He led him to Jerusalem, and set him on the pinnacle of the temple, and said to him, "If you are the Son of God, cast yourself down from here,

 (iv) Here is the first mention of the kingdom of God in Luke's gospel. Jesus came preaching the kingdom of God ( Mark 1:15). That was the essence of his message. What did he mean by the kingdom of God? For Jesus the kingdom was three things at the same time. 