warrior angels both willing and eager to help at a moment’s notice only added to Jesus’ temptation. It is one thing to be overwhelmed and helpless in a situation completely out of your control. It is quite another to have the means of escape readily available at your first call, but decline to use what is rightfully yours. Jesus possessed the Godhead’s inner strength and composure encompassed in a frail human package—and Satan was about to deliver his full wrath against the designated Lamb of God.
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