Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the number one wilderness boxing event of all time. In this corner, the self-avowed ruler of the world, known for his cunning and deception, the embodiment of all evil, Satan! And in this corner, the recently baptized carpenter turned preacher, God's own beloved Son, Jesus!

Every year we begin the season of Lent by hearing the story of how Jesus dukes it out with the devil. For each punch that the devil throws, Jesus returns with a counterpunch and it becomes clear that the devil has finally met his match. Of course, this isn't the whole fight. It's just round one. There's a lot more to come until finally Jesus confronts the power of evil on the cross. And if you think that was the end of it, there is at least one source in the scriptures that says the bat…