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In the third temptation of Jesus. And may I just

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for a few minutes refresh your memory on several

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things that were said in previous heart -to -heart

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talks that you and I have had together. First

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of all, in these temptations of Jesus, may I

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remind you again that Jesus... could have yielded

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to temptation. That fact has been established.

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For if Jesus could not have yielded to temptation,

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then the temptations would have been a farce.

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The whole thing would have been fixed. The temptations

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were a mockery and therefore should never have

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been recorded. The fact remains that Jesus was

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as much man as though he were not God, and as

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much God as though he were not man. But when

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he came face to face with these temptations,

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remember something. As man, he could have yielded

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to any one of these temptations. faced these

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temptations, he was man's representative, your

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representative, my representative. And in the

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very same sense, though you and I may be tempted

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daily, we need not yield to a single temptation.

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Know that. Temptation in itself is not a sin.

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And how... Often I have thought that after some

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great spiritual victory or after some deep consecration

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that one has made, the enemy is there with his

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greatest temptation. You and I... Regardless

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of our spirituality. Regardless of our spiritual

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experience. We'll always have temptations. So

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long as we are still in the body of flesh. So

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long as we're still here on this earth. And as

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long as the enemy is still with us. And it's

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just like that. Well, sir. That first temptation

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when the enemy attacked Jesus in the flesh and

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yet he came forth victoriously. He stood there

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absolutely perfect, unyielding. Coming to the

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second temptation when Satan appeals to that

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which is the very strength of all spiritual life.

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and tempted Jesus regarding his trust in God.

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And still the Son of the Living God, as much

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man as though he were not God, standing there

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unyielding, coming out from that temptation absolutely

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sinless and perfect. Now we come to the third

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temptation. And the enemy strips himself of all

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disguise. He ceases to make use of secondary

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causes and definitely asks the homage and the

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worship of Christ. Let me give you that portion

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of the Word of God. It's recorded in the fourth

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chapter of Matthew. The eighth verse. Remember,

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two temptations have already passed. They now

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come face to face with the third attack. Again,

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the devil taketh him up into an exceeding high

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mountain and showeth him all the kingdoms of

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the world and the glory of them. and saith unto

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him all these things will i give thee if thou

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wilt fall down and worship me there's no disguise

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there he strips himself of all disguise lays

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the cards on the table and says now if you'll

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pay me homage If you'll only worship me. If you'll

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bow down before me. I will give you the kingdoms

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of this world. I will give you the title deed

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to this planet. The whole thing is yours. In

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exchange for your homage. In exchange for your

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worship. It's all yours. Lock, stock. What about

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it? Consider something just a minute. As they

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came face to face, they both knew that it was

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Satan's to give. Absolutely. In exactly the same

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way, Jesus did not rebuke Satan when Satan quoted

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scripture. because they both knew he was quoting

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it correctly. In that first temptation, they

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both knew that Jesus was deity and divinity and

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that Jesus had the power to turn the stone into

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bread. They both knew it. Jesus knew when Satan

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offered him the kingdoms of this world, the title

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deed to this planet that Satan held the title

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deed and it was his to give. How do I know? Watch

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something. And those of you who've been following

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some of my other messages will especially appreciate

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this portion of the Word of God because it is

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a proven fact that satan was once one of the

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most beautiful angels that god ever created all

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angels are created beings but lucifer michael

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gabriel were created with greater power greater

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beauty and were given greater authority than

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any of the other of the millions of angels that

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God created. In giving these three angels power

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and authority and rulership, God gave to each

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of these a dominion, a kingdom, a planet over

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which they were to rule and reign. can be established

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that Lucifer had a throne here on this planet

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in exactly the same way that somewhere on another

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planet. Michael is still reigning with authority

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over thousands and tens of thousands and thousands

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of angels. He too, methinks, has a throne. Gabriel

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somewhere. God gave to each of these angels the

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title deed to the planet on which was their kingdom,

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their throne. But one day, Lucifer became jealous

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of Almighty God. Became jealous of the worship,

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the adoration. that God was receiving. It's all

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recorded there in the 14th chapter of Isaiah.

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And this is what caused Lucifer to be changed

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from one of the three most beautiful angels that

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God ever created to that which is known and recognized

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as Satan, as the devil today. The one who stood

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face to face with Jesus. in these temptations

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that we have just been speaking of. For thou

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hast said in thine heart, speaking of Lucifer,

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I will ascend into heaven, I will exalt my throne

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above the stars of God. I think that we can safely

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say from this that he... did have a throne here

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on this planet. For he is speaking of my throne.

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In other words, I will take my throne from over

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this planet where I am ruling over millions of

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angels. I will exalt my throne above the stars

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of God. I will sit also upon the mount of the

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congregation in the sides of the north. I will

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ascend above the heights of the clouds. I will

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be like the Most High God. I will have the adoration,

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the homage, the worship that Almighty God has.

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Always in the mind of Satan, he has been jealous

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of the worship, the adoration, the complete homage

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that God has been receiving. Always, he has an

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obsession for worship. That is the reason when

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we come to that period of time, which is yet

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in the future, that is known as prophecy, that

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John saw in the Isle of... Patmos in that marvelous

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vision that God gave him. Satan will demand worship

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by men right here on this earth. The day is coming

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when he will not be known as Antichrist, but

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in reality, he will be Antichrist. Satan incarnate.

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demanding the worship of men here on this earth.

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So demanding the worship that no man, no woman

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will be able to buy or sell without his mark,

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either upon their hand or on their forehead.

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Demanding worship. Satan has an obsession when

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it comes to worship. That's the reason he takes

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a sinner. He takes man and holds complete sway

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over him. Men and women are worshiping him who

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never dream that he is demanding their full and

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complete worship. That's the reason when the

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hardest things in the world, and it can only

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be broken by the divine power of the living God,

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and that is the hold, the grip, the power that

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Satan gets on the bodies, on the lives of men

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and women. He fastens a hold on them. He demands

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their worship. He had such an obsession for worship

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that literally he came face to face with Jesus,

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the Son of God, and said to him, there's one

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other thing. Do you see all these kingdoms of

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the world and all the glory? Do you see this

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planet? It's mine. I hold the title deed to it.

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God in judgment may have stripped me of my body

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and I am left as a disembodied spirit, but he

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did not take from me my power. He has not yet

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taken from me the title deed to this planet.

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It's still mine. And all these things will I

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give thee if thou wilt fall down and worship

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me. That's the third temptation. What did Jesus

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do? Jesus knew that there would be a day and

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the days would not be far spent. For with his

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own shed blood, he would have paid the price

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in full. That again the kingdom would be regained.

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The planet would be regained. He, the mighty

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king of kings and lord of lords, and he said,

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I prefer to worship. the Lord God Almighty. Get

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thee then, Satan, for it is written, Thou shalt

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worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt

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thou serve. He came from out of the third temple,

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the mighty victor completely sinless the very

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son of the living god but through each of them

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your representative my representative therefore

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in all these things we do are more than conquerors

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remember beloved to whom you belong for i am

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persuaded that neither death nor life nor angels

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nor principalities nor powers nor things present

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nor things to come nor height nor depth nor any

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other creature shall be able to separate us from

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the love of God which is in Jesus Christ our

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Lord. Therefore, you need never be defeated on

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a single score or in the face of any temptation

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unless you consent to be.