Satan told him that he was to set his feet in the blood-stained path, but not to travel it, that, like Abraham, he was tried to show his perfect obedience. He claimed to be the angel who stayed the hand of Abraham, as the knife was raised to slay Isaac, and that he had now come to save the life of the Son of God, deliver him from a painful death by starvation, and assist him in the plan of salvation. {2SP 90.1}

Satan sagde til ham, at han skulle vel betræde den blodstænkte sti; men han skulle ikke vedblive at gå på den, - at han skulle prøves ligesom Abraham for at vise fuldkommen lydighed. Djævelen forsikrede, at han var den engel, som holdt Abraham hånd tilbage, da han løftede kniven for at dræbe Isak, og at han nu var kommet for at frelse Guds Søns liv, for at udfri fra en smertefuld hungersnød og hjælpe ham med frelsens plan.