Here is another prophecy that the Messiah was to enter Jerusalem in Triumph:
This was predicted in the Old Testament by the prophet Zechariah, 500 years before it happened…
“Rejoice O People of Zion! Shout in triumph, O people of Jerusalem! Look, your king is coming to you. He is righteous and victorious, yet he is humble, riding on a donkey—riding on a donkey’s colt.” Zechariah 9: 9
This is written in the New Testament…
“Go into the village over there,” he said. “As soon as you enter it you will see a donkey tied there, with its colt beside it. Untie them and bring them to me. If anyone asks what you are doing, just say, ‘The Lord needs them,’ and he will immediately let you take them.”
This took place to fulfill the prophecy that said,
“Tell the people of Israel,
Look, your King is coming to you.
He is humble, riding on a donkey—
riding on a donkey’s colt.
The two disciples did as Jesus commanded. They brought the donkey and the colt to him and threw their garments over the colt, and he sat on it.
Most of the crowd spread their garments on the road ahead of him, and others cut branches from the trees and spread them on the road. Jesus was in the center of the procession, and the people all around him were shouting,
‘Praise God for the Son of David!
Blessings on the one who comes in the name of the Lord!
Praise God in highest heaven!” Matthew 21: 2-9
or in the Gospel of John…
“The next day, the news that Jesus was on the way to Jerusalem swept through the city. A large crowd of Passover visitors took palm branches and went down the road to meet him. They shouted,
‘Praise God!
Blessings on the one who comes in the name of the Lord!
Hail to the King of Israel!’
Jesus found a young donkey and rode on it, fulfilling the prophecy that said:
‘Don’t be afraid, people of Jerusalem.
Look, your King is coming!
riding on a donkeys colt.’
His disciples didn’t understand at the time that this was a fulfillment of prophecy. But after Jesus entered into his glory, they remembered what had happened and realized that these things had been written about him.” John 12: 12-16
Jesus began His last week on earth by riding into Jerusalem over a canopy of palm branches (This is why we celebrate Palm Sunday). To announce that he was indeed the Messiah, Jesus chose a time when all Israel would be gathered at Jerusalem (it was Passover), a place where huge crowds could see Him, and a way of proclaiming His mission that was unmistakable. When Jesus entered Jerusalem on a donkey’s colt, He affirmed His royalty as well as His humility. (NLT Commentary)
Just as this prophecy was fulfilled when Jesus came to earth, so the prophecies of His second coming are just as certain to come true. We are to be ready for His return, for He is coming!