Christ and Caesar

Satan offered Jesus unlimited political power to achieve his messianic mission if only he accepted him as his overlord. Satan tempted Jesus by offering him political power over “ all the kingdoms of the world ,” but he refused the offer. Instead of power and grandeur, he submitted to the way of the ‘ Suffering Servant .’ Arguably, the most startling detail of the encounter is that he did not dispute the Devil’s claim to have jurisdiction over the political systems of the world - [ Photo by Nemanja Peric on Unsplash ].