things at first, but when Jesus was glorified,

then they remembered that these things had been written about him and had been done to him.

The crowd that had been with him when he called Lazarus out of the tomb and raised him from

the dead continued to bear witness. The reason why the crowd went to meet him was that they had

heard that he had done this sign. So the Pharisees said to one another, you see that you are gaining nothing. Look, the whole world has gone after

him. Now among those who went up to worship at the feast were some Greeks. So they came to

Philip, who was from Besseta in Gali, and asked him, sir, we wished to see Jesus. Philip

went and told Andrew, Andrew and Philip went and told

Jesus, and Jesus answered them, the hour has come for the son of man to be glorified. Truly,

truly, I say to you, unless a grain of wheat falls into the earth and dies, it remains alone.

But if it dies, it bears much fruit. Whoever loves his life loses it, and whoever

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