Jesus was tempted throughout his life. But there were two seasons where the pressure was uniquely intense—two moments when the full weight of temptation bore down on him: the cross and the wilderness. Today, we’re looking at that second one—the wilderness—and more specifically, the third temptation as presented in Luke’s Gospel. To understand it, we need to set the scene.

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