Although probably also referring to the Satan-inspired persecution of the true children of God in the Early and in the Mediaeval Church470 even the latter obviously roots in the persecution of Jesus Himself from the time He was a child.467 Accordingly, the human life of Christ Himself will be the main focus of this particular exposition here in our present study reserving Satan’s subsequent persecution(s) of Christ’s Church till our next study.
The Satanic Dragon inspired his Pagan Roman lackey and the latter’s wicked Puppet-King Herod of Judea to attempt to destroy the Saviour right at His very birth. For when he heard that Jesus had been “born King” Herod “was troubled” and “sent forth and slew all the children that were in Bethlehem.” For that was the city out of which God said “He shall come forth to Me Who is to be Ruler in Israel Whose goings-forth have been…from everlasting.”505