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Text: Luke 19:41-48

Introduction: God's "Coming to you" is literally "your visitation that is God's Visitation".

A. Visitation in the OLD TESTAMENT referred to God Coming to His people in

1. deliverance
2. blessing, or
3. in judgment

B. Jesus used the phrase here of God sending him to (1) save and (2) bless in fulfillment of the Old Testament Promises.

C. Peter uses the term to refer (1) to the “future judgment, and (2) makes it an incentive for a godly lifestyle. I Peter 2:12

1. The Emotions of Jesus Christ During His Last Week On Earth--Monday.
   1. Jesus wept over Jerusalem
      1. Jesus wept in pity for the people who would soon face terrible judgment.
      2. The Greek word here suggests a wailing, a heaving of the chest.
         1. These were Jesus own feelings.
         2. They also revealed the broken heart of God because of the lost condition of the human race.
         3. Jesus wept because he knew the results of their refusal to repent, and to accept his salvation.
            1. The Jewish people embraced a false belief.
               1. They failed to understand the purpose that Jesus expressed concerning His coming to earth.
               2. They looked for the Messiah to restore Israel nationally and rule the nation politically.
            2. When the people saw that Jesus was not going to fulfill this hope they began to chant, “crucify, crucify him."
   2. A Second Emotion Jesus Exhibited was Anger. Some would tone it down and call it “righteous indignation.

      Temple Mount and Western Wall Plaza

      Who were these men Jesus was driving out of the temple? By the way, this is the last public act of His ministry. He drove out:
      1. those who were selling
      2. the ungodly
      3. the greedy, and
      4. those who were destroying the spiritual purpose of the temple
      1. Why did Jesus exhibit anger?
         1. Because of His concern for holiness and godly sincerity in the Church. Ephesians 5:25-27
         2. Worship in the church must be in “spirit and in truth.” John 4:24
         3. Let us keep our Assembly a place of prayer and communion with God.
         4. Jesus condemns those who use the church for personal gain or fame.
         5. True Christ likeness includes intolerance towards unrighteousness.
         6. Jesus declared the true purpose for the church in Luke 19:48, “My house will be a house of prayer, but you have made it a den of robbers.”
         7. Jesus’ reward for being righteous. “But the chief priests the teachers of the law, and the leaders among the people were trying to kill him. Luke 19:47
2. Tuesday Jesus Was Clever.

   The Jewish Religious Leaders Still Tried to Trap Jesus.

   1. Jesus enjoyed the solitude of the Mount of Olives overlooking Jerusalem.
   2. He seized the opportunity to teach in Parables, and warn the people against the Pharisees.
   3. This day was a time of prophetic teaching about the destruction of Herod’s great Temple, and Christ own return.
3. Wednesday Was A Day of Rest and is Not Documented.
4. Thursday Was Highlighted By the Passover Last Supper. Luke 22:7-23.
   
   1. Jesus Gives the Passover Meal A New Enlarged Meaning.
      
      1. His body and blood, soon to be sacrificed, became the new focal point, “The Lord’s Supper.”
      
      
      2. This Passover supper was the prelude to His suffering. Luke 22:15, “And he said to them, “I have eagerly desired to eat this Passover with you before I suffer.”
   
   
   2. Jesus Knew the Frailty of Humanity.
      
      1. Peter was boastful he would follow Jesus to prison and even death. Luke 22:33, “But he replied, “Lord I am ready to go with you to prison and to death.”
      
      
      2. Jesus gave Peter the reality of Peter’s condition. Luke 22:34, “Jesus answered, “I tell you, Peter, before the roaster crows today you will deny me three times.”
   
   
   3. Jesus Prays On the Mount of Olives.
      
   
   

   
   

   From the Kidron Valley:

   Separated from the Eastern Hill (the Temple Mount and the City of David) by the Kidron Valley, the Mt. of Olives has always been an important feature in Jerusalem's landscape. From the 3rd millennium BC until the present, this 2900-foot hill has served as one of the main burial grounds for the city. The two-mile long ridge has three summits each of which has a tower built on it.

   1. Some last advice for the disciples. Luke 22:40, “Pray that you will not fall into temptation.”
   2. A Final Barter With God His Father. Luke 22:42, “Father, if You are willing, take this cup from me; yet not my will, but Yours be done.”
   3. God’s reaffirmation that He would go through Plan A with Jesus. Luke 22:43, “An angel from heaven appeared to him and strengthened him.
   4. Jesus' prayer became more intense. Luke 22:44, “And being in anguish, he prayed more earnestly, and his sweat was like drops of blood falling to the ground.”
   5. Now the disciples had entered the emotions of their master. Luke 22:45, “When he (Jesus) rose from prayer and went back to the disciples, he found them asleep, exhausted from sorrow.”

   Conclusion: What a week with Jesus as we have seen him go from ecstasy to agony in prayer. From the cheers of the crowd, to the jeers of the religious leaders. A question we need to ask ourselves today is this: Where would I have stood in this crowd? Would I have been a greeter shouting “Hosanna to the King”, or would I have been with those who taunted Jesus? Would I have been a sleeping-follower of Jesus, or would I have been a betrayer, like Judas, selling my soul to the Devil?

   It is easy to say I would have done this or that, but under the pressure of a crucifixion it is very difficult to say what we would have done. Today we can make a vow to God that regardless of what comes our way we will remain faithful to Jesus Christ in life, duty, work, and belief. All God ask is for us to give him our best!