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The riding of two asses by Jesus was in fulfillment of what prophecy?
Matthew: “And this was done, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, saying, Tell ye the daughter of Sion, Behold, thy King cometh unto thee, meek, and sitting upon an ass, and a colt the foal of an ass” ([xxi, 4, 5]).
Matthew’s rendering of this passage ([Zechariah ix, 9]) arises from a misunderstanding of the meaning of its words. The prophet, or poet, does not mean two asses, but one; the clause “a colt the foal of an ass,” is merely a poetical repetition or qualification of the preceding clause.
This blunder of Matthew is significant. It exposes the fictitious character of this so-called Gospel history. It proves that Christ’s triumphal entry into Jerusalem is not a historical event—that this story is a pure fabrication, suggested by this alleged prophecy.