At the temptation Jesus begins the process of breaking Satan's claim over humanity. This process culminates at the Cross. C.S. Lewis beautifully illustrates this truth in his book, The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe:

The Witch, who represents the devil in this book, claims Edmund's life as hers to take because he has betrayed Aslan and his siblings: "You at least know the Magic which the Emperor put into Narnia at the very beginning. You know that every traitor belongs to me as my lawful prey and that for every treachery I have a right to kill."

Aslan offers his life in exchange for that of the traitor, Edmund. But after he dies, something wonderful happens. ASLAN IS RAISED FROM THE DEAD! The sisters of Edmund who loved Aslan and watched him die are the first to see him alive: "Oh, you're real, you're real! Oh, Aslan!" cried Lucy, and both girls flung themselves upon him and covered him with kisses. "But what does it all mean?" asked Susan, when they were somewhat calmer. "It means," said Aslan, "that though the Witch knew the Deep Magic, there is a magic deeper still which she did not know. Her knowledge goes back only to the dawn of time. But if she could have looked a little further back into the stillness and darkness before time dawned, she would have read there a different incantation. She would have known that when a willing victim who had committed no treachery who was killed in a traitor's stead, the Table would crack and Death would start working backward. And now – " "Oh yes. Now?" said Lucy, jumping up and clapping her hands. "Oh, children," said the Lion, "I feel my strength coming back to me. "Oh, children, catch me if you can!"