9:9-10 The Gentle, Coming King In fulfillment of this prophecy, Jesus rode into Jerusalem on a donkey, demonstrating two things simultaneously: He was the one they needed, and he was soon to be rejected. Jesus, who is the rightful King, made himself vulnerable to his people. When the vulnerability of suffering overwhelms us, we must remember the gentle King who did not run away from suffering but endured, knowing that the future was his.