Mt.4 : the ’40 days temptation’
is our ‘Atonement the 40th day’
as the time of consecration 
of the 144 by testing them

[2025-07jul second half] 

 
 

content :
… the buildup now perfectly follows
the similar sections in OT including
key words as ‘consecration’ and the
type testing – through the own flesh ;
finally this one succeeded and that
as very readable …
mt-4       yes but the wider 144,000

 
 

 

                                                                                         theme
 
    … only short this time   —
    the idea that Christ could be ‘tempted’ by anything is but by Esau’s text suggestions ,
    and if you only compare how you & we do nothing else as thinking of our homeland
    then how much more that must have been true for Him ;
    while His greatest ‘test’ ofcourse was “to go to this earth – or not – in the first place” 
 
    though we have tried this section before the only proper key turned out to be the
    Exodus chapter of “the consecration of Aaron” resulting in a cascade of related
    themes that all appear to converge now making this chapter a gem ;
 
    the “purifying the 144,000” theme as the many candidates nót knowing the Scroll
    also need to die to their own Self — and God will have informed them thus —
    so that the buildup here shows as ,
 
           KJV                                                            RESTORED
       – intro : 40 days                                 – intro : 40 days
          (but never explained !)                   so that the remnant will be sacred
       – temptation #1                                 – premise #1
                                                                                explaining the trial
       – temptation #2                                 – Group #1
                                                                                 the righteous ones that overcome
                                                                                are sealed (!) and will be gathered
       – temptation #3                                 – Group #2
                                                                                 the lawless ones that fail will not
 
    becáuse the theme is so important the phrasing is ‘extensive’ , like
    – ‘the ones that overcome are righteous and will be sealed and gathered’
    – ‘but the ones that fail are lawless and will nót be sealed nor gathered’ ;
    please ponder & confirm the text and enjoy
 
 

for you Sir
 
theme :  context ánd syntax 95% restored — very unusual for NT
fulltext : perhaps later
                   [and we can look at the (John) ‘4 – months’ but is perhaps lost] 

 
Matthew 4 (1-11) (mirror : Lk.4)
 
                                   cut-off section that originally followed the ‘day of Weeks’ theme :
 
[start 1 :
though an attempt , the line is very possible — 
having used also the needed extra five words of Luke shown in bold :] 
1
Lk.4:1 : (a) “And Jesus being full of the Holy + Ghost + returned + from Jordan ,
                (b) and was led by the Spirit into the wilderness, 
Mt.4:1 : “Then was Jesus led up of the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted of the devil.”
1
[=and]  – jesus=when     +
b
(the-) spirit=appointed time (pneuma=prothesmia) of – holy=Weeks – (will have been) fulfilled   +
c
(by-) (the-) return=acceptance (hupostrephó=apodochê) of – the – jordan=scroll (iordaN=biblioN) ,
   d
   [now a description of ‘a somber time’ or ‘hallowing’ – because of next 2 ? :] 
   
   it (will) bring about (‘lead’) – [..]  a – spirit=period (?) of      +
   e
   [..]  wilderness=consecration (erémos=egkainizô) 
(‘Atonement’ context !) ;   +                   [continues :] 
note :
… it’s true that ‘intro lines’ as this one are very unsure 
but since ‘holy + spirit’ as 2-Tier cán be Weeks while the first root is similar , we have a chance ,
while the “fulfilled” was said about Weeks elsewhere ;
 
[next 2-3 :
it’s very important that we have the buildup right (and it is !) , see note :] 
2-3
“And when he had fasted forty days and forty nights, he was afterward an hungred.  
And the tempter came to him, he said :
If thou be the Son of God, command this stone that it be made bread.”
2
and=for (-then) – (will) fast=begin (?) (nésteuó=enarchomai)    + 
b
the – forty – days […. no ’40 nights’ ….]        +
c
(as) (a-) afterward=time of – hungered=testing (peinaó=peirazó !) (root swap) :     + 
3
[=because]  – him=God – (will) say=decide      +
b
(by means of-) a – tempter = testing      +
c
[.. 1x ..]  – if=who – (will) be – (the-) sons of – the – god=remnant (‘144’) ,                            [syntax : close] 
d
that=when (‘swapped’) – these=their – stone=soul – (will be) say=tried (eipe=peirazó !)    +
d
(by-) (the) become=desires (‘swapped’) of – (the-) (-own) breads=flesh (artos=sarx) 

note :
a) since this whole section was cut-off , the “40 days will BEGIN” is important
      as ‘time indication’ — hence Lk.4:1a can have said “after the day of Weeks” ;
b) it seems that (verb) ‘testing’ is used a bit too much , 
        but “then 40 days of testing will begin ,
               AS the testing of… (etc)” being the explanation ;
 
