Identity if the serpent in Genesis (1)

[Azure24]

God creates evil, but only in the sense of the word 'disaster' (Strong's) This distinction between the old KJV word 'evil' and modern movie 'evil' is very important!

So God is not responsible for evil? So then who is responsible for the "modern movie evil" as you call it, us (humans)? Get real...

God has a plan, a procedure, and a purpose for this creation. Precious few have even a basic understanding of what it is. Nothing in creation is out of control from God’s perspective. Nothing ever surprises God or catches Him off guard. God does not view the activity of His creation from His celestial vantage point unaware of what people will do next. God knows all in advance. God doesn’t just know what "will" happen in the future, He causes all that will happen in the future. God IS the future. God is the Alpha and the Omega -- He IS the beginning; He IS the end, and nothing can be different from what God says MUST BE.

Do you know Dream, we have got to get away from the "God allows certain things" mentality and syndrome. God CREATES, God DESTROYS, God HEALS, God KILLS, God CAUSES, God BRINGS ABOUT. God SAVES. God does not "allow" things that He has not foreordained to be! This popular doctrine among the religions of the world is utter unscriptural foolishness. The teaching suggests that man does things that God had no previous knowledge of, does not approve of, wishes would have never happened, but nonetheless, He "allows" them. Certainly He "allows" them in as much as He does not "disallow" them, but this still begs the question as to their true origin. Take this Literally Dream "God is the CREATOR!"( believe it or not this includes EVIL!! Yes the "modern movie" kind of EVIL).

These are God's words not mine...

"For OF Him, and THROUGH Him, and TO Him, are all things: to Whom be glory for ever. Amen" (KJV Rom. 11:36).

"Seeing that OUT of Him and THROUGH Him and FOR Him is all..." (Concordani't Version).

Count me if I'm wrong, but does it say some things? Or everything apart from evil? No it does not it says ALL things!

Still not convinced? Think this does not also include EVIL?

Who do you think crucified Jesus? The Romans? Jews? You? Me? Everyone?
As a matter of fact all the above are correct and I will prove it...

"For he is NOT a Jew, which is one outwardly, neither is that circumcision, which is outward in the flesh. But he is a Jew, which is one inwardly; and circumcision is that of the heart, in the spirit and not in the letter; whose praise is not of men, but of God" (Rom. 2:28-29).



"For WE ARE THE CIRCUMCISION, which worship God in the spirit, and rejoice in Christ Jesus, and have no confidence in the flesh" (Phil. 3:3).


Who are the true circumcision which then becomes the True Jew? Paul says "we." As soon as we know who the "we" is, we will also know who is the "them." Paul was writing to the Phillipians, who lived in Phillipi, a Gentile city in N-central Macedonia. So these Phillipian converts were both Gentiles, and true Jews ("we [Phillipian Gentiles] are the circumcision -- Phil. 3:3, which are the true inward Jew -- Rom. 2:28-29, the true "Israel of God" -- Gal. 6:16).

Now then, let us see the plain Scriptural truth as to who the "them" are that Jesus asked His Father to "forgive."

"FATHER ... FORGIVE THEM ... for they know not what they do" (Luke 23:33-34).

For whomever the Father "forgives" will certainly not be tortured in an eternal hellhole of fire.

In Acts 3:6-8 Peter asks Christ to heal a man. The whole city was privy to this miracle. Peter speaks to the crowd:

"Ye MEN OF ISRAEL [that’s us, WE are the "Israel of God" the "True Jew"] ... Jesus, Whom ye [that’s US] delivered up, and DENIED [along with Peter] Him ... For ye [that’s US again] DENIED the Holy One and Just, and desired a murderer to be granted unto you; and KILLED the Prince of life ... And now, brethren, I am aware that through IGNORANCE [‘for they know NOT what they do’] ye did it, as did your rulers ... The priests, and the captain of the temple, and the Sadducees ... Annas the high priest, and Ciaphas, and John, and Alexander ... Ye RULERS of the people, and ELDERS of Israel ... Be it known unto YOU ALL, and to ALL THE PEOPLE OF ISRAEL, that by the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom YE CRUCIFIED..."

Why did the HEATHEN rage, and the PEOPLE imagine vain things? The KINGS OF THE EARTH stood up, and the RULERS [see I Cor. 2:8] were gathered together AGAINST the Lord, and AGAINST His Christ ...

