Having overcome His enemy, Jesus begins His ministry. Satan will
be back - Luke ends his account of Jesus' temptations with these ominous
words, 'When the devil had finished all this tempting, he left until an opportune time'
(4:12). Satan will try again, but - for now - he has failed to stop
Jesus setting out on His ministry, a ministry which brings light into
the darkness. The light is shining brightly - 'the Kingdom of heaven is
near' (17). Jesus' ministry is viewed as a fulfilment of Old Testament
prophecy (15-16; Isaiah 9:1-2). The prophecy had been given: Death will
be overcome, men and women will be delivered from 'the shadow of
death'. Now, in Christ, the prophecy has been fulfilled: by His death,
Christ has destroyed 'him who holds the power of death - that is, the
devil' and He has set 'free' those who live in 'fear of death' (Hebrews
2:14-15).
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