Satan in heaven had hated Christ for His position in the courts of God. He hated Him the more when he himself was dethroned. He hated Him who pledged Himself to redeem a race of sinners. Yet into the world where Satan claimed dominion God permitted His Son to come, a helpless babe, subject to the weakness of humanity. He permitted Him to meet life's peril in common with every human soul, to fight the battle as every child of humanity must fight it, at the risk of failure and eternal loss.

I Himmelen havde Satan hadet Kristus for den stilling, han indtog hos Gud. Han hadede ham endnu dybere, da han selv blev stødt fra tronen. Han hadede ham, som forpligtede sig til at frelse en slægt af syndere. Dog tillod Gud, at hans Søn kom ned til denne verden, hvor Satan hævdede at være hersker, som et hjælpeløst barn og udsat for menneskelige svagheder. Gud tillod, at han mødte menneskelivets farer på samme måde som enhver anden menneskelig sjæl for at stride striden, ligesom ethvert menneskebarn må stride den, med fare for nederlag og evig fortabelse.