"For of a truth AGAINST thy holy child Jesus, whom thou hast anointed, both Herod, and Pontius Pilate, WITH THE GENTILES [that’s US, ALL NATIONS] and the PEOPLE OF ISRAEL [that’s also US], were gathered together, For to do whatsoever Thy hand and Thy counsel determined before to be done [CRUCIFY HIM]" (Acts 3:12-4:28).

Who crucified our Lord and Saviour? And who is it that are to be forgiven because they know not what they do? "YOU ALL," "ALL THE PEOPLE OF ISRAEL," "THE HEATHEN," "THE PEOPLE," "THE KINGS OF THE EARTH," "THE RULERS," and "HEROD, PONTIUS PILATE, WITH THE GENTILES!!! Do you still think your name is left out of this list somehow?

The whole world is accountable for crucifying their Saviour Jesus Christ. But as it was done in "ignorance" (for they know not what they do), the whole world will be forgiven.

The worst sin ever committed by the worst sinners in the history of the universe, was the cruel beating and crucifixion of Jesus Christ -- the Perfect Man and Son of God! Does anyone really believe that Ted Bundy’s crimes were worse than Crucifying the Son of God? Did the men immediately responsible (ultimately I’ve shown that we ALL were responsible) for His crucifixion show any remorse or repentance except Judas? Yet, Jesus Christ asked God to "forgive them" at the very time that they showed no remorse whatsoever.

Will the Father HEAR these words and ANSWER these words of Christ’s prayer? Are these just the sentimental words of Jesus that will not be heard or answered by a HARSH God in Heaven? Just Whose "words" are these, anyway? Where did these words of Jesus "forgive them" really come from?

"Believest thou not that I am in the Father, and the FATHER IN ME? The WORDS that I speak unto you I speak NOT OF MYSELF; but the Father that dwells in Me, HE DOES THE WORKS" (John 14:10).

Or was this doctrine of "forgive them for they know not what they do" before they ever repent, a doctrine of Christ that God did not approve of?

"Jesus answered them, and said, My doctrine is NOT MINE, but HIS THAT SENT ME. If any man will do His will, he shall know of the doctrine, whether it be of GOD, or whether I speak of myself " (John 7:16-17).



Still not convinced I can continue?

"To everything there is a season, and a time to every purpose under heaven: A time to be born, and a time to die ... a time to kill, and a time to heal..." (Ecc. 3:1-3).

 

[Dream]

If I have said this, then please quote me. The Devil is not rebellious, God has no enemies.

Azure24,

I appreciate everything you have said and did not mean to accuse you falsely. At the end of your post you mentioned the sea is a symbol that stands for people. It is a good insight and not info you could find without looking. Starting from there, I'd like to clarify my position, possibly strengthen it and also respond.

The Sea & Job (This isn't an all encompassing argument but is more of an appeal to you to rethink your position.)

The pillars of heaven tremble, and are astounded at his rebuke.
By his power he stilled the sea; by his understanding he smote Rahab.
By his wind the heavens were made fair; his hand pierced the fleeing serpent.
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I appeal to your ability to see symbols used in the Bible. I think this particular set of verses about the sea reminds me particularly of one quote: "James 2:19-20 You believe that God is one; you do well. Even the demons believe -- and shudder. Do you want to be shown, you shallow man, that faith apart from works is barren?" I suspect James is quoting from Job 26. James says that the demons shudder, and Job refers to 'pillars of heaven' trembling. You might see another similarity in this to the usage in Ephesians 2:2 "the prince of the power of the air." (Have you ever wondered where the heck they got that usage? Maybe right here.) Here are some trembling 'pillars of heaven' to which Job 26 refers. These are the powers of the air, of the sea and of Rahab. It is by God's breath that he shakes these powers and also by which God pierces the fleeing serpent. It makes perfect sense that God's breath (or Spirit) shakes, or moves the powers of the air, which symbolize the nations of people! It should also remind you of Ephesians 6:12 "For we are not contending against flesh and blood, but against the principalities, against the powers, against the world rulers of this present darkness, against the spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places."



