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Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Luke 4:5

‘And he led him up, and showed him all the kingdoms of the world in a moment of time.'

The next temptation that we learn of is that of being ‘led up' and shown all the kingdoms of the world in a moment of time. Even if this merely means of the Roman Empire there is no place on earth where these could possibly be seen. It could only happen in the mind. This would seem to confirm that these temptations were largely in the mind. But without an outside source to bring them to His attention, Jesus would never have faced them.

There then spread before His mind was the uttermost part of the earth that He had been sent to reach. It would take much time and much suffering to do so.

Luke omits mention of the mountain, probably because he wants all attention to be directed on what is seen. It was in any case only a visionary mountain.

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