A fairly large amount of the material in the four gospels is about the last week of the Savior's life. Almost half of John is the last week, and almost all of that is the last 24 hours of the Savior's life. Since the last week is emphasized so much, it must mean that it is very important.
Leading up to this point in Christ's life, Jesus healed Lazarus. This greatly motivated those who were plotting against Jesus to really take action. They sought to destroy him and also any evidence of his Messiahship and miracles. They wanted to kill Lazarus since he was proof that Christ was miraculous. I think that Jesus waiting until he had trained his Apostles to do such a bold miracle as raising Lazarus from the dead. He had brought the gospel to the Earth and established the framework of the church, so now he could fulfill his other purpose and perform The Atonement. Christ knew what was going to happen and he prepared for it so the gospel could continue even after his death. He was ready to die for our sins via The Atonement. It is so apparent that he is ready that he goes to Jerusalem. He could have avoided his crucifixion by hiding out in the middle of nowhere, but he had to go to Jerusalem to fulfill the mission that he was sent to Earth by Heavenly Father to accomplish.
The fourth day of Christ's last week was spend outside of Jerusalem, but what happened on this day is not discussed in the Gospels. This is interesting to me. I wonder if it was just a day of planning, if anything significant happened, and where exactly Christ spent this day. I hope this information is available after this life. I am curious!
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