About Job

Here in the body of the text of Job you see the heavy use of common symbolic language. It is only at the introduction to Job where we see the sun, moon and pillars of the air represent God, the Sons of God (followers of God?) and Satan (the nations!). Its at this point that anyone who has a Strong's realizes that you're supposed to know Satan translates out as 'Enemy'. Its a very handy word 'Satan', so it got used. That doesn't mean there is only one kind of enemy or that God has appointed an angel to oppose himself etc. You can insist its a proper name, I guess, but I'm going to argue that it is a useful title. Sometimes it is a useful personification of a non-entity as well. Similarly, 'Pillars of heaven' is an anti-personification of some people. Such devices are allowed in Scripture, because they are useful. We ought to anticipate them rather than stumble upon them.

Job is written in poetic verse on purpose for our benefit. If people really talked that poetically back then, then pro-wrestling is real. Job is poetic, very symbol filled, and in my opinion it seems to contain lots of references to Isaiah and other members of Jewish canon. It is not definitely known when Job was written, but some people speculate Job is an awesome play about good king Hezekiah. They speculate that it is a play because it really, really seems like it is to them (and to me too). Job starts with a short introduction to the man Job and his picturesque life, then pop, pop, pop bad things start happening. After that, the plot becomes a series of back and forth poetic dialogues about good and bad, and why they happen to good people, etc. Whether it is a play or not, Job, the book, discusses in depth God's treatment of the righteous through the life of Job and his friends. That is the very same topic covered in the Garden of Eden, which would explain why Job talks about serpents and Satan and stuff.

 

[Dream]

Oh you posted two in a row. Ok here's response to the 2nd:

So God is not responsible for evil? So then who is responsible for the "modern movie evil" as you call it, us (humans)? Get real...

God has a plan, a procedure, and a purpose for this creation. Precious few have even a basic understanding of what it is. Nothing in creation is out of control from God’s perspective. Nothing ever surprises God or catches Him off guard.......

Do you know Dream, we have got to get away from the "God allows certain things" mentality and syndrome. God CREATES, God DESTROYS, God HEALS, God KILLS, God CAUSES, God BRINGS ABOUT. God SAVES. God does not "allow" things that He has not foreordained to be! ....

People like to say 'allow' because they like to think of God as someone. They like to think of someone very powerful who hates to see them suffer, so when something bad happens, to those people it was only allowed for a good reason. I guess what you're saying is you feel like it is becoming skewed. You're saying maybe people are thinking God is weak or something as a result of the word 'allows' being in there.

 

[mee]

"That they may know from the rising of the sun, and from the west, that there if none beside Me. I AM THE LORD, and there is none else. I form the light, and create darkness: I make peace, AND CREATE EVIL [Heb: ra--#7451, ‘bad, evil.’ Same word translated "evil" 442 times in the Old Testament]." (Isaiah 45:6-7).

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in order that people may know from the rising of the sun and from its setting that there is none besides me. I am Jehovah, and there is no one else. Forming light and creating darkness, making peace and creating calamity, I, Jehovah, am doing all these things.isaiah 45;6-7



Forming light and creating darkness, making peace [that is, for his exiled people] and creating calamity [for Babylon], I, Jehovah, am doing all these things.”—Isaiah 45:4-7.


having the right understanding is what it is all about



this verse is not saying that Jehovah created evil, it means that his will , will prove to be, just as his name informs us .


Jehovah (HE CAUSES TO BECOME )

Jehovah has the power to create the universe, and he also has the power to fulfill his prophecies.

That is reassuring to Christians today, who closely study his prophetic word.

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[Dream]

RSV Isaiah 44:9 All who make idols are nothing, and the things they delight in do not profit; their witnesses neither see nor know, that they may be put to shame.

Very interesting post, Mee, that looks like a big white empty billboard. Its a graven image of what Azure24 said. Just another offering to the big Satan promoters in Brooklyn I guess.

 

[mee]

RSV Isaiah 44:9 All who make idols are nothing, and the things they delight in do not profit; their witnesses neither see nor know, that they may be put to shame.

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very true indeed , those manmade carved idols are nothing at all , they certainly do not have any power .
why bother bowing down to a piece of wood it cannot hear at all.

if you read on in ISAIAH

There is one whose business is to cut down cedars; and he takes a certain species of tree, even a massive tree, and he lets it become strong for himself among the trees of the forest. He planted the laurel tree, and the pouring rain itself keeps making it get big. ​

And it has become [something] for man to keep a fire burning. So he takes part of it that he may warm himself. In fact he builds a fire and actually bakes bread. He also works on a god to which he may bow down. He has made it into a carved image, and he prostrates himself to it.​

Half of it he actually burns up in a fire. Upon half of it he roasts well the flesh that he eats, and he becomes satisfied. He also warms himself and says: “Aha! I have warmed myself. I have seen the firelight.” But the remainder of it he actually makes into a god itself, into his carved image. He prostrates himself to it and bows down and prays to it and says: “Deliver me, for you are my god.”

