The Temptation of Jesus
Matthew 4:9 “And saith unto him, All these things will I give thee, if thou wilt fall down and worship me.”
will
I give... Satan is the “ruler of this world” (John 12:31; 14:30;
16:11), and the “god of this world” (2Cor. 4:4). The whole world
lies in his power (1Jhn. 5:19). This is illustrated in Dan. 10:13,
where demonic power controlled the kingdom of Persia, so that a demon
is called the prince of the kingdom of Persia.
fall down and... An expression of complete surrender, submission, and adoration.
If only Jesus would bow down and worship him. Satan was saying, “I can accomplish the will of God for You and You can have the kingdoms of this world right now.” This of course would have meant Jesus would never have gone to the cross. He supposedly could have been the King of kings without the cross. However, this would have thwarted God’s plan for salvation and would have meant Jesus was worshiping an inferior.
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