vestion on Nostr: The kingdoms of the world belong to Satan. And the devil took him up and showed him ...
The kingdoms of the world belong to Satan.
And the devil took him up and showed him all the kingdoms of the world in a moment of time, and said to him, "To you I will give all this authority and their glory, for it has been delivered to me, and I give it to whom I will. If you, then, will worship me, it will all be yours." And Jesus answered him, "It is written, "'You shall worship the Lord your God, and him only shall you serve.'" (Luke 4:5-8)
Satan's offer of political power was a temptation. A temptation implies that what is tempting is wrong. Therefore, forcefully controlling other people through the system of government and political power is wrong. The fact that Jesus needed to resist political power means that even the most perfect human had political power, it would still be considered evil.
This temptation was from Satan, which meant that Satan wanted Jesus to wield political power. Satan wants people to have political power and he tempts people to obtain it. The conditions for obtaining political power are to worship and serve Satan.
And the devil took him up and showed him all the kingdoms of the world in a moment of time, and said to him, "To you I will give all this authority and their glory, for it has been delivered to me, and I give it to whom I will. If you, then, will worship me, it will all be yours." And Jesus answered him, "It is written, "'You shall worship the Lord your God, and him only shall you serve.'" (Luke 4:5-8)
Satan's offer of political power was a temptation. A temptation implies that what is tempting is wrong. Therefore, forcefully controlling other people through the system of government and political power is wrong. The fact that Jesus needed to resist political power means that even the most perfect human had political power, it would still be considered evil.
This temptation was from Satan, which meant that Satan wanted Jesus to wield political power. Satan wants people to have political power and he tempts people to obtain it. The conditions for obtaining political power are to worship and serve Satan.