Again, the devil took Him to a very high mountain and showed Him all the kingdoms of the world and their glory. And he said to Him, ”All these I will give you, if you will fall down and worship me.” Then Jesus said to him, ”Be gone, Satan! For it is written, ‘You shall worship the Lord your God and Him only shall you serve’” (Matthew 4:8-10).
In the same passage where Jesus speaks of worshiping God alone, we see a great spiritual struggle. There is another person who wants to have the worship that belongs to God. He is called “Satan,” which means “Enemy.” What sort of enemy is this? How does he work? And why does the all-powerful God even let such an enemy continue to fight against Him?