Matthew 4:1-11 1 Then Jesus was led by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil. 2 After fasting forty days and forty nights, he was hungry. 3 The tempter came to him and said, “If you are the Son of God, tell these stones to become bread.” 4 Jesus answered, “It is written: ‘Man shall not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of God.’” 5 Then the devil took him to the holy city and had him stand on the highest point of the temple. 6 “If you are the Son of God,” he said, “throw yourself down. For it is written: “‘He will command his angels concerning you, and they will lift you up in their hands, so that you will not strike your foot against a stone.’” 7 Jesus answered him, “It is also written: ‘Do not put the Lord your God to the test.’” 8 Again, the devil took him to a very high mountain and showed him all the kingdoms of the world and their splendor. 9 “All this I will give you,” he said, “if you will bow down and worship me.” 10 Jesus said to him, “Away from me, Satan! For it is written: ‘Worship the Lord your God, and serve him only.’” 11 Then the devil left him, and angels came and attended him.
Here it says that the Lord Jesus was led by the Holy Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil. After fasting for forty days and nights, he became hungry, and the devil asked him to turn stones into bread. The devil asked the Lord Jesus to use his spiritual power to satisfy his physical needs. The Lord Jesus quoted the Bible and said, “Man shall not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of God.” The Lord Jesus was more concerned about spiritual food than the physical food. Then the devil took him to the top of the temple, told him to jump off, and misused the Bible.
11 For he will command his angels concerning you to guard you in all your ways; 12 they will lift you up in their hands, so that you will not strike your foot against a stone. (Psalm 91:11-12)
Here the Psalm talks about God’s protection for those who trust in Him, protecting them in all their ways, not for people to tempt God and jump off the top of the temple.
We know that we are children of God, and that the whole world is under the control of the evil one. (1 John 5:19)
The Bible says that the devil is the prince of the world, and the whole world is under his control. He told the Lord Jesus that if he worshiped him, and he would give him everything in the world. The Lord Jesus replied again with the Bible: “Worship the Lord your God, and serve him only“. The Lord Jesus overcome the temptation of the devil, drove away Satan, and angels came to serve him.
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