Ecclesiastes 1:9 The thing that hath been, it is that which shall be; and that which is done is that which shall be done: and there is no new thing under the sun. 10 Is there any thing whereof it may be said, See, this is new? it hath been already of old time, which was before us.
There’s nothing new under the sun and temptations we experience today are just ancient ones, recycled into different formats to suit the fancy or cravings of the gullible. Every temptation, from Eden to the present falls into one of three categories, namely: “The lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life”
When we speak of temptations upon appetite, we must understand that more than food is included. There is appetite for food, appetite for pleasure, appetite for beauty, appetite for the supernatural. But by far, the most difficult to overcome are those that deal with food.
Therefore, since it began with food, it will end with food, and as persons draw ever closer to the brink of eternity, these temptations will take on a life of their own, and will become more brazen, and more irresistible, if Christ is not in the heart at all times and in all places.
Luke 17: 26 And as it was in the days of Noe, so shall it be also in the days of the Son of man. 27 They did eat, they drank, they married wives, they were given in marriage, until the day that Noah entered into the ark, and the flood came, and destroyed them all. 28 Likewise also as it was in the days of Lot; they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold, they planted, they built.
May The Lord add His blessing to the study of His word. God bless!