It is tragic that within the week some of the same voices that were shouting, “Hosanna to the Son of David,” would cry out, “Crucify him, crucify him!” (Luke 23:21). But their rejection of him was caused by more than a misunderstanding of prophecy. The Joseph Smith Translation of the Bible makes it abundantly clear that personal transgression and failure to heed the call to repent was at the heart of their treachery
