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NASB | Matthew 4:3 And the tempter came and said to Him, "If You are the Son of God, command that these stones become bread." |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Matthew 4:3 And the tempter came and said to Him, "If You are the Son of God, command that these stones become bread." |
Bible Question: I am attempting to discern a revelation. Satan came before God in Job 1:6. The revelation is that Satan could not speak until God spoke to him. All of his speech was a response to God. In the book of Matthew and throughout the Gospel where Satan presented himself to Jesus, Satan spoke to him. This appears to be out of order with the hierarchy of God. The revelation I got was that Satan can not defy the Spirit of God, but because Jesus was God in flesh, Satan was unbound in his dealings with Jesus. However each tmie he spoke to Jesus, he focused on the flesh and not the spirit. Help me to know if the revelation I received is scripturally correct. |
Bible Answer: Hi, Tyre! Part of the problem we have in interpreting the Bible is that we jump the gun... we see things from our perspective and not from God's; hence, we attempt to contain God in our limitations... (Please do not read anything into my words that would not suggest a simple and general statement!) I do undestand your confusion... but rather than define Jesus or limit Him, let's reread the passage: Then Jesus was led by the Spirit out into the desert to be put to the test by the devil... and the tester came and said to him... (Matthew 4:1-3) There was no surprise assault by Satan; Jesus was in a specific place and time, according to God's Will, in order to be tested, as in Job, by the devil! God Bless! Angel |