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showeth him all the kingdoms of the world, and the glory of them; and he said unto him, All these things will I give thee, if thou wilt fall down and worship me” (Matt. 4:8–9). This reveals an unmistakable ambition to be like God, to replace him as object of universal worship. In other words, Satan’s basic motive is pride. It may be called selfishness. When the “Man of Sin,” Satan’s protégé, and perhaps embodiment, appears, it is predicted that he “sitteth in the temple of God, setting himself forth
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