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RLJ-1785
-- DECEMBER 6, 2020
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THE GOSPEL OF MATTHEW
Part 8: Tempting Jesus |
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John the Baptist rose to prominence and did not
resent the fact that his ministry was coming to an end. He rejoiced
that the Messiah had arrived to begin the redemptive work for the
human race. After the water baptism, Jesus entered an uninhabited
wilderness area without provisions and stayed there for 40 days.
During this time He was tempted as a man. Satan approached the Son
of God after nearly six weeks of fasting, questioning His divinity
and appealing to His physical hunger. Then Lucifer transported Jesus
to a pinnacle of the temple and told the Son of God to jump down and
the angels would surely catch Him. The third temptation was a subtle
appeal to the flesh and a promise by the Devil not to oppose Jesus’
mission on earth if the Son of God would just bow to Lucifer. The
object was to see if the God-man would buckle and give in to sinful
enticement. Satan snared Eve with the first temptation in the Garden
of Eden but Jesus was able to achieve victory three times through
the use of Scripture. |
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