Serpent

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Cahn, Jonathan. Return of the Gods. Christma Media. Kindle Edition

P agans saw the serepent as a sourse of devine wisdom. But in the Bible it is seen as symbol of darkness, of the satanic o demonic realm.

Heiser, Michael S.. The Unseen Realm: Recovering the Supernatural Worldview of the Bible. Lexham Press. Kindle Edition.

I n some respects, we know that the Genesis “serpent” wasn’t really a member of the animal kingdom. We have other passages to help us grasp that point, particularly in the New Testament.

W e understand that, even though New Testament writers refer to the serpent back in Eden, they are really referring to a supernatural entity—not a mere member of the animal kingdom (2 Cor 11:3; 1 Thess 3:5; Rev 12:9). This is how we need to think about the story of Genesis 3. An Israelite would have known that the episode described interference in the human drama by a divine being, a malcontent from within Yahweh’s council.

↑ Demon
→ Unclean Spirit
↑ Return of the Gods
→ Elohim

← 1 Corinthians 10
← Deuteronomy 32
← Psalm 106

↓ Anu
↓ Ashtaroth
↓ Baal
↓ Bull
↓ Dragon
↓ Ereshkigal
↓ Eros
↓ Marduk
↓ Molech
↓ Ninshubar
↓ Possessed
↓ Serpent
↓ Tammuz

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