Behold
“Behold, we go up to Jerusalem; and the Son of man shall be betrayed unto the chief priests and unto the scribes, and they shall condemn him to death, And shall deliver him to the Gentiles to mock, and to scourge, and to crucify him: and the third day he shall rise again.” Matthew 20:18,19 (KJV)
Jesus announced to His disciples the things that were to come, the reason for which He had been sent to earth. I imagine that there was a time of complete silence as soon as He spoke these words. It had to have been depressing news until He got to the last six words, “…third day he shall rise again.” Even though it ended on a promise of His rising from death, there was a lot of adversity included. Jesus had told them previously that He would lose His life, but now He made it sound imminent.
Little did they know that it would begin with Jesus being proclaimed to be the Messiah by the people during His entrance into Jerusalem. It was foretold in Zechariah 9:9 (KJV); “Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion; shout O daughter of Jerusalem: behold, thy King cometh unto thee: he is just, and having salvation; lowly, and riding upon an ass, and upon a colt the foal of an ass.” This was to be the beginning of a tumultuous week for Jesus and His disciples.
The end was revealed by an angel to two women who had come to Jesus’ grave to anoint His body. In Mark 16:6 (KJV), the angel spoke the words of joy that Jesus told them to expect; “And he saith unto them, ‘Be not affrighted: Ye seek Jesus of Nazareth, which was crucified: he is risen; he is not here: behold the place where they laid him.’” It had occurred as Jesus had said it would—He was alive. He had risen from the grave!
Jesus speaks to us today in Revelation 22:12,13 (KJV): “And. Behold, I come quickly; and my reward is with me, to give every man according as his work shall be. I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end, the first and the last.” Behold, the King has come and He is coming back. There will be no mistaking Him this time. He is coming back to reign for eternity with us as subjects of His glorious kingdom. Praise be to God!
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