Blessed is he who comes in the name of the LORD!

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This phrase was from Old Testament days. But the Lord Jesus applied it to himself when he triumphantly arrived in Jerusalem on Palm Sunday.

 

 

Psalm 118:26. Blessed is he who comes in the LORD’s name! We have blessed you out of the LORD’s house.

Matthew 21:9. The multitudes who went in front of him, and those who followed, kept shouting, “Hosanna to the son of David! Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord! Hosanna in the highest!”

Mark 11:9. Those who went in front, and those who followed, cried out, “Hosanna! Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!

Luke 13:35. Behold, your house is left to you desolate. I tell you, you will not see me until you say, ‘Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!’ ”

Luke 19:38. saying, “Blessed is the King who comes in the name of the Lord! Peace in heaven, and glory in the highest!”

 

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