Jesus and Satan Once upon a time, Jesus and the devil had engaged in a negotiation. Satan had boasted how he'd baited a trap in Eden's Garden and caught a worldful of people. "What are you going to do with all those people in your cage," Jesus wanted to know. And the devil said: "I want to play with 'em, tease 'em, make them marry and devorce, and fight and kill one another. I'm going to teach them to throw bombs at each other. I want to have fun with 'em." Jesus said: "You can't have fun with them for ever. When you get tired of playing, what are you going to do with them?" Satan said: "Damn 'em! I'm going to damn 'em. They are no good anyway. I'm going to damn 'em, kill 'em." Jesus said: "How much do you want for them?" Satan said: "You can't be serious. If I sell 'em to you, they'll just spit on you. They'll hate you. They'll hit you and hammer nails into you. They're no good." Jesus said: "How much?" Satan replied: "All of your tears and all of your blood. That's the price." Jesus took the cage, and paid the price...and opened the door."