When the days of His being received up were altogether fulfilled, when the days of His assumption were in course of accomplishment, “implying the approach of the closing scenes of Christ’s earthly experience,” then He firmly set His face to journey up to Jerusalem. It was not the last journey which the Lord was here undertaking, but one which would settle His fate, so far as the leaders of the Jews were concerned. From this time forth He might expect a falling away of popular favor. He made this