Jesus did exactly what Satan wanted to do
Jesus did exactly what Satan wanted to do. What did Satan want? He wanted to be counted as the best and brightest and be exactly like God. In Isaiah 14 it's found that Satan wanted to become like God and have people worship him. He wanted all the power and all the glory. (Who do you want to have control? The person who is burdened with love of people and therefore wants the best for them? Or do you want the person who wants power and wealth and glory to rule over the people?) So in Philippians chapter 2 we read that Jesus came in all humility and humbled himself, even to death on the cross. Jesus did the opposite of what Satan did and then he received exactly what Satan was searching for - "at the name of Jesus every knee should bow on heaven, earth, and under the earth." All glory is Christ's glory. It is because he humbled himself, which is the opposite of what Satan did. So let us set this in place with the idea that Jesus throw...