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To James Zebedee, this Sunday was a day of perplexity and profound confusion; he could not
grasp the purport of what was going on; he could not comprehend the Master's purpose in
permitting this wild acclaim and then in refusing to say a word to the people when they arrived at
the temple. As the procession moved down Olivet toward Jerusalem, more especially when they
were met by the thousands of pilgrims who poured forth to welcome the Master, James was
cruelly torn by his conflicting emotions of elation and gratification at what he saw and by his
profound feeling of fear as to what would happen when they reached the temple. And then was
he downcast and overcome by disappointment when Jesus climbed off the donkey and proceeded
to walk leisurely about the temple courts. James could not understand the reason for throwing
away such a magnificent opportunity to proclaim the kingdom. By night, his mind was held
firmly in the grip of a distressing and dreadful uncertainty