They have not come to know, nor do they understand, because their eyes have been besmeared so as not to see, their heart so as to have no insight.

And no one recalls to his heart or has knowledge or understanding, saying:

“The half of it I have burned up in a fire, and upon its coals I have also baked bread; I roast flesh and eat. But the rest of it shall I make into a mere detestable thing? To the dried-out wood of a tree shall I prostrate myself?”
He is feeding on ashes. His own heart that has been trifled with has led him astray. And he does not deliver his soul, nor does he say: “Is there not a falsehood in my right hand?” ISAIAH 44;14;20



why bother with a piece of wood it does not hear anyone




this is the one to pray to
PSALM 83;18

JEHOVAH is the most high as psalm 83;18 informs us .

 

[Dream]

Mee, the information will not be suppressed. It hardly matters how long your posts are. Out there in the real world this message will come up from beneath your feet and also rain down from the sky. The true confrontation is not here.

 

[mee]

hardly matters how long your posts are. quote]



here is a nice short version to make it nice and plain



ISAIAH 44 ; 14 -20 its good to stick to what the bible teaches , it puts us straight in more ways than one



psalm 83;18 its good isnt it?

 

[Dream]

I am only one person, but there are many many more in the exact same stream as me. The same process that formed me has formed many more and many more are on the way. An end is coming to thoughtless promotion of a spiritual entity, a tempter, or a supernatural rebellion beyond human. It is a horrific and oppressive paradigm. Religious systems that are not prepared will be swept away, and yours is not prepared. If you like having a big organization, then think about it.

 

[Azure24]

people like to say 'allow' because they like to think of God as someone. They like to think of someone very powerful who hates to see them suffer, so when something bad happens, to those people it was only allowed for a good reason. I guess what you're saying is you feel like it is becoming skewed. You're saying maybe people are thinking God is weak or something as a result of the word 'allows' being in there.

God is NOT subject to anything. He SUBJECTED US! US! I've been saying this all along. This post is going to be long I'm afraid...

Please read all of what I am about to say and READ it CAREFULLY. In fact I 'm talking to everyone who reads this. I write in CONFIDENCE, because these words are not mine...

In reference to the blue... People 'like' and 'think'. These words don't seem to me like words of certainty, these words are used to describe what people prefer or want. If this is what you favor, then so be it. God warns those:

"adding to" the Word of God" (Rev. 22:18-19).

and those following:

"traditions of men" (Col. 2:8).

In reference to the red...

Where does it say God ' allows' in the scriptures?

I posted this before perhaps you missed it. Anyway here's another, read this:

"O Assyrian, the rod of MINE anger, and the staff in their hand is MINE indignation. I will SEND him against an hypocritical nation, and against the people of my wrath will I GIVE HIM A CHARGE; to take the spoil, and to take the prey, and to tread them down like the mire of the streets."

"Howbeit HE MEANS NOT SO, neither does HIS HEART THINK SO, but it is in HIS HEART to destroy and cut off nations not a few" (Isa. 10:5-7).



The "people" you are referring to are the "wisdom of this world". What does God have to say about the "wisdom of this word"?

"For the wisdom of this world is foolishness [Greek: stupidity] with God. For it is written, He takes the wise in their own craftiness" (I Cor. 3:19).

Few indeed have ever stopped long enough to consider that just maybe God intended for the world to be in the hellish mess that we find it. Not for all eternity, but for the present, for a period of time, for a great purpose. It just seems so wrong to Christian thought to believe that God would have purposed such an evil and unhappy world. But look at the alternative. Are we to believe that God tried (albeit unsuccessfully) to make a good creation, but was unaware of its potential to run amok? And ever since, God must therefore either lack the love for humanity to straighten it out, or He lacks the power and ability. But either way it disowns God’s sovereignty and presents us with a God Who either CANNOT or WILL NOT STOP THE INSANITY! They would have us believe that God’s solution to rid the world of sin and evil is to torture most of humanity in fire for all eternity.

