John 12:9-12

Witness

• Witness is costly (but do it anyway)
  • God has done what He has done
  • Suffering and trouble are normal parts of the Christian life
  • Evil loses in the end
• Witness is exponential
  • No lack of opportunity
  • Momentum builds
  • Unexpected impact

John 12:12-21

Triumph

• Misunderstanding the nature of the Triumph
  • Have to read backwards in order to understand
  • Zechariah's prophecy (Zech 9:9-11)
    
    • Gentle King will bring wars to an end
    • Gentle King will speak peace to the nations
    • Gentle King will liberate because of the blood of the covenant
• Revealing the agenda of the Triumph (Ex 12:1-6)
  • Lamb selection day
  • Five days to verify its blamelessness
  • Sacrifice of Passover Lamb