22 Dec '09 21:37>
Has Satan the devil ever tried to kill Jesus?
Originally posted by galveston75Yes.
Has Satan the devil ever tried to kill Jesus?
Originally posted by jaywillExactly where do you see Satan trying to kill Jesus?
Yes.
When Satan realized that God had become a man he thought - "Well if he is now a man I'll just KILL him."
In doing so he sealed his own fate terribly. And he afforded God a way to accomplish His eternal redemption.
Satan killing of Christ also afforded Christ a way to release His life into others that He could be multiplied:
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If Satan can just keep man APART from God as his life he can forestall his execution.
Originally posted by kirksey957Ok..if you read the whole account of the supposed 3 wise men and this star that supposedly leads them to Jesus, it is not saying this at all. A little research says these were astrologers. They were looking for the Messiah because of prophises that they had heard about. But they noticed this star or light in the sky which led them to Jerusalem. A side point is that there is no mention of anyone else seeing this star or light. Not even the shepards in the fields. In fact King Herod asked what it looked like because neither he or any one esle had seen it.
Uh?
Originally posted by galveston75So Herod was Satan?
Ok..if you read the whole account of the supposed 3 wise men and this star that supposedly leads them to Jesus, it is not saying this at all. A little research says these were astrologers. They were looking for the Messiah because of prophises that they had heard about. But they noticed this star or light in the sky which led them to Jerusalem. A side po ...[text shortened]... if the astrologers had reported back to Herod?
All this is in black and white in Matt 2:1-23.