The whole idea is blasphemous. If a carnal-minded human can take responsibility for an invention that malfunctions, I submit, that God is bigger and more responsible than puny man. Be it known to all that God takes full responsibility for His creation, and absolutely nothing in His creation is malfunctioning. Here’s the proof:

If a thousand Christians were given the assignment to write an essay describing the world as it was after God completed it, but before man sinned, I am positive that we would get one thousand essays describing the unbelievable beauty, harmony, and perfection of all creation including man and beast. However, would such essays be based on the Scriptures? Let’s look at a little understood Scripture.

I urge everyone to read this Scripture CAREFULLY (don't worry I've added CAPS and underlined the words of most importance to help).

"For the creature [and/or creation itself] wasMADE subject to VANITY NOT WILLINGLY, but by reason of Him [that’s God] Who HATH SUBJECTED the same in hope. Because the creature itself also shall be delivered from the BONDAGE OF CORRUPTION into the glorious liberty of the children of God. For we know that the WHOLE CREATION groans and travails IN PAINuntil NOW" (Rom. 8:20-22)!

Wow! Did you know that Scripture is in the Bible? Have you ever meditated at length on its meaning? This one Scripture does much damage to Christian doctrine. From a strictly carnal-minded approach, this Scripture is devastating. You mentioned Strong's Dictionary earlier, let’s see what these words entail from Strong’s GREEK DICTIONARY OF THE NEW TESTAMENT:

VANITY: empty, profitless, vain, transientness [temporary], depravity [wickedness].
BONDAGE: slavery, subjection, subserviency.
CORRUPTION: shrivel, wither, spoil, ruin, deprave, defile, destroy, decay, perish
GROAN: moan, calamity, be in straits, murmur, grief, grudge, anguish.
TRAVAIL: pangs, to pain together, travail as in birth.
PAIN: anguish, toil for daily subsistence, starving.


Before I go on let me quote Dream...

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God does not create 'evil' in the modern sense of that word.

Oh, you mean the fleshly desires of man. That is what you mean right? God did not create this?


You see, the force of these verses in Rom. 8:20-22 is inescapable. It was God HIMSELF Who subjected the whole creation to vanity, and He didn’t ask anyone’s permission before He did it. And it is only God Himself Who will deliver the whole creation from the bondage of corruption, pain, and suffering. Make no mistake about it: God is the Creator of evil, and He takes full responsibility for the deliverance from the consequences of all the evils that have caused the creation to "groan and travail in PAIN until NOW" as Paul describes. God takes responsibility for the temporary failures of creation so that He can take all the credit and glory for its successes.

And most of the glory that God will receive is from the glory that He gives to all mankind.

It was not possible for Satan NOT TO SIN -- he was created for the express purpose of being God’s Adversary, and so, of course, he was a sinner "FROM THE BEGINNING"!

It was not possible for Adam and Eve NOT TO SIN -- they were created for the express purpose of being molded into the "image of God," and so of course, they had to eat of the forbidden tree of the knowledge of good and evil or they would have NEVER reached this first spiritual step in becoming LIKE GOD (in His IMAGE), a step of paramount DIVINE REQUISITE:

"And the LORD God said, Behold [consider, to perceive, to know, to understand], the man is BECOME AS ONE OF US [Hebrew for ‘God’ is elohiym which is the plural of elowahh, hence ‘us’], TO KNOW GOOD AND EVIL..." (Gen. 3:22).

Knowing "good and evil" is one of the most essential requisites in being formed in the image of God. To truly "know" both good and evil they HAD to partake of its source, which was the "TREE of the knowledge of good and evil," which then DEMANDED that they SIN in order to obtain this "knowledge." NO OTHER TREE IN THE GARDEN POSSESSED THIS NEEDED KNOWLEDGE!

And so it was GOD, and none other than GOD, Who intended from the beginning that Satan and man SIN! That does not make God a sinner, for a sin is a "mistake," a "missing of the mark," a "falling short of the glory of God," and God has NEVER MADE A MISTAKE OR FALLEN SHORT OF TOTAL PERFECTION! God knew what He was doing and how things would turn out BEFORE He created ANYTHING! "Declaring the end from the beginning..." (Isa. 46:10). Satan and man are "accountable" for their sins, because they sinned willingly from their heart, but God takes "responsibility" for their sins, and therefore had already provided them a Saviour BEFORE the foundation of the world:

"But with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot: Who verily was FOREORDAINED BEFORE THE FOUNDATION OF THE WORLD, but was manifested in these last times for you" (I Pet. 1:19-20).

