The Triune God: The Son V

The Son and Satan each had a huge goal---
Satan wanted to rule in place of God;
While Jesus would redeem each human soul.
In his third tempt, Satan went for the rod!
He "took" the Son to a high mountain top;
Showed all nations and peoples on earth;
"These all can belong to you, if you drop
To your knees; worship me, for all you;'re worth."
Tempted a bit may have been another,
But not our Lord! "Get thee away from me!
We must worship God, never some other!
Satan left, and for a time let Him be.
Jesus withstood, while Adam and Eve fell;
They brought death; He life, making all things well!

"For since death came through a man, the resurrection of the dead comes also from a man. For as in Adam all die, so in Christ [Jesus] all will be made alive." (1 Corinthians 15:21-22) [Brackets added]

"For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life." (John 3:16)

"You [Lucifer/Satan] said in your heart, 'I will ascend to heaven, I will raise my throne above the stars of God; I will sit enthroned on the mount of assembly, on the utmost height of the sacred mountain." (Isaiah 14:13) [Brackets added]

These scriptures highlight the significance of the failure of Satan to induce Jesus to commit sin described in Matthew 4. They should be considered along with Genesis 3, the account of Satan's success in inducing Adam and Eve to commit sin. The fact that Jesus, a man, withstood and remained sinless, repairs the damage incurred by Adam, also a man, who fell into sin. The entire conflict between God and Satan over mankind is hinged upon these two events. Because Adam and Eve sinned, physical death and spiritual death (condemnation to hell) came to all men and women; because Jesus withstood from sin, a way for man to escape physical and spiritual death was provided by Jesus voluntarily suffering man's punishment by His physical death on the cross.

John 3:16 tells how Jesus loved all people so much that He gave His own life so that if a man or woman believes in Him, that person will be resurrected from the grave and live forever in a wonderful place. Isaiah 14:13 relates the great pride of Lucifer (renamed Satan) that induced him to make war on God by deceiving them to sin and being condemned to spend eternity in a terrible place of torment. If Jesus had bowed to him on that mountain-top, it would have given him victory in his treason. 1 Corinthians 15:21-22 gives Paul's very clear explanation of how Jesus corrected the damage incurred by Adam---because of Jesus, any human being can live forever in paradise, a free gift from God. What should we do in return for this invaluable gift? Why, we should believe in Him and love Him, like He asks.