“and saith unto him, If thou be the Son of God, cast thyself down: for it is written, He shall give his angels charge concerning thee: And in their hands they shall bear thee up, Lest at any time thou dash thy foot against a stone.”
Matthew 4:6 KJV
Satan said to Jesus, “If you’re really God’s Son, jump, and the angels will catch you. For it is written in the Scriptures: He will command His angels to protect you and they will lift you up so that you won’t even bruise your foot on a rock.” This was a temptation to capitalise on being the Son of God and to force God to protect Him as He jumped. Jesus was being tested over restraining His power as the Anointed One and waiting until the timing of His Father in publicly releasing Him to work miracles and display His power. He was not sent to throw Himself down from the temple, but to throw down the temple and establish a new order of worship - as a true relationship with God is internal, with every believer now becoming the Temple of God. Let’s believe that we are the Temple of God and that the Spirit of God dwells in us. If anyone defiles the Temple of God, God will destroy that one. For the Temple of God is holy, which Temple we are. Amen!
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