Dr. Heiser seemed to believe that Satan and his minions were not aware that Jesus came specifically to die on the Cross. I consider this a mistake. First, the Wilderness Temptation indicates that the Tempter was trying to derail Jesus' commitment to His mission as the Suffering Servant of Isaiah. Instead, the Devil wanted Him to be the Messiah that the Pharisees had predicted in their False Messianic Expectations. The Jews had gotten the idea that there would be two messiahs, and were expecting nothing at all like Jesus. All of that nonsense was another part of the Second Temple bogus teaching.
The Big Surprise
The Big Surprise
The Big Surprise
Dr. Heiser seemed to believe that Satan and his minions were not aware that Jesus came specifically to die on the Cross. I consider this a mistake. First, the Wilderness Temptation indicates that the Tempter was trying to derail Jesus' commitment to His mission as the Suffering Servant of Isaiah. Instead, the Devil wanted Him to be the Messiah that the Pharisees had predicted in their False Messianic Expectations. The Jews had gotten the idea that there would be two messiahs, and were expecting nothing at all like Jesus. All of that nonsense was another part of the Second Temple bogus teaching.