Confrontation - Ellen G. White

and unto the Lamb for ever and ever.”
Although Satan had failed in his strongest
efforts and most powerful temptations, yet he had
not given up all hope that he might at some future
time be successful in his efforts. He looked forward
to the period of Christ’s ministry, when he should
have opportunities to try his artifices against Him.
Satan laid his plans to blind the understanding of
the Jews, God’s chosen people, that they should
not discern in Christ the world’s Redeemer. He
thought he could fill their hearts with envy,
jealousy, and hatred against the Son of God, so that
they would not receive Him, but would make His
life upon earth as bitter as possible.
Satan held a council with his angels, as to the
course they should pursue to prevent the people
from having faith in Christ as the Messiah whom
the Jews had so long been anxiously expecting. He
was disappointed and enraged that he had prevailed
nothing against Jesus in the manifold temptations
in the wilderness. He thought if he could inspire in
the hearts of Christ’s own people, unbelief as to
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