The Devil
The
"devil" is an interesting designation or title of Satan, it means
"slanderer". The word explains very clearly how Satan operates. He
slanders and distorts man's understanding of God. Man CANNOT
know God unless God reveals Himself by the Holy Spirit. Many times
man's mind can believe certain things about God and form a belief based on the
five senses and observations of the world around. This is where
the devil enters in and slanders. The Bible is the revelation of
God and without the Word of God man is in darkness. When God makes
a promise it is like a sworn oath, the Bible says it is impossible
for God to lie. The hard part is for man to have faith in God's promises,
faith is a gift and can only come by "hearing the Word of God".
The devil uses the 5 senses and the world around us to keep us distracted
from hearing the Word of God. This is because, as we will see, the Word of God
renders the devil powerless, it is man's only weapon against his
"lies" about God, and just as God spoke His Word and all things
were created, so God speaks His Word and the devil must surrender.
"Then Jesus, being filled with the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan and was led by the Spirit into the wilderness, being tempted for forty days by the devil. - Luke 4:1-2
The Temptation of Jesus,
Jesus is Led by the Holy Spirit,
Jesus is Led into the Wilderness,
The Devil,
Jesus Fasts 40 Days and 40
Nights,
The First Temptation - Do Not Trust God,
The Second Temptation - Put God to the
Test,
The Third Temptation
- Rule the World and Bow to Satan,
The Angels Came and
Ministered to Him,
The Devil Departed
Until a More Opportune Time
The Temptation of Jesus
"And immediately the Spirit drove Him into the wilderness. And He was there in the wilderness forty days, tempted by Satan, and was with the wild beasts; and the angels ministered to Him. " Mark 1:12-13
The New Testament - A Brief Overview
| Brief History of
the Temptation of Jesus Scriptures and Topics Covered: Jesus Led by the Holy Spirit The Wilderness The Devil Jesus Fasts 40 Days and 40 Nights The First Temptation - DO NOT TRUST GOD The Second Temptation - PUT GOD TO THE TEST The Third Temptation - RULE THE WORLD AND BOW TO SATAN The Angels Came and Ministered to Him The Devil Departed Until an Opportune Time. Matthew 4:1-11 Mark 1:12-13 Luke 4:1-13 |
"Then was Jesus led up of the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted of the
devil."
Matthew 4:1
Jesus Led by the Holy Spirit
According to the Bible Jesus was led by the Holy Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil. The Spirit of God chose to make the very first mission of the Messiah a contest between the king of this world and the real King. The devil could only use the things of this world, the things that all men are enslaved by, the enticing pleasures of sin, to offer Jesus. He was no match for Jesus because sin had no power over Him.
