"The great leading temptations that would assail man,
Christ met in the wilderness of temptation.
There he encountered, single-handed,
the wily, subtle foe, and overcame him.
@ The first great temptation was the indulgence of appetite;
And the devil said unto him,
If thou be the Son of God, command this stone that it be made bread.
Luke 4:3
@ the second, presumption;
Then the devil taketh him up into the holy city,
and setteth him on a pinnacle of the temple,
And saith unto him, If thou be the Son of God,
cast thyself down:
for it is written, He shall give his angels charge concerning thee:
Matthew 4:5,6
@ the third, love of the world."
And the devil, taking him up into an high mountain,
shewed unto him all the kingdoms of the world in a moment of time.
And the devil said unto him,
All this power will I give thee, and the glory of them:
for that is delivered unto me; and to whomsoever I will I give it.
Luke 4:5,6
Review & Herald 1882 E.G.W.