Jesus Being Tempted by Satan |
12 years ago: An angel appeared while I was meditating.
She was cream color from top to bottom including her clothing, skin and hair.
As she stood behind me, her hand opened slowly to reveal a gold coin with hieroglyphic markings all around the edges and strange markings in the middle.
No words were exchanged as she slowly took the coin out of the hand she was holding it in, turned it over and placed it in her other hand.
As I looked at the other side of the coin, it appeared identical to the first side.
Definition of "two sides of the coin" by Merriam Webster: - Two things that are regarded as two parts of the same thing.
Questions:
How did man become so corrupt?
Was it because Satan was alive on planet earth before man and able to infect us with evil?
If Jesus is good and Satan bad then why does Satan seem to have the upper hand all the time down here while good struggles to even gain a foothold?
We're all familiar with Jesus taking upon Himself all our sins and dying on the cross. Wouldn't it be fair to say that by this singular act Jesus made Satan impotent?
If He did, then why is pain and suffering still occurring?
We're all familiar with Jesus taking upon Himself all our sins and dying on the cross. Wouldn't it be fair to say that by this singular act Jesus made Satan impotent?
If He did, then why is pain and suffering still occurring?
The Temptation: During Jesus' ministry he went to pray for strength and guidance. Satan knew he was in a weakened state and appeared to Him and whisked Him away to the top of a mountain, asking Him to view everything below which were kingdoms, Principalities, cities, palatial palaces, wealth and power.
He said to Jesus that he would give all of this to Him if He bowed down before him but Jesus refused to do so.
He said to Jesus that he would give all of this to Him if He bowed down before him but Jesus refused to do so.
How is it that Jesus and Satan were able to meet and talk, coming face to face with one another, on such close and intimate terms without tearing each other apart?
What's missing here? Was there a competition between the two going on? Was one jealous of the other?
What's missing here? Was there a competition between the two going on? Was one jealous of the other?
Just recently I came up with something that may have some merit or at least a subject worthy of discussion. And one, I believe, may not sit too well with many.
What if Jesus and Satan were the two sides of the gold coin? Identical in all respects but Satan happened to follow one path and Jesus the other?
Maybe they had a closer relationship then we've been taught.
I'm wondering if maybe, just maybe, they were brothers.
I'm wondering if maybe, just maybe, they were brothers.
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