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him of his mission, Satan or one of his men would contact the prophet-to-be and by slander would destroy the Elohim in his mind, trying to get the human to abjure his fathers, or to accept to betray his mission on the promise of material advantages, for example. What is the word for slanderer i in Greek? Simply diablos. Here is our famous toad 1 “nd devil, but he still has no horns, no hooves... Jesus, for example, was taken into the desert for forty days for his initiation period, and was at certain times confronted with, “the devil” to see if he would deny his father: Then was Jesus led up of the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted of the devil.” Matthew 4: 1. The many tests imposed by “the devil” are also described. First of all, he asks Jesus to turn the stones into bread to prove he is the son of God: ‘Tf thou art the Son of God, command that these stones become bread.’ But he answered and said, It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God.” Matthew 4: 3-4. Jesus tells Satan that it is more important to be faithful to the Elohim than to eat. The devil is tempting him with food since Jesus has fasted for quite some time. Then Jesus is carried to the pinnacle of the temple and told to jump so that the “angels of God” will cushion his fall to prevent him from being injured: ‘If thou art the Son of God, cast thyself down: for it is written, He shall give his angels charge concerning thee: and, On their hands they shall bear thee up, lest haply thou dash thy foot against a 281 THE New REVELATIONS - THE Devi. Does Not Exist, I MET HIM