"And all that dwell upon the earth shall worship him, whose names are not written in the book of life of the Lamb [Christ] slain from the FOUNDATION OF THE WORLD" (Rev. 13:8).

Is anyone so naive and blind as to believe that God had prepared a Lamb, a Sacrifice, His SON, to be slain for the sins of the world at a time when theologians would have us believe God didn’t even KNOW there was shortly coming such a thing as SIN? God knew; God is smart! It was God Who created the tree of the knowledge of good and evil It was God Who placed it right in the middle of the garden to catch Eve’s eye. It was God Who made the tree particularly attractive and desirable. It was God who placed in the humans the desires and passions that would CAUSE them to partake of the forbidden fruit. It was God who placed Satan the serpent in the garden to tempt Eve and fill her head with the glories of enlightenment. It was God Who had ALREADY made preparation for their salvation through the slain Lamb of God.

Only ignorant and foolish theologians would ever charge God of being ignorant of the conduct and behavior of His own creation. It was not the temptation or deception entering INTO Eve that caused her to sin and bring separation from her Creator and God. It was what was already in her that caused her to sin. And as always, proof:

"For out of the heart proceed evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, blasphemies" (Mat. 15:19).

Notice it: "And when the woman saw [in her heart] that the tree was good for food, and that it was pleasant to the eye [in her heart], and a tree to be desired [in her heart] to make one wise [an idol of the heart], she took [’For out of the heart proceed ... thefts...’] of the fruit thereof, and did eat" (Gen. 3:6).

Did you notice that last phrase "...and did eat"? It was not the "eating" of the fruit that made her a sinner -- she had ALREADY sinned by looking, lusting, and fantasizing about her potential wisdom. It was AFTER she sinned that she "did eat."

The good news is that all of our suffering is for a grand purpose and will ultimately bring huge rewards.Just two verses before, Paul tells us how God subjected the whole creation to these many evils and he gives us this comforting thought:

"For I reckon that the sufferings of this present time [’groaning and travailing in pain together until now’ Ver 22] are not worthy to be compared with the GLORY which shall be revealed in US" (Ver. 18).

I have made the decision to no longer answer to arguments of opinion, opinions contradict. I believe expressed opinions rather than facts of God are one of the main reasons Atheist do not believe...

Remember you do not challenge me, you challenge God's word, and I think we all know who will succeed in the end...

Our Apostle Paul warned that in the latter days there would be a great "apostasy." Heathens are not apostates. Atheists can never be guilty of apostasy unless they once knew the truth. An apostate is one who falls from the truth. Most of what Paul cautioned his own disciples to be aware of were things that were to increase as Christ's return draws nearer. With regards to elders and supervisors in the Church, Paul told Titus:

" ... for the supervisor must be unimpeachable as an administrator of God, not given to self-gratification, not irritable, no toper, not quarrelsome, not avaricious; but hospitable, fond of that which is good, sane, just, benign, self-controlled; upholding the FAITHFUL WORD according to the teaching, that he may be able to entreat with SOUND TEACHING as well as to EXPOSE those who CONTRADICT. For many are insubordinate, vain praters, and imposters ... who must be GAGGED, who are subverting whole households, teaching what they must not, on behalf of sordid gain" (Titus 1:7-11). Concordant Literal New Testament

I hope now you'll begin to understand. There are mountains more of Scriptural references I can give you if you need any.

 

[mee]

: Identity if the serpent in Genesis (1)


the serpent in Genesis is the great deciever, he is in great opposition to the true God Jehovah.

and all those who follower him are also in opposition to the true God Jehovah.



the name satan(resister)
The Scriptures indicate that the creature known as Satan did not always have that name. Rather, this descriptive name was given to him because of his taking a course of opposition and resistance to God.


Satan the devil The spirit creature who is the chief adversary of Jehovah God and of all who worship the true God.



The name Satan was given to him because of his becoming a resister of Jehovah.
Satan is also known as the Devil, because he is the foremost slanderer of God.
( there are lots of those around )



Satan is described as the original serpent, evidently because of his using a serpent in Eden to deceive Eve, and for this reason “serpent” came to signify “deceiver.” In the book of Revelation, the symbolism of a devouring dragon is also applied to Satan.