The Devil's Deals in High Places:
The Devil's Deals in High Places: A Sobering Biblical Warning for Our Time Reflections on Temptation, Power, and the Call to Stand In these darkening days, when events seem to accelerate at quantum speed and the halls of power grow ever more corrupt, we must turn to the unchanging Word of God. The King James Version lays it bare: no position of authority—visible or hidden—escapes the ancient snare of the adversary. The Temptation of Christ: Kingdoms, Not Just the World. Consider the wilderness encounter that reveals the true nature of earthly power: "Again, the devil taketh him up into an exceeding high mountain, and sheweth him all the kingdoms of the world, and the glory of them; And saith unto him, All these things will I give thee, if thou wilt fall down and worship me." (Matthew 4:8-9, KJV) Notice the precision of Scripture. The devil did not offer "the world" in some vague sense, but the kingdoms of the world—the seats of rulersh...
