Yes he did and it was the exact opposite to what the crowd thought. Instead of taking his place as King he went to the cross to atone for the sins of the whole world.
Exactly. Messiah arrives on a donkey just as prophesied
Zechariah 9
9 Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion; shout, O daughter of Jerusalem: behold, thy King cometh unto thee: he is just, and having salvation; lowly, and riding upon an ass, and upon a colt the foal of an ass.
Then, just as you say, Messiah the King is rejected. Your quote, "Instead of taking his place as King he went to the cross to atone for the sins of the whole world."
Psalm 118
22 The stone which the builders refused is become the head stone of the corner.
So, Jesus arrives as Messiah, their king, on a lowly donkey at 69 weeks. After the three score and two weeks, He is cut off. All these things are just a prophesied. It is the Gentiles that will receive the Messiah, as Israel served other Gods. It is the Gentiles that will be the first harvest of the fig tree. Israel be the second harvest, just as prophesied.
Hosea 9
10 I found Israel like grapes in the wilderness; I saw your fathers as the firstripe in the fig tree at her first time: but they went to Baalpeor, and separated themselves unto that shame; and their abominations were according as they loved.
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Messiah has to arrive first before he is cut off.
He did. He arrived as Messiah, riding a lowly donkey, just as prophesied, at the end of the 69th week.
You really need to digest v25 as to when he arrives ..., in order to rightly understand v26. Common sense should prevail Bro'
Common sense has prevailed. He arrives as Messiah riding a donkey as prophesied. He is rejected as prophesied. He is the cut off a few days later after the 69 weeks, just as prophesied.