Exposing Satan's Playbook The Perry Stone

God has an eukairos (happy) season for you, but the plan of the adversary is to design as many akairos (bad) times and seasons for you as possible. In our example from Luke 4, Satan had thrown his dart at Christ by questioning if Christ was the son of God (Luke 4:1–11). It would be about three and a half years later when, at the cross, men would yell at Christ, also demanding: “If You are the Son of God, come down from the cross” (Matt. 27:40; see also Mark 15:30; Luke 23:39). Thus, about three and a half years passed from the first temptation (Luke 4) to the crucifixion, which became the more appropriate or opportune season to attack Christ again. Satan was observing the movements of Christ throughout His ministry and was setting up an akairos moment! Notice that during the first temptation in the wilderness, the enemy initiated the question, “If You are the Son of God . . . ,” after Christ had fasted for days and was hungry (Luke 4:2). Forty-two months later, at the cross, Christ had been beaten and was bleeding from His hands, feet, back, and head as weakness and pain smote His flesh. At this akairos moment the enemy again returned, using people as his megaphone to blast the same question: “If You are the Son of God . . . then prove it!” This was the more opportune time to bring back a counterattack against Christ (Matt. 27:40–43). Being hungry after forty days of fasting is the best time to tempt a man with food. After being humiliated, beaten, and abused, the physical weakness of Christ was the set season to bring up the first temptation again and see if it would work this time. Christ never submitted to the voice of Satan or people; thus He conquered