Matthew 21:10

And when he was come into Jerusalem, all the city was stirred, saying, who is this? And the multitudes said, This is the prophet Jesus, from Nazareth of Galilee.

The question, "Who is this?" is of the utmost importance, and the eternal destiny of every man born on earth shall finally be determined by his personal response to that question. How strange it is that Jerusalem welcomed him with Hosannas on Sunday but reversed themselves and crucified him before the week ended. One can only marvel at the ways of God.

The multitude hailed Jesus as a prophet from Nazareth but apparently did not fully comprehend that Jesus could be none other than the world's only Saviour. The evil influence of the Pharisees may be detected in the stress which the people laid on Christ's connection with Nazareth. True, the people hailed him as "the Son of David," but they were still partially blind as to his complete identity. Christ was from Bethlehem, having been born there, but it suited the evil purpose of the religious leaders to stress Jesus' residence in Nazareth. The popular emphasis upon Nazareth in this place shows how successfully the Pharisees had done their work. Even those who called him "Son of David" were not well grounded in their conviction.