[Mt.4] 
4
“But he answered and said, It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone , 
but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God.”
4
[=because]  – [+he]  (will have) answered=made knówn – (to-) said=them [‘to – him’ Mk.4] 
b
[+his]  written=will ,     +                                                                                                                                         
 [a-b : Ex.16 !] 
c
not=that – [+their]  human=soul – (should) live=die (sic) – on=to – only=her – bread=flesh (‘as in 3’) ,

d
[next : probably no ‘remnant of Ishral’ etc but just the basics :] 

but=so that (?) – [..]  [.. 1x ..]  – [+he]  (will) go out=deliver – every=her (‘swapped’)      +
e
out (-from) – god=this (adj.) – mouth=world (stomatos=kosmos) ; 

 
      next : ‘the first group’ [‘the second temptation’]  :
      problem is that Esau swapped ‘the 2nd and 3d temptation’ in the Luke 4 mirror ,
      and though we know ‘what two groups we need’ [that overcame and that fell out] 
      this makes it more difficult to indentify which section :
 
[next 5 :
the line is strong for “serpent-race” and “fiery desire of the flesh” belong together ,
but it’s better to keep here ‘the adversary’ 
because we don’t know if He explained about ‘the serpent-race’ :]     
[Mt.4] 
5
“Then the devil taketh him up into the holy city , and setteth him on a pinnacle of the temple,”
5
[=therefore]  – the – adversary 
(‘serpent-race’)      +
b
(will) take=test – [..]  – the – holy=righteous – temple=souls :
b
[=but]  – [+they]  (will) stand=withstánd (histémi=anthistêmi !)      +
c

[alleged ‘little wing’ will be interesting :] 

the – temple=desire of – on=their – him=flesh (autos=sarx)     +
d
the=that – [+he]  (will have) little wing=set on fire (pterygion=phlogizô ! , from -pyr ‘fire’) ; 
    [Ex.16] 
 
[next 6 :
second key word (next to ’40’) is ‘consecration’ :] 
[Mt.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.”
… here ,
the ‘if thou be the son’ must be “son of the remnant” again as in line 3 :
6
[=therefore]  – him=God – (will) say [+unto me]  :                              
b
if=this (‘swapped’) – son – (will) be (part-) of – the – god=remnant     +
c
(that has) cast=overcóme (balló=nikaô) (juxta to 5) – down=their – self=flesh (seaouto=sarx) 
d
[no new line but continues :] 

(as) [+according to]  [+my]  written=will ;
                                                                                                       [‘see line 4’] 
e
that=therefore – [..]  [+he]  (is) angels=sanctified (aggelos=hagiozô) – (unto-) him=me ,
f
(and-) [+I]  (will) direct=add (entell-omai=apidiatass-omai) [+him]      +
g
(to) (the-) about=remnant (Peri=hyPoleimma) of – you=Ishral (sou=isral) ,                                         
[‘144’] 
f
[=as]  – on=all – (the-) hands=righteous (ones-)      +
g
(that) they=you (wiill) lift up=gather (sic) – (unto-) you=me ,                                 
                             [‘per line 4’] 
h
[lineup swapped 2x :]                                                                                                                                
                 [h-j : Rev. 7 :] 

no=as – stone=my – unto=servants (pros=doulos)      +
i
(that) you (have) dash=sealed (proskoptó=sphragizô !)      +
j
[..]  (upon-) you=their – foot=forehead (POda=metôPOn , as shown) 

 
       closing : ‘the second group  (that failed) [‘the third temptation’]  :
       problem :
       now that everything is said about the first group – with a good end – 
       we again need but now a juxta ‘those that nót will be sons’ [as in 3]  :
       though 7 seems the closing Esau not neccesarily followed the buildup
       while the words we need show in next 7 :
 
7
“Jesus said unto him, It is written again, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God.”
7
(but-) him=God – (will) said=remove – the – jesus=unrighteous ones     +
b
again=who – (will) nót – (have been) tempt=doing – [+his]  written=will (‘as above’) ,     +
c
[+from]  (the-) lord=remnant of – [..]  god=Ishral – [..]  ;                                                                                       
[‘144’]  
 
8
“Again, the devil taketh him up into an exceeding high mountain , 
and sheweth him all the kingdoms of the world, and the glory of them ;”
8
[=because]  – the – adversary – (will have made) him=them      +                                    
[a-c : indeed so said] 
b
to take=fall by transgression (paralambano=parabainô ! G3845)     +                                       [comp.KJV 9] 
c
into – very – high=grave – mountain=sin ,
d
[=because]  – [+they]  (will have) show=loved – [..1x..]         +                                 
    [or “not died” per line 4] 
e
all – the – kingdoms=aspects (?) of – the – world=flesh ,     +                                            
[or ‘more negative’ ?] 
f
and=as – [..]  their – glory=lawlessness ;  

 
[next 9 [+10]  :
probable buildup : (the ones that overcame)
                             (I will seal)
                             (but the ones that did not overcome)
                             I will not seal                                                                                                                                     [< this line 9] 
                             (therefore , only the ones that overcame I will have sealed)                                     [< next 10] 
9
“And saith unto him, All these things will I give thee, if thou wilt fall down and worship me.”
9
(and because-) he=they (will) – and=not      +
b
(have) said=hallowed (legó=hagiazô) – him=themselves – (for) all=him (‘swapped’) ,
c
I (shall) – you=not – (be) giving=gathering – these ,
d
if=as (those) fall=not – (having been) worship=sealed (proskuneó=sphragizô) – (by) me ;  

 
      10 [see note above] 
      11 [can be anything]            >>>    end of section