Mat 4:5 Then the devil taketh him up into the holy city, and setteth him on a pinnacle of the temple,
Mat 4:6 And saith unto him, If thou be the Son of God, cast thyself down: for it is written, He shall give his angels charge concerning thee: and in their hands they shall bear thee up, lest at any time thou dash thy foot against a stone.
Mat 4:7 Jesus said unto him, It is written again, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God.
Jesus spoke the word of God to the devil showing that He Is God. "Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God". This is the first time that Jesus spoke that he is God. The devil and demons knew this.
Through the Holy Spirit, John the Baptist knew the holy one from heaven was coming to be the sacrifice for our sins.
John 1:26 John answered them, saying, I baptize with water: but there standeth one among you, whom ye know not;
John 1:27 He it is, who coming after me is preferred before me, whose shoe's latchet I am not worthy to unloose.
John 1:28 These things were done in Bethabara beyond Jordan, where John was baptizing.
Joh 1:29 The next day John seeth Jesus coming unto him, and saith, Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world.
He first identified himself as the Messiah to an outcast woman at the well in Samaria. His disciples were seeking food in the city.
John 4:25 The woman saith unto him, I know that Messias cometh, which is called Christ: when he is come, he will tell us all things.
John 4:26 Jesus saith unto her, I that speak unto thee am he.
The woman then went into the city to share the good news, to report that Jesus is the Messiah, the Son of God.
God spoke to Simon Peter and he knew that Jesus was the Messiah, the anointed one from God the Father.
Mat 16:15 He saith unto them, But whom say ye that I am?
Mat 16:16 And Simon Peter answered and said, Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God.
Mat 16:17 And Jesus answered and said unto him, Blessed art thou, Simon Barjona: for flesh and blood hath not revealed it unto thee, but my Father which is in heaven.
God is still speaking to our hearts to believe in Jesus who takes away our sins. We must believe in who he is; the Son of God and the Lamb of God, our sacrifice for sins.
Do you believe the good report? Isaiah asked this question in a prophecy.
Isa 53:1 Who hath believed our report? and to whom is the arm of the LORD revealed?
The Hebrew prophecies spoke of a Messiah, one who would rule on the eternal throne of King David. They expected him to come and to establish his kingom. They did not understand the prophesies of Messiah first coming to be a sacrifice for their sins. Jesus came, died and is risen from the grave. He is coming again as the King of kings. Those who believe in him will live forever.
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