THE KING OF THE JEWS, Chapter 23 of Kingdom of God volume 2

 THE KING OF THE JEWS, Chapter 23 of Kingdom of God volume 2

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 Pages 170-176

And Jesus going up to Jerusalem took the twelve disciples apart in the way, and said unto them, Behold, we go up to Jerusalem; and the Son of man shall be betrayed unto the chief priests and unto the scribes, and they shall condemn him to death. (Matt. 20:17-18)

 In the wilderness Jesus met his antagonist, his arch rival, the enemy of all that He stood for. Satan tempted Jesus three times in an attempt to make Him sin:

1. Food. After 40 days of fasting, Jesus was hungry; thus the devil tempted Him with food. Jesus quoted scripture to combat it: “Man shall not live by bread alone.” (Matt. 4:4)

1. Power. Then the tempter took Jesus out of the wilderness into Jerusalem, and set him on the pinnacle of the temple, and told Him to jump off. In response, Jesus again quoted scripture: “Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God.” (Matt. 4:7)

1. Dominion. The devil had saved his most enticing temptation for last, wherein he offered Jesus “all the kingdoms of the world.”

 Again, the devil taketh him up into an exceeding high mountain, and sheweth him all the kingdoms of the world, and the glory of them; And saith unto him, All these things will I give thee, if thou wilt fall down and worship me. (Matt. 4:8-9)