The devil, the prince of this world, enacted a direct line to worldly power through himself. Now, he presents to Jesus a straight shot and a short route to world victory. This is a temptation too powerful to pass up for almost any people. If given the chance, any people would want to rule the world and guide all other peoples in its own national vision of the true, the good, and the beautiful. Any people could rationalize its purpose for world domination and leadership—for the sake of world safety, world peace, for the good of every people, we must lead. Every people wants to stand on the
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