The Temptation of Jesus in the Desert, Part 2 (TMF:628)

Wednesday, April 19, 2017
Peace to Live By: The Temptation of Jesus in the Desert, Part 2 (TMF:628) - Daniel Litton
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       Finally, Satan tried to get him to bow and worship him, as he promised him he would have given him all the kingdoms of the world if he did. Luke recorded for us that Satan said, ““To you I will give all this authority and their glory, for it has been delivered to me, and I give it to whom I will. If you, then, will worship me, it will all be yours” (Luke 4:6-7, ESV). And interestingly enough, Satan probably could have given all of them to him, at that time. So, Satan tried to get Jesus to be impatient. But Jesus didn’t yield of course, and now, we see that he has everything in his hands, not just the kingdoms of the Word. He is God himself. He was God himself and is God himself. And Satan even tempted him with other things, it would appear, which neither Matthew nor Luke actually recorded, but Luke did tells us, “And when the devil had ended every temptation, he departed from him until an opportune time” (Luke 4:13, ESV).