RE: The ridiculous story of the temptation of Jesus
February 9, 2021 at 2:39 am
(This post was last modified: February 9, 2021 at 2:45 am by The Grand Nudger.)
(February 8, 2021 at 7:13 pm)Simon Moon Wrote: It's ridiculous on several levels, but it isn't even internally coherent.
In Matthew 4:1-11, when Jesus was in the wilderness for 40 days, the following occurs: "Again, the devil took Him up on an exceedingly high mountain, and showed Him all the kingdoms of the world and their glory. And he said to Him, “All these things I will give You if You will fall down and worship me".
So, if Satan knows that Jesus is the god of the universe, he would also know that Jesus already owns "the kingdoms of the world". Jesus would obviously also know that "the kingdoms of the world" are already his. So, what exactly is the ammunition being used in the temptation?
If I walked into your house, and pointed to your tv on the wall, and said, I will give you that tv if you bow down to me, anyone in their right mind, would laugh at me, and kick me out of their house.
How could Jesus be tempted with the promise of getting the stuff he already owns? And everyone in the story already knows he owns it.
The people who wrote that one didn't have the same view of jesus as a god that later christians have granted you with. In context to their beliefs, the temptation was very precisely one of usurping god. Of claiming his kingdoms and refusing his plan. The universe loves irony.
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