The Second Adam steps into the wilderness — and the serpent speaks again. In Luke 4, Jesus faces the same ancient deception from Genesis 3… but this time, the Son does not fall.

In this episode, we trace Luke’s deliberate connection between Adam and Christ. Right after the Father declares at Jesus’ baptism, “You are my beloved Son; with you I am well pleased,” Luke inserts a genealogy that goes all the way back to “Adam, the son of God.” The stage is set: the Second Adam will confront the tempter.

In Genesis 3, the serpent twists God’s Word: “Did God actually say…?” He questions identity, distorts truth, and suggests that obedience is deprivation. Adam grasps. Fig leaves are sewn. Shame enters the story.

In Luke 4, the devil uses the same strategy: “If you are the Son of Go ...