A Commentary on Mark by Lion of Patmos Videos: Perturbing the Devils (Mark 1:21-28)
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In our previous presentation we read Mark’s succinct account of the forty days in the wilderness, using it as an opportunity to identify the Adversary who tried Christ. The evidence pointed towards them being an incredulous and scornful descendant of Cain, perhaps an individual or group from those racial vipers among the Pharisees and Sadducees who came to enquire of John the Baptist.
This interpretation is supported by the fact that the Adversary challenged Christ to prove that He was the Son of Yahweh at a very early point in His ministry, and the only reasonable explanation for their insight is that they were present some days or weeks earlier at the Jordan, when the declaration from heaven sounded out: “You are My beloved Son, in You I am satisfied!" Of course, being a viper, they would have naturally sought to challenge that testimony.
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