OPINION (Charisma) – One of the most significant prayers for the coming of Messiah is: ברוך הבא בשם ה’ , Baruch ha-ba b’shem Adonai—blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord. It is found twice in the Gospel of Matthew. The first is the cheering welcome of the crowds at the time of the “triumphal entry” into Jerusalem. As Yeshua rode into the city on a donkey, the people laid their clothing on the street, waved palm branches and shouted: “Hoshia-na to Ben-David! Baruch ha-ba b’shem Adonai! Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord! Hoshia-na in the highest!” (Matt. 21:9, TLV).
The second time is found a few days later, while Yeshua is preaching in Jerusalem, teaching about the end times and rebuking the religious leaders for their hypocrisy: “O Jerusalem, Jerusalem who kills the prophets and stones those sent to her! … Look, your house is left to you desolate! For I tell you, you will never see me again until you say, ‘Baruch ha-ba b’shem Adonai. Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord!'” (Matt. 23:37-39). So, we have one “triumphal entry” in the past (Matt. 21) and one in the future (Matt. 23). The future one refers to the Second Coming.
It will be similar to the first, but much more glorious and “triumphant.” Yeshua will return on a white horse and will be received by a great multitude, gathered from every nation. Yeshua said, “You will not see Me until …” This may be seen as both negative and positive, a punishment and a promise. First of all, the city will be destroyed. Then at some time in the future, it must be restored. READ MORE
