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It began in the US as a casual spring stroll along popular avenues in cities around the country in the late 1800's. It reached its high point in New York City where in the 1940s millions strolled along Fifth Avenue as they were adorned in their Easter finery. It was made into a song in 1933 by venerated song writer Irving Berlin, who promptly placed it in the musical revue As Thousands Cheer, on Broadway. The song "Easter Parade" was thus introduced to the listening public. It was prominently featured in the 1942 movie Holiday Inn starring Bing Crosby and Fred Astaire. Take 1:
Easter Parade from Holiday Inn
In case you were wondering the rotogravure that Bing sings about was the magazine section or fashion pages of the newspapers in the 30's and 40's. It was so named for the process by which pictures and typset were printed from an itaglio copper cylinder.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uL2SebPfBew
There was another parade that occurred about this time of the year a very long time ago. It happened in Jerusalem at the time of the Passover, the celebration of God's deliverance for the children of Israel out of Egyptian slavery. Estimates say that approximately 2.5 million people would have been in Jerusalem at the time of the aforementioned parade. Interestingly, some theologians believe this to be a similar amount of Israelites who left Egypt during the Exodus. The crowd in Jerusalem would have been a melting pot of peoples. Roman guards would have been present on every corner.
7 They brought the donkey and the colt and placed their cloaks on them for Jesus to sit on. 8 A very large crowd spread their cloaks on the road, while others cut branches from the trees and spread them on the road. 9 The crowds that went ahead of him and those that followed shouted,
“Hosanna to the Son of David!”
“Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!”
“Hosanna in the highest heaven!”
10 When Jesus entered Jerusalem, the whole city was stirred and asked, “Who is this? - Matthew 21:7-10
This group of people were ready to accept Jesus as the Messiah, but He was not necessarily the Messiah they had anticipated. They had either misinterpreted or taken the prophecies of Messiah out of context and made the coming One to be something that Jesus would never have been. As the the week progressed following Palm Sunday, the crowds began to diminish. Jesus was not what they anticipated. When Jesus is not what we anticipate.....Are we any different?
If you've never heard "the rest of the story" as the great commentator Paul Harvey would put it, please read Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John. They are considered the Gospels or "good news" of Jesus. Or you can go to this link to see a graphic representation of the last week that Jesus spent on earth: Jesus Last Week Day by Day If you need a Bible, please email The Notes at rawacr@gmail.com and we will make sure you get one. These Gospels will tell you of Jesus love. A love so great that He, as a man, would redeem mankind, as God's son. They will tell you of an excruciating form of capital punishment meted out by the Roman government on behalf of the Jewish religious leaders. They will also tell you of a miracle involving a tomb that has nothing in it. He is risen!! He is risen indeed!!!
The Bible is the testimony of God's love. Each Book of the Bible, from Genesis to Revelation, affirms God's intense desire to have a relationship with His creation, man. For those who believe, the relationship will be restored. For those who do not, an eternity awaits outside of the Presence of God. Restoration and transformation awaits those who read and believe each story in the Bible. These stories point to the ultimate Easter Parade when Jesus returns to earth as Redeemer and King! For more regarding the prophecy as well as the actual events of Jesus final Easter Parade......just click it: Second Coming of Jesus
As you celebrate this season that is so special in the lives of Christians, remember there are those who don't fully understand Easter without rabbits and baskets and perhaps a leisurely stroll down Fifth Avenue. We have the opportunity to let them know that while there have been sonnets, written about Easter bonnets, the redeemed will be the ones that Jesus takes to the Easter Parade.
A 2003 survey conducted by Lifeway Research indicated that 96% of folks who don't attend church consistently would at least be somewhat likely to go.....if they are asked.
'Til Tuesday,
Loving HIM by loving you,
Randy
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