DID SATAN APPEAR PHYSICALLY TO TEMPT JESUS, OR DID HE ONLY APPEAR IN JESUS'S MIND?

 

Greetings in the name of Jesus Christ! How are you family of God? I hope it is well with you. I want to share about some of the questions that are usually asked by Christian believers! I love people/  believers who ask questions like those at Berea in the Bible.( Acts 17:11) The title of my message is:" Did Satan Appear Physically to Tempt Jesus, or Did He Only Appear in Jesus's Mind?" The scripture in Matthew 4:3 says,  " And when the tempter came to him, he said, If thou be the Son of God,  command that these stones be made bread." Satan has a celestial body as per scripture in 1 Corinthians 15:40. We can not see him but we know as per the word of God that he is a real person and now his realm of operations is predominantly the planet earth. We are told about his throne in Revelations 2:13.  But our Lord as the Son  of God, being the second revealed person of the Trinity, could see him and thus He interacted with satan as a real person as we interact with each other as terrestrial beings. Don't forget that a day is coming when satan will be bound and cast into the bottomless pit, and shut him up, and set a seal upon him,........(Revelation 20:2-3)". But now our eyes are not opened to see him. Celestial beings like angels of The Lord were visible to human beings Think of Mary seeing Gabariel; even Daniel seeing Michael. So I believe  that the Lord Jesus faced the devil as a real person and not His mental realm. From what I can see,  the words "came" and "said" used in the book of Matthew referring to people physically  approaching, audibly speaking. The dialogue seems to indicate that Satan appeared to Jesus physically. Is is possible that Satan was present but not in physical form that we could see but still conversed with Christ? I suppose it could be. But as the temptation reflects back upon the temptation of Adam abd Eve in the garden where Satan did take phsical form  ( albeit a snake), I don't see any compelling reason to think that Satan did not have physical form throughout this temptation.  Let us desire spiritual gifts in order to see im the  spiritual realm. Remember, Elisha's servant saw physically the army of Syria which had come attack them, but could not see in the spiritual realm the army of the Lord that was present to protect them, until Elisha prayed and his spiritual eyes where opened. ( 2 Kings 6:14-17) We may all be Christians  or pastors, but the giftings are not the same. Some people have the ability to see what others can't see. I have an experience where I see demons or evil spirits on a person who is possessed, but others may not see that. We all have different gifts. There are many times where Jesus would say Satan get off my back, but his disciples would not see it. You can see evil spirits and witches, if you are anointed and Spirit filled, with a certain gift upon you. Some related questions which are always asked by other believers  are:Why is it that Mary Magdalene did not recognize Jesus when He appeared to her? Why did Satan tempt Jesus when he had no sin nature? Why did Jesus appear in a special way to Mary Magdalene and with no others at the tomb? Why Jesus say He was sent only to the lost sheep of Israel? Why did Jesus instruct  us to pray' lead us not into temptation ' when God states that He does not tempt us?What did sacrifices have to do with the Lord's appearing?    Hope this is clear and will assist many other people accordingly!

Stay blessed and protected in the name of Jesus Christ!

Evangelist Fanuel Masikati

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