In his effort to compel Jesus to rebel against His heavenly Father and transfer His allegiance to himself, Satan pushed Jesus clear up to death, “even the death of the cross.” When at last Jesus bowed His head in mortal agony and dismissed His spirit without once failing in His submission to His heavenly Father, Satan was vanquished. Because Satan’s great purpose in all that he did was to produce one small thought of rebellion against the Father, when Jesus did not yield
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