Matthew 4:1

Then the Spirit led Jesus. Mark says the Spirit made him go. Into the desert. Tradition places the temptation in the deserted area between Jerusalem and the Dead Sea, especially on the mountain called Quarantania. To be tempted. See Hebrews 2:18; Romans 8:3. The One who came to destroy Satan's kingdom had to be attacked by the Adversary at the very beginning, This was to test Christ; to prepare him to aid us (Hebrews 4:15) and to set us an example. The three temptations mentioned by Matthew are the three classes of temptation which come to all mankind. By the Devil. The prince of darkness is very real. Satan is: a person (Ephesians 2:2; Ephesians 6:12; Hebrews 2:14; Jude 1:6); a fallen angel (John 8:44; 2 Peter 2:4; Jude 1:6). Devil means false accuser; enemy.