by Vance Havner
O ur L ord w as at the peak o f His popularity. He |had raised Lazarus from the dead. Mary and Martha had Him for supper in Bethany. Laza rus was present and many came, not for Jesus’ sake only, but to see Lazarus. Curiosity has lured many to church for secondary reasons but some times they end up seeing Jesus. Later, Jerusalem gave the Saviour a great welcome. Everybody was
talking about Him. His enemies complained, “Be hold, the world is gone after Him.” But if He was at the height of His fame, He was also at the height o f the opposition against Him. Things were coming to a head and the storm was about to break, the inevitable collision be tween Christ and Antichrist. In the midst o f it all, certain Greeks came to see Jesus. They had
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