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| Christ in the Wilderness by Ivan Kramskoy, 1872 |
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Our great Pattern hath showed us what our deportment ought to be in all suggestions and temptations. When the devil showed Him "all the kingdoms of the world and the glory of them," to tempt Him withal, He did not stand and look upon them, viewing their glory, and pondering their empire.... but instantly, without stay, He cries, "Get thee hence, Satan." Meet thy temptation in its entrance with thoughts of faith concerning Christ on the cross; this will make it sink before thee. Entertain no parley, no dispute with it, if thou wouldst not enter into it. – John Owen [PHOTO SOURCE: https://www.azquotes.com/quote/565725] |
Matthew 4:1-11 (ESV) - The Temptation of Jesus
4
1 sThen Jesus was led up by
the Spirit into the wilderness tto be tempted by the devil. 2 And after fasting uforty days and
forty nights, he vwas hungry. 3 And wthe tempter came and said to him, “If you
are xthe Son of God, command ythese stones
to become loaves of bread.” 4 But he answered, z“It is written,
a“‘Man shall not live by
bread alone,
but by every word that comes
from the mouth of God.’”
5 bThen the
devil took him to cthe holy city
and set him on the pinnacle of the temple 6 and said to him, “If you are the
Son of God, throw yourself down, for it is written,
d“‘He will command his angels concerning you,’
and
“‘On their hands they will
bear you up,
lest you strike your foot
against a stone.’”
7 Jesus
said to him, “Again eit is written, f‘You shall not gput the Lord your God to the test.’” 8 hAgain, the devil
took him to a very high mountain and showed him all the kingdoms of the world and
their glory. 9 And he said to him, “All these I will give you, if
you will fall down and worship me.” 10 Then Jesus said to him, “Be gone, iSatan! For jit is written,
k“‘You shall worship the Lord your God
and lhim only shall
you serve.’”
11 Then the
devil left him, and behold, mangels came and
were ministering to him.
https://www.esv.org/Matthew+4/
Since then Christ is praying for
us, whom should we fear? And since he has promised to make us more than
conquerors, of whom should we be afraid? No, though a host of demons are lined
up against us, let us not be afraid; though the hottest persecution should rise
up against us, yet let us put our trust in God. Even though Satan, and the rest
of his apostate spirits, are powerful, when compared with us; yet, if put in
competition with the Almighty, they are as weak as the smallest worms. God has
them all reserved in chains of darkness until the final judgment day. They
shall only go as far as He permits them, and no farther.
- Satan's Schemes [Sermon by
George Whitefield]
Since then Christ is praying for
us, whom should we fear? And since he has promised to make us more than
conquerors, of whom should we be afraid? No, though a host of demons are lined
up against us, let us not be afraid; though the hottest persecution should rise
up against us, yet let us put our trust in God. Even though Satan, and the rest
of his apostate spirits, are powerful, when compared with us; yet, if put in
competition with the Almighty, they are as weak as the smallest worms. God has
them all reserved in chains of darkness until the final judgment day. They
shall only go as far as He permits them, and no farther.
- Satan's Schemes [Sermon by
George Whitefield]
Matthew 4:1-11 (NKJV) - Satan Tempts Jesus
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1 Then Jesus was led up
by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil. 2 And when He had fasted forty days and forty
nights, afterward He was hungry. 3 Now
when the tempter came to Him, he said, “If You are the Son of God, command that
these stones become bread.”
4 But He answered and
said, “It is written, ‘Man
shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds from the mouth
of God.’ ”
5 Then the devil took Him
up into the holy city, set Him on the pinnacle of the temple, 6 and said to Him, “If You are the Son of God,
throw Yourself down. For it is written:
‘He shall give His angels charge over you,’
and,
‘In their hands
they shall bear you up,
Lest you dash your foot against a stone.’ ”
7 Jesus
said to him, “It is written again, ‘You
shall not [a]tempt the Lord your God.’ ”
8 Again, the devil took
Him up on an exceedingly high mountain, and showed Him all the kingdoms of the
world and their glory. 9 And he
said to Him, “All these things I will give You if You will fall down and
worship me.”
10 Then Jesus said to him,
[b]“Away with you, Satan!
For it is written, ‘You shall worship the Lord your God, and Him only
you shall serve.’ ”
11 Then the devil left
Him, and behold, angels came and ministered to Him.
Footnotes
- Matthew 4:7 test
- Matthew 4:10 M Get
behind Me
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew%204&version=NKJV
Triumph Through Temptation - David Platt
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4:1-11: Triumph Through Temptation by David Platt The Jewish flavor of
Matthew’s gospel is remarkable. This is evident even in the opening genealogy,
which Matthew traces back only as far as Abraham. In contrast, Luke, aiming to
show Christ as the Redeemer of humanity, goes all the way back to Adam.
Matthew’s purpose is somewhat narrower: to demonstrate that Christ is the King
and Messiah of Israel. This gospel quotes more than 60 times from OT prophetic
passages, emphasizing how Christ is the fulfillment of all those promises.
The
probability that Matthew’s audience was predominantly Jewish is further evident
from several facts: Matthew usually cites Jewish custom without explaining it,
in contrast to the other gospels (cf. Mark 7:3; John 19:40). He constantly refers to Christ as “the Son of David”
(1:1; 9:27; 12:23; 15:22; 20:30; 21:9, 15; 22:42, 45). Matthew even guards Jewish sensibilities regarding
the name of God, referring to “the kingdom of heaven” where the other evangelists
speak of “the kingdom of God.” All the book’s major themes are rooted in the OT
and set in light of Israel’s messianic expectations.
Matthew’s
use of Greek may suggest that he was writing as a Palestinian Jew to
Hellenistic Jews elsewhere. He wrote as an eyewitness of many of the events he
described, giving firsthand testimony about the words and works of Jesus of
Nazareth.
His purpose is clear: to demonstrate that Jesus is the Jewish nation’s long-awaited Messiah. His voluminous quoting of the OT is specifically designed to show the tie between the Messiah of promise and the Christ of history. This purpose is never out of focus for Matthew, and he even adduces many incidental details from the OT prophecies as proofs of Jesus’ messianic claims (e.g., 2:17, 18; 4:13–15; 13:35; 21:4, 5; 27:9, 10).
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If you seek patience,
you will find no better example than the cross. Great patience occurs in two
ways: either when one patiently suffers much, or when one suffers things which
one is able to avoid and yet does not avoid. Christ endured much on the cross,
and did so patiently, because when he suffered he did not threaten; he was led
like a sheep to the slaughter and he did not open his mouth. — Thomas Aquinas [PHOTO SOURCE: https://www.pinterest.com.au/pin/258253359870068733/] |
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https://lutherandcalvinbrigade914.blogspot.com/2020/04/exorcism-prayer.html
https://lutherandcalvinbrigade914.blogspot.com/2018/04/prayers-against-satan.html
https://lutherandcalvinbrigade914.blogspot.com/2017/09/prayer-prayer-for-defeat-of-luciferian.html
https://lutherandcalvinbrigade914.blogspot.com/2018/04/satans-schemes-sermon-by-george.html
https://lutherandcalvinbrigade914.blogspot.com/2020/10/christ-king-prayer.html
https://themightymenregiment710.blogspot.com/2019/10/one-million-catholics-in-mass-rosary.html
https://www.desiringgod.org/articles/how-to-pray-